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Letitia Frances <I>van Horn</I> Young

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Letitia Frances van Horn Young

Birth
New York, USA
Death
17 Nov 1855 (aged 39)
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 117, Lot 527, Grave 1.
Memorial ID
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Date of birth per age at death (39 yrs, 9 mo, 3 days) and grave monument. Maiden name either van Horn (daughter Sarah's death certificate, for example) or Horn (marriage record, for example).

Information from:
Bellefontaine cemetery records.
Missouri Death Records 1834-1910.
St. Louis City Death Records 1850-1902.

Per death record: "Time of Residence in St. Louis" = "4 Years."

Letitia was the first wife of William Young. William Young m. "Letitia F. Horn" on Aug. 11, 1837 (New York City Marriages 1600s-1800s). After she died, William m. Adelia M. Coonce on Aug. 3, 1858 in St. Louis (Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002).

There are 15 interments in Lot 527, all family members. Letitia was the first and her tall monument marks the center of the lot.

Block 117, Lot 527 - dates of interment:
1 Letitia Young - Nov. 17, 1855*
2 Harry E. Young - Oct 21, 1860*
3 Mary B. Young - May 21, 1867*
4 Herbert Young - Aug. 22, 1871
5 Mary J. Young - Apr. 22, 1875
6 George D. Humphreys - Aug. 23, 1875*
7 Walter G. Young - July 20, 1879
8 William Young (ashes) - Oct. 23, 1902
9 S. F. Gashwiler (ashes) - Oct. 23, 1902
10 Arthur Young (ashes) - May 26, 1906
11 Adelia Young (ashes) - June 2, 1918
12 Laura Y. Perkins (ashes) - Feb. 19, 1925
13 Sarah F. Humphreys - May 5, 1926*
14 Felix W. Young (ashes) - Sept. 27, 1932*
15 Mildred S. Young (ashes) - Dec. 30, 1943

*There are four markers on the lot:
1: Letitia (central monument)
2/3: Apparently Harry E. and Mary B. to the right of the monument and behind Felix, where all five of the infants or young children are buried. The marker is very weathered and no longer legible.
6/13: The Humphreys monument on the left.
14: Felix's flat stone on the right.
Date of birth per age at death (39 yrs, 9 mo, 3 days) and grave monument. Maiden name either van Horn (daughter Sarah's death certificate, for example) or Horn (marriage record, for example).

Information from:
Bellefontaine cemetery records.
Missouri Death Records 1834-1910.
St. Louis City Death Records 1850-1902.

Per death record: "Time of Residence in St. Louis" = "4 Years."

Letitia was the first wife of William Young. William Young m. "Letitia F. Horn" on Aug. 11, 1837 (New York City Marriages 1600s-1800s). After she died, William m. Adelia M. Coonce on Aug. 3, 1858 in St. Louis (Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002).

There are 15 interments in Lot 527, all family members. Letitia was the first and her tall monument marks the center of the lot.

Block 117, Lot 527 - dates of interment:
1 Letitia Young - Nov. 17, 1855*
2 Harry E. Young - Oct 21, 1860*
3 Mary B. Young - May 21, 1867*
4 Herbert Young - Aug. 22, 1871
5 Mary J. Young - Apr. 22, 1875
6 George D. Humphreys - Aug. 23, 1875*
7 Walter G. Young - July 20, 1879
8 William Young (ashes) - Oct. 23, 1902
9 S. F. Gashwiler (ashes) - Oct. 23, 1902
10 Arthur Young (ashes) - May 26, 1906
11 Adelia Young (ashes) - June 2, 1918
12 Laura Y. Perkins (ashes) - Feb. 19, 1925
13 Sarah F. Humphreys - May 5, 1926*
14 Felix W. Young (ashes) - Sept. 27, 1932*
15 Mildred S. Young (ashes) - Dec. 30, 1943

*There are four markers on the lot:
1: Letitia (central monument)
2/3: Apparently Harry E. and Mary B. to the right of the monument and behind Felix, where all five of the infants or young children are buried. The marker is very weathered and no longer legible.
6/13: The Humphreys monument on the left.
14: Felix's flat stone on the right.

Inscription

"LETITIA FRANCES / WIFE OF / WILLIAM YOUNG / BORN FEB. 14, 1816 / DIED NOV. 17, 1855"



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  • Created by: Oscar
  • Added: Dec 3, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81500444/letitia_frances-young: accessed ), memorial page for Letitia Frances van Horn Young (14 Feb 1816–17 Nov 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81500444, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Oscar (contributor 47009592).