Henry Otis Young (1897 - 1997)

Born 22 Apr 1897 in Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Maude (Clark) Young — married 2 Mar 1922 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Sep 1997 at age 100 in Friendship, Adams, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Harry Gene Young was born in Wisconsin.

S2 Harry Gene Young served in the United States Navy in World War I
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Henry Otis Young was born on April 22, 1897 in Neilsville, Clark, Wisconsin, United States. ^{[1] [2] [3]}His parents were Otis Gordon Young (1865 - 1904) and Mae (Piper) Young (1876 - 1942).^{[1] [4] [5]}

His siblings were...

1. George M Young (1899 - )
2. Albert Young (~1901 - )
3. James Young (~1905 - )

At the age of 8, he boarded with the Northrup family in Weston, Clark, Wisconsin. ^[6]

Later he lived in the household of his stepfather Orvin Potter. ^{[7] [8]}

Henry married Clara Maude Clark (1893 - 1973) on March 2, 1922 in Nekoosa, Wood, Wisconsin.^{[9] [10]}

Their children were...

1. Jesse James Young (1925 - 2011)^[9][10]
2. Howard Tracy Young Sr. (1927 - 2001)^[9][10]
3. Otis Delbert Young (1929 - 1929)
4. Kenneth J Young (1930 - 2014)^[10]
5. Jean Young (~1936 - ).^[10]

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War I and was employed by Nekoosa Papers, Inc. for many years, retiring in 1973. He was a member of the Bonduel Veterans of Foreign Wars and Nekoosa American Legion. He was also an active hobby farmer most of his life and enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Henry died on September 20, 1997, at Villa Pines Living Center in Friendship, Adams, Wisconsin aged 100, where he had resided the past five years.^{[3] [5]}

He was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, La Valle.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRRN-VFJ : 30 January 2020), Henry Otis Young, 1897.
2. ↑ "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHC9-BHJ : 4 December 2014), Henry O Young, 22 Apr 1897; from "Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Clark, Wisconsin, reel 0031, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2021), memorial page for Henry Otis “Harry Gene” Young (22 Apr 1897–20 Sep 1997), Find A Grave: Memorial #153370053, citing Oak Lawn Cemetery, La Valle, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by shepy (contributor 48366898) .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMKQ-15K : accessed 4 February 2021), Henry O Young in household of Otis G Young, Weston, Jennings, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32, sheet 2A, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,781.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9ZZ-738 : 9 January 2021), Harry Young, 20 Sep 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMSV-8VT : 29 January 2021), Henry O Young in household of Chas B Northrup, Wisconsin, United States; citing p. 531, line 30, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,442.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJY-62M : accessed 4 February 2021), Harry Young in household of Orvin Potter, Summit, Juneau, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 84, sheet 1A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1714; FHL microfilm 1,375,727.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF2S-Y4V : 4 February 2021), Harry G Young in entry for Orbin Potter, 1920.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X93D-66V : accessed 4 February 2021), Harry Young, Saratoga, Wood, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 4A, line 50, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2619; FHL microfilm 2,342,353.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7KF-WTZ : 10 January 2021), Harry Young, Saratoga, Wood, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71-34, sheet 8A, line 22, family 152, 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 4541.