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Shelby Young 1911–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 SEP 1911

Birth Location: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 21 NOV 1997

Death Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Father: William Young

Mother: Gera Belk

Spouse(s): Verla Hightower

Children(s):

The story of Shelby Young began in 1911 in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA. Shelby Young married Verla Hightower. Shelby Young passed away in 1997 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Shelby Young began in 1911 in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA.
  • Shelby Young married Verla Hightower.
  • Shelby Young passed away in 1997 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA.

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Shelby Young's Ancestors

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Shelby Young
1911–1997
Birth Place: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Henry Young
1886–1961
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
Gera Belk
1887–1956
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (Alexander) Young
1859–1913
Marion, Alabama, USA
Mary (Emmaline) Howell
1860–1943
Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Young
1827–1899
Elizabeth Cantrell
1831–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Young
1792–1881
Cynthia Cantrell
1802–1850
Berryman Cantrell
1798–1866
Malita Pope
1802–1846

Shelby Young's Timeline

2 Records

1911
16 SEP 1911
Birth of Shelby Young in Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA
1997
21 NOV 1997
Age 86
Death of Shelby Young in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1911
    Event Place: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 NOV 1997
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA

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