Lucy Jane was born about 1828. Lucy Jane's father was Rueben Young and her mother was Shartell Collins. Her paternal grandparents were Lewis Young and Betsy Thompson. She had two brothers and a sister, named John L, Uriah P and Mary C. She was the second youngest of the four children. She had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Dudley, Eliza T and Jemima.