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Laura Melcena Young 1883 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1883

Birth Location: Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 May 1968

Death Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Aaron Young

Mother: Samantha McGinnis

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The story of Laura Melcena Young began in 1883 in Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA. Laura Melcena Young passed away in 1968 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Melcena Young began in 1883 in Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Laura Melcena Young passed away in 1968 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.

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Laura Young's Ancestors

Self
Laura Young
1883 – 1968
Birth Place: Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Aaron Bell Young
1832 – 1915
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Samantha (Beuhring) McGinnis
1856 – 1933
Mole Hill, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (D) Young
1800 – 1845
Harrison County, Virginia, United States
Matilda Davis
1809 – 1874
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Rev. (David Allen) McGinnis
1822 – 1896
Guyandott, Cabell, VA
Sarah (Jane) Marsh
1824 – 1876
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev. McGinnis
1798 – 1865
Mary Houghland
1797 – 1876
Enoch Marsh
1804 – 1865
Mary Cline
1808 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel McGinnis
1775 – 1823
Margaret Henshaw
1775 – 1825
Cornelius Houghland
1773 – 1818
Anna Stallcup
1776 – 1824
James Marsh
1768 – 1810
Eleanor Hurst
1770 –
Abraham Cline
1772 – 1839
Mary Harris
1780 – 1825

Laura Young's Timeline

2 Records

1883
10 Feb 1883
Birth of Laura Melcena Young in Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
1968
3 May 1968
Age 85
Death of Laura Melcena Young in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1883
    Event Place: Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1968
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

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