Ella
(Brown) Young
(1863- ? )
Ella (Brown) Young was born on May 2, 1863, near
Cardington, Morrow County, OH, the daughter of James
R. and Lydia (Miner) Brown. As a girl,
she was a pioneer of the west, moving frequently to settlements in Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Her
four children are seen at right
in a studio portrait.
At about age five, Ella and her parents migrated to DeSoto, Dallas County, IA, where they stayed for nine years. In 1877, they relocated again, to Montezuma, Poweshiek County, IA, remaining two years. The Browns moved to Medicine Lodge, Barber County, KS in 1879 and then in 1889 settled near Kingfisher (Crescent), Kingfisher County, OK.
Ella married William Young ( ? - ? ). They had four children -- Nellie (Young) Stewart, Harry Young, Fred Young and Mabel (Young) Phelps.
The Youngs are thought to have moved to Southern California around the turn of the 20th century. They found a home in San Diego, San Diego County, CA, where they apparently spent the remaining years of their lives.
Sons Harry and Fred Young "were very interested in new development of the airplane industry," according to an old family manuscript.
Bird's-eye view of old San Diego
In 1923, at the time her father died, Ella resided in San Diego. Her and her family's fates are unknown.
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