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Wesley Harvey Young 1897–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jan 1897

Birth Location: Villa, Kanawha County, WV

Death Date: 1979

Death Location: Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA

Father: Staunton Young

Mother: Lilly Copen

Spouse(s): Mary Leftwich

Children(s): Janice Kauff, Walter Young, Marian Petersen

In 1897, Wesley Harvey Young entered the world in Villa, Kanawha County, WV, born to Staunton William Young And Lilly Belle Copen. Wesley Harvey Young married Mary Leftwich, and had children including Ada Young, Eva Young, Janice Young Kauff, Marian Ann Young Petersen, Walter Ross Young. Wesley Harvey Young passed away in 1979 in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Wesley Harvey Young entered the world in Villa, Kanawha County, WV, born to Staunton William Young And Lilly Belle Copen.
  • Wesley Harvey Young married Mary Leftwich, and had children including Ada Young, Eva Young, Janice Young Kauff, Marian Ann Young Petersen, Walter Ross Young.
  • Wesley Harvey Young passed away in 1979 in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wesley Young's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Young
1897–1979
Birth Place: Villa, Kanawha County, WV
Parents
Staunton William Young
1871–1942
Kanawha County, WV
Lilly (Belle) Copen
1876–1926
Big Chimney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Harvey (H) Young
1831–1917
VA Now Wva
Anna (Eliza P.) Ferrell
1854–
Kanawha County, Virginia
George (Wesley) Copen
1846–1916
Big Chimney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Woodrum
1849–1925
Buck, Summers Co. VA
Great-Grandparents
John Young
1797–1880
Jane Evans
1806–1872
Henry Ferrell
1818–
Nancy Ellison
1820–
Byrd Woodrum
1809–1872
Mary Garten
1812–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr.
1780–
Jean Blair
1760–1825
John Ferrell
1791–
Mary Minner
1795–
Richard II
1834–
Charles Garten
1780–
Elizabeth Ferrell
1775–

Wesley Young's Descendants

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Wesley (Harvey) Young (09 Jan 1897–1979) m. Mary Leftwich (18 Mar 1897–02 Aug 1949)
  1. 1. Janice (Young) Kauff 1921–2001
  2. 2. Walter (Ross) Young 1918–1996
  3. 3. Marian (Ann Young) Petersen 1926–2006

Wesley Young's Timeline

2 Records

1897
09 Jan 1897
Birth of Wesley Harvey Young in Villa, Kanawha County, WV
Villa, Kanawha County, WV
1979
1979
Age 82
Death of Wesley Harvey Young in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA
Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Villa, Kanawha County, WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA

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