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Eli YOUNG

Eli YOUNG

Male 1874 - 1951  (77 years)

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  • Name Eli YOUNG 
    Born 5 Mar 1874  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1875, age 25. Date on headstone is 1873.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1900  [3] 
    mail carrier 
    Census 1880, 1900, 1910  Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1918  [5] 
    car inspector for B & O Railroad 
    Residence 1918  Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1920, 1930  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940, 1950  Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [6, 7, 8] 
    Died 18 Jun 1951  Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Fairview Bapt (aka Five Points) Cemetery, near Rinehart, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9] 
    Person ID I117673  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Father Eli A. J. YOUNG,   b. Jun 1825 
    Mother Mary MILLER,   b. Oct 1842, Wetzel Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F43096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Abbie L. STURGEON,   b. Sep 1872, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 27 Mar 1896  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Wetzel County, WV (Grant District), enumerated on 22 June 1900:
      Eli Young, 25, b. Mar 1875, mail carrier, married 5 yrs; wife Abba, 27, b. Sep 1872, married 5 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Ralph, 5, b. Jan 1895; dau Mary, 3,b. Oct 1896; son Guy, 1, b. May 1899. All born in West Virginia.

      1910 Census, Wetzel County, WV (Grant District), enumerated on 16 April 1910 at Traders Fork:
      Eli Young, 32, farmer, married 13 yrs; wife Ava, 34, married 13 yrs, mother of 8 children, 6 still living; son Ralph, 13; dau Mary, 12; son Guy, 9; son Cain, 7; dau Arthelia, 5; dau Essie, 3.
    Children 
    +1. Ralph YOUNG,   b. Jan 1895, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary YOUNG,   b. Oct 1896, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Guy YOUNG,   b. May 1899, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Cain YOUNG,   b. CA 1903, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Arthelia Mabel YOUNG,   b. 9 Oct 1905, Archer, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1989, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. Essie YOUNG,   b. CA 1907, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Archie Earl YOUNG,   b. 16 Sep 1910, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F50226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bertha TRADER,   b. 20 Jan 1882,   d. 13 Nov 1944  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 1917  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on 30 Jan 1920:
      Eli Young, 42, farmer; wife Bertha, 37, cannot read/write; son Guy, 20, single, laborer for gas company; dau Artglie, 15; dau Essie, 11; son Arland, 7; son Archie, 7.

      1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on 5 May 1930:
      Eli Young, 56, farmer; wife Bertha, 48; dau Orpha, 14; dau Hazel, 12; son Loy, 9; dau Inith, 7; dau Emma, 2.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Bertha's parents:
      Jacob R. Trader, 63, farmer; wife Mary J, 58; cousin Solomon Young, 81.

      1940 Census, Harrison County, WV (Sardis District), enumerated on 10 May 1940 at Barnes Run:
      Eli Young, 65, farmer, resided 1935 at Center Point in Doddridge Co; wife Bertha, 50, resided 1935 at Center Point.

      1950 Census, Harrison County, WV (Sardis District), enumerated on 27 April 1050:
      Eli Young, 77, widowed, occupation (blank).
    Children 
     1. Emma Samantha YOUNG,   b. 1 Mar 1927, Five Points, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1989  (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F61236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11597284&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S2291] 1900 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    4. [S2248] 1910 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    5. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    6. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    7. [S2143] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    8. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV.