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Lela May Young 1885–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 May 1885

Birth Location: Harris County, Texas

Death Date: 30 Oct 1909

Death Location: Blood Poisoning

Father: Richard Young

Mother: Margaret Hicks

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Children(s): Alma Hillegeist

Lela May Young was born in 1885 in Harris County, Texas, the child of Richard Thomas Young And Margaret Elvira Hicks. Lela May Young married Walter B Hillegeist Hieldigiest, and had children including Alma E Hillegeist. Lela May Young passed away in 1909 in Blood Poisoning.

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Biography

  • Lela May Young was born in 1885 in Harris County, Texas, the child of Richard Thomas Young And Margaret Elvira Hicks.
  • Lela May Young married Walter B Hillegeist Hieldigiest, and had children including Alma E Hillegeist.
  • Lela May Young passed away in 1909 in Blood Poisoning.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Young's Ancestors

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Lela Young
1885–1909
Birth Place: Harris County, Texas
Parents
Richard Thomas Young
1852–1910
Tyler County, Texas
Margaret (Elvira) Hicks
1858–1930
Grove Hill, Clarke Co., Alabama
Grandparents
William Young
1818–1880
Tennesee
Delilah (Eleanor "Ellender") Gibson
1826–1914
Alabama
James Monroe
1816–
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Moses Young
1792–
Cynthia Cantrell
1805–1860
Richard Gibson
1796–1880
Mahala Meadows
1808–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Young
1755–1823
Margaret Cantrell
1760–1810
John Cantrell
1751–1825
Elizabeth Cantrell
1761–1832
Thomas Jr.
1775–
Nancy Fields
1775–1850
Anderson Meadows
1788–1846
Eliza Orr
1790–

Lela Young's Descendants

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Lela (May) Young (02 May 1885–30 Oct 1909)
  1. 1. Alma (E.) Hillegeist 1907–1924

Lela Young's Timeline

2 Records

1885
02 May 1885
Birth of Lela May Young in Harris County, Texas
Harris County, Texas
1909
30 Oct 1909
Age 24
Death of Lela May Young in Harris County
Harris County

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 May 1885
    Event Place: Harris County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Harris County

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Blood Poisoning

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