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Lester David Young 1898–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1898

Birth Location: Burnsville, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Oct 1973

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Marcus Young

Mother: Elizabeth Shepherd

Spouse(s): Juanita Young

Children(s): Gaynell Young

Lester David Young was born in 1898 in Burnsville, North Carolina, USA, the child of Marcus Mark William Young And Elizabeth Lizzie Shepherd. Lester David Young married Juanita Haston Young, and had children including Gaynell Young. Lester David Young passed away in 1973 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester David Young was born in 1898 in Burnsville, North Carolina, USA, the child of Marcus Mark William Young And Elizabeth Lizzie Shepherd.
  • Lester David Young married Juanita Haston Young, and had children including Gaynell Young.
  • Lester David Young passed away in 1973 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Young's Ancestors

Self
Lester Young
1898–1973
Birth Place: Burnsville, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Marcus "Mark" William Young
1843–1933
Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Shepherd
1865–1909
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Manson Shepherd
1815–
North Carolina
Elmira Horton
1854–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Manson Shepherd
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lester Young's Descendants

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Lester (David) Young (9 Mar 1898–20 Oct 1973) m. Juanita (Haston) Young (6 Apr 1900–17 May 1996)
  1. 1. Gaynell Young 1928–1985 m. Junior (C.) Griffith 1923–2007
    1. 1. Jerry (Lee) Griffith 1949–2012

Lester Young's Timeline

2 Records

1898
9 Mar 1898
Birth of Lester David Young in Burnsville, North Carolina, USA
Burnsville, North Carolina, USA
1973
20 Oct 1973
Age 75
Death of Lester David Young in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Burnsville, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1973
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

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