Roy William Young

Male9 December 1911–3 August 1988

Brief Life History of Roy William

When Roy William Young was born on 9 December 1911, in Otter Creek, Rock, Wisconsin, United States, his father, John E. Young, was 35 and his mother, Amelia C. Glochenthien, was 29. He married Helena Alwine Straschinske on 26 May 1935, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States in 1920 and Otter Creek, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States in 1930. He died on 3 August 1988, in Foster, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Foster, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roy William Young
1911–1988
Helena Alwine Straschinske
1915–1983
Marriage: 26 May 1935
Donna Mae Young
1936–2021
Ronald Roy Young
1938–2008

Sources (4)

  • Roy W Young in household of John E Young, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Roy William Young, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Roy W Young, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 May 1935Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 1

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    1919 · Minimum Wage Laws Passed

    Age 8

    The first minimum wage law took effect in 1919 and specified women and children under 17 years of age should be paid 22 cents per hour.

    1932

    Age 21

    Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English yong ‘young’ (Old English geong), used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge. In Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland this was widely used as an English equivalent of the Gaelic nickname Og ‘young’; see Ogg . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

    Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘young’ or similar, notably German Jung , Dutch Jong and De Jong , and French Lejeune and Lajeunesse .

    Americanized form of Swedish Ljung: topographic or an ornamental name from ljung ‘(field of) heather’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Ljungby.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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