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ELLIS YOUNG AND FAMILY
Photo taken ca. 1902

Ellis' first wife, Laura Greene Young (1862- 1897)

GREENBERRY ELLIS YOUNG (December 29, 1860- June 18, 1942)
m.1st Laura Greene (1862- 1897), the daughter of John C. Greene and Isabella Stewart Greene, and the sister of Wash Greene. Laura's maternal grandfather was Blackston Stewart, the brother of Frankie Silver.
   Children:
   Willard W. Young (April 1, 1883- Dec. 11, 1954) m. Virginia Greenlee
          Children: Lewis, Laura, Lee, Lonas, Paul, Lucille
   Florence Young (Jan. 6, 1887- July 21, 1965) m. Dexter Cox
          Children: Zula, Ruth, Edgar
   John Landon Young (Oct. 30, 1888- Feb. 3, 1955) m. Mary Bennett
          Children: Claude, Mildred
   Nannie B. Young (Nov. 19, 1890- Jan. 2, 1970) m. J. Edd Burleson
          Children: 10 children
   Nora L. Young (Sept. 26, 1892- March 31, 1950) m. George Burleson
          No children
   Nellie E. Young (March 31, 1894- December 30, 1928) m. Coy Cox
          Children: 1 son (another child died young)
   Mamie C. Young (March 12, 1896- Sept. 28, 1968) m. Lawrence Cox
          Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter

Laura Greene Young died of appendicitis and is buried in the Young cemetery on Arbuckle. Martha Young, a black woman who was a member of a family of former Young family slaves, served as a nursemaid for Ellis’ children until he married again. In 1899 Ellis Young married 2nd) Eva “Evey” Young (1871- 1945), his first cousin.
   Children:
   Ada Young (June 2, 1901- Nov. 16, 1984) m. Latt R. McMahan
          Children: 7 children
   Viola Young (March 11, 1903- March 2, 1971) m. Ferrell Buchanan
          Children: 2 daughters, 1 son
   Bertha Young (Sept. 20, 1907- Sept. 24, 1987) m. John E. Miller
          Children: Many children, including James, Doris, John Ray, Brenda, etc.
   Maude C. Young (July 27, 1909- Jan. 25, 1990) m. Thad McCurry
          Children: 1 son, 1 daughter

(A fifth daughter of Ellis and Evey Young died at age two.)
In the early 1900's Ellis Young's family moved from the Arbuckle community to live near the Hoot Owl Mine at Liberty Hill, Mitchell County. They worked at this feldspar mine and operated a boarding house for the miners. Ellis Young and Evey Young and several of Ellis' children are buried at Liberty Hill Church Cemetery.

Ellis' daughters Maude and Bertha Young

Ellis' daughters Ada and Nora Young