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Willis Smith Young 1829–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1829

Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1910

Death Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, USA

Father: William Young

Mother: Leah Smith

Spouse(s): ANN Willis

Children(s): William Young

Willis Smith Young was born in 1829 in Smith, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Alma Young And Leah Holland Smith. Willis Smith Young married Ann Cherry Willis, and had children including William Willis Young. Willis Smith Young passed away in 1910 in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Smith Young was born in 1829 in Smith, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Alma Young And Leah Holland Smith.
  • Willis Smith Young married Ann Cherry Willis, and had children including William Willis Young.
  • Willis Smith Young passed away in 1910 in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Young's Ancestors

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Willis Young
1829–1910
Birth Place: Smith, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Alma Young
1805–1875
Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America
Leah (Holland) Smith
1810–1897
Nashville, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Mary Boren
1781–1848
Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, USA
James (Agee) Smith
1787–1874
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Margaret (Ann Love) *
1791–1865
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Love
1764–1821
Rachel *
1768–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Love
1715–1786
Adam McCool
1731–1800
Jane Ryan
1735–1800

Willis Young's Descendants

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Willis (Smith) Young (16 Mar 1829–16 May 1910) m. ANN (CHERRY) Willis (14 Feb 1834–19 Nov 1910)
  1. 1. William (Willis) Young 1852–1917 m. Harriet (Ann) Pearce 1859–1940
    1. 1. Willis (Samuel) Young 1881– m. Emma Borg 1877–

Willis Young's Timeline

4 Records

1829
16 Mar 1829
Birth of Willis Smith Young in Smith, Tennessee, USA
Smith, Tennessee, USA
1850
28 Sep 1850
Age 21
Willis Smith Young was married in Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1864
23 Jan 1864
Age 35
Willis Smith Young was married in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
1910
16 May 1910
Age 81
Death of Willis Smith Young in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, USA
Escalante, Garfield, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1829
    Event Place: Smith, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1864
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1910
    Event Place: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, USA

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