Pedro Young (1897 - 1981)

Born 29 Jun 1897 in Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico Territory, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Juanita Duran — married 19 Sep 1915 in Tularosa, Otero County, New Mexico

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1981 at age 84 in El Cajon, San Diego County, California, USA

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Biography

Veteren of World War I.^[1][2]

Birth

Born: 29 June 1897 in Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico Territory, USA.^[1][3]

Marriage and Children

Married: 1st - Juanita Duran on 9 September 1915 in Tularosa, Otero County, New Mexico. She died 17 June 1992 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico

Married: 2nd - Mary Rojas

Children of Peter Young and Juanita Duran:

1. Catarena "Katherine" "Katie" Young. Born on 30 November 1916 in Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA. She married Ralph H. Cuellar on 20 November 1939 in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA. Katie died 25 January 2010 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA.
2. Domitilia "Tillie" Young. Born on 14 August 1918 in Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA. Tillie died on 25 JUL 2005 • Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA.
3. Flora Young. Born on 25 June 1921 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA. She married 1st Leo Donicio Perea on 30 June 1936 in Albuquerque; they divorced in 1942. She married Ralph Tony Baca on 30 June 1936 in Albuquerque, and had five children. Flora died 9 November 2015 in Albuquerque.

Children of Peter Young and Mary Rojas:

1. Mary (Young) Hood.
2. Josephine (Young) Alliette
3. Pearl (Young) Anger
4. Barbara (Young) Armani
5. Shirley (Young) Akbarian
6. Marion Larry Young.
7. Ben Young.

Death

Died: 15 Dec 1981 in El Cajon, San Diego County, California, USA.

Burial: Glen Abbey Memorial Park in Bonita, San Diego County, California, USA.^[1]

Obituary:^[4]

Peter Young, 84, of Lemon Grove died on Dec. 15 Madison Convalescent Home, El Cajon.

He had been employed as a mason for the American Pipeline Company for 45 years.

Surviving are daughters Mary Hood of San Diego, Josephine Alliette and Pearl Anger of Sacramento, Barbara Armani of Escondido, Shirley Akbarian of Boston, Mass., Tilla Griego of New Mexico, Susan Young of Sacramento, Flora and Katie Young of New Mexico; sons Larry of Lemon Grove and Ben Young of Lakeside; one sister Anna Bessler of Escondido; 28 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

A prayer service will be held 10 a.m. Friday in the Chapel of Roses at Glen Abbey Mortuary. Internment will be in Glen Abbey Memorial Park.

Research Notes

CDI says his mother's maiden name was Montenegro.

Sister: Mary A. Bessler born 15 Aug 1894 in New Mexico; died 30 Dec 1989 in San Diego. (CDI)

Proof of a first marriage: https://www.newspapers.com/image/156385841/?image=156385841&words=&article=2eddd965-dc32-4138-949c-1ac52891c70d&focus=0.7794042,0.5627316,0.95932335,0.66073424&xid=2378&_ga=2.96597399.903667136.1590506232-1822118624.1590168341&ancestry=true

https://www.newspapers.com/image/206548453/?article=6f0a2b32-e04c-46bb-87fc-b5adbd71a389&focus=0.0019145536,0.4062578,0.32773355,0.5897372&xid=2378&_ga=2.67083558.903667136.1590506232-1822118624.1590168341

https://www.newspapers.com/image/498875282/?article=e35700a8-95ba-43fd-b2f5-5f18ca74c71d&focus=0.36020944,0.6533675,0.5132054,0.7763137&xid=2378&_ga=2.126786693.903667136.1590506232-1822118624.1590168341

From obituaries it is clear that Peter Young married twice. By his first wife he had three daughters. The rest of the children mentioned in his obituary must be by a second wife.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave Memorial #142502207, Peter Young.
2. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Ancestry.com online database. Records of Pete Young, enlisted 22 June 1918.
3. ↑ "New Mexico Births and Christenings, 1726-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNP-KQP ), Pedro Young, 1897.
4. ↑ Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Times-Advocate from Escondido, California, (Thursday 17 December 1981, page 20 column 1). Obituary of Peter Young.

• Find A Grave Memorial #142502207, Peter Young.

• U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Ancestry.com online database. Records of Pete Young, enlisted 22 June 1918.

• Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Times-Advocate from Escondido, California, (Thursday 17 December 1981, page 20 column 1). Obituary of Peter Young.

• California Death Index. Ancestry.com online database. Record of Peter Young. Died 15 Dec 1981.

• 1910 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGSF-11G ), Pedro Young in household of Eusebi Brazuelas, Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, United States.

• 1920 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4V1-D7K ), Pete Young, Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, United States; citing ED 123, sheet 4A, line 42, family 82.