William Earl Young (1921 - 2005)

Born 12 Jul 1921 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Katharine Elizabeth (Kassel) Young — married 7 Oct 1946 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 5 Nov 2005 at age 84 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States

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Biography

William Earl "Bill" Young was born in 1921 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of Earl Joseph Young (1885-1947) and Helen "Nellie" O'Donnell (1886- ).^[1]

In 1940 William, age 18, lives in Glencoe, Cook County, Illinois with his divorced mother Helen Young, age 50.

William, a 20 year old student at Northwestern University, enlisted 18 Jun 1942 for WWII, a private in the Air Corps.^[2]

Bill married Katherine Elizabeth Kassel (1926–2003) on 7 Oct 1946 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Their children were:

1. Sandra (Young) Hubbard
2. Jennifer (Young) Dodson (b. 4/03/1951- )
3. Kara (Young) Fitting (b. 12/01/1961- )

Bill, a resident of Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, passed away at age 84 in 2005 at Provena Geneva Care Facility in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois.^[3]

Notes

Obituary from findagrave: "William Young, age 84, of Aurora, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Provena Geneva Care Facility. He was born July 12, 1921 in Chicago, IL to Earl and Helen Young. Bill proudly served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He worked as Director of Special Education for DuPage County until he retired in 1980. He is survived by his children, Sandra (Bill) Hubbard, Jennifer (Daniel) Dodson, and Kara (Lou) Fitting; his grandchildren, David (Pamela) Dodson, Michael (Krysten) Dodson, Bridget Hubbard, Matthew Fitting, Joshua Fitting and Alyssa Fitting; four great-grandchildren, Derek and Katelyn Dodson, Alexis Dodson and Leilani Fitting.In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Katharine; and a sister, Mary Moore. Funeral Service will be private."

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N773-34M : 18 May 2016), William Earl Young, 12 Jul 1921; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 30412, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,379,018.
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMX5-VCJ : 5 December 2014), William E Young, enlisted 18 Jun 1942, Chicago, Illinois, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-CZ1Y : 27 July 2019), William Young, 2005; Burial, , ; citing record ID 12577162, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSL1-ZJJ : accessed 14 April 2020), William E Young in household of Earl J Young, Chicago (Districts 0751-1000), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 751, sheet 25A, line 4, family 314, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 448; FHL microfilm 2,340,183.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW4S-8Y2 : 17 November 2019), William Young in household of Helen Young, Ward 4, Evanston, Evanston Township, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-195A, sheet 5B, line 53, family 162, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 778.