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Wiley Lee Young 1891–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1891

Birth Location: Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 12 Jul 1954

Death Location: , Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Father: James Young

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Mollie Mask

Children(s): Jessie Tackett, James Young, Wilma Young, Qubell Kidd, Emogene Pickering, Merline Merritt, Audie Young, Mary Young, Wiley Young

Wiley Lee Young was born in 1891 in Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Asbury Young And Mary Rebecca Smith. In 1917, Wiley Lee Young resided in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA. Wiley Lee Young married Mollie Bell Mask, and had children including Audie Lee Young, Emogene B Young Pickering, James Henry Young, Jessie L Young Tackett, Mary Frances Young, Merline Maxine Young Merritt, Qubell Young Kidd, Wiley L Young, Wilma Mae Young. Wiley Lee Young passed away in 1954 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Wiley Lee Young was born in 1891 in Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Asbury Young And Mary Rebecca Smith.
  • In 1917, Wiley Lee Young resided in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Wiley Lee Young married Mollie Bell Mask, and had children including Audie Lee Young, Emogene B Young Pickering, James Henry Young, Jessie L Young Tackett, Mary Frances Young, Merline Maxine Young Merritt, Qubell Young Kidd, Wiley L Young, Wilma Mae Young.
  • Wiley Lee Young passed away in 1954 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Young
1857–1936
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
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Mary Smith
1869–1956
Birth Location: Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mollie Mask
1889–1943
Birth Location: Pontocola, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Jessie Tackett
1911–1971
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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James Young
1915–1981
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi
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Wilma Young
1919–1957
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Qubell Kidd
1921–2006
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi
QK
Emogene Pickering
1927–2000
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi
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Merline Merritt
1930–2015
Birth Location: Mississippi
MM
Audie Young
1914–1981
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi
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Mary Young
1932–2000
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi
MY
Wiley Young
1925–1979
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi
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Wiley Young's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Young
1891–1954
Birth Place: Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Asbury Young
1857–1936
Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Mary (Rebecca) Smith
1869–1956
Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
William (Birdsong) Young
1823–1898
Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Mary (Reeder) Darby
1827–1875
Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
George (W. "G. W.") Smith
1842–1903
Millport, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Francis ("Fannie" V. Belk) Smith
1843–1919
Fayette, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Young
1789–1860
Elizabeth Hand
1794–1825
John Darby
1799–1883
🧬 Williams
1800–1883
Samuel Smith
1814–1891
Rebecca Osborn
1822–1910
Elihu C
1826–1885
Elizar Belk
1829–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James I
1762–1818
Mary Kellough
1768–1843
Philip Darby
1775–1865
Nancy Davis
1777–1850
John Williams
1775–1855
Leannah Clement
1787–1855
Thomas Smith
1782–1861
Mary* Scott
1792–1852
Rev. Belk
1796–1875
Nancy Woodward
1798–1862

Wiley Young's Descendants

1.
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Wiley (Lee) Young (6 Feb 1891–12 Jul 1954) m. Mollie (Bell) Mask (15 Oct 1889–8 Sept. 1943)
  1. 1. Jessie (L. Young) Tackett 1911–1971 m. Jimmie (L) Tackett 1903–1974
    1. 1. Lily (Pauline Tackett) Raines 1931–1992 m. James (William) Raines 1925–2001
      1. 1. James (Edward) Raines 1948–2011
    2. 2. Franklin (Windham) Tackett 1945–2000
    3. 3. Lois (Lovenia Tackett) May 1926–2023
    4. 4. Dorsey (L) Tackett 1929–1990
  2. 2. James (Henry) Young 1915–1981
  3. 3. Wilma (Mae) Young 1919–1957
  4. 4. Qubell (Young) Kidd 1921–2006
  5. 5. Emogene (B Young) Pickering 1927–2000
  6. 6. Merline (Maxine Young) Merritt 1930–2015
  7. 7. Audie (Lee) Young 1914–1981
  8. 8. Mary (Frances) Young 1932–2000
  9. 9. Wiley (L) Young 1925–1979

Wiley Young's Timeline

3 Records

1891
6 Feb 1891
Birth of Wiley Lee Young in Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 26
Wiley Lee Young resided here in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
1954
12 Jul 1954
Age 63
Death of Wiley Lee Young in , Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Troy, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Pontotoc County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Pontotoc County

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1954
    Event Place: , Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
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