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Elmer Jacob Young

Birth
New Douglas, Madison County, Illinois, USA
Death
13 Mar 1948 (aged 61)
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section H Lot 108 Grave 4
Memorial ID
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Date Of Burial: 3/16/1948
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Funeral services for Elmer Jacob Young, 61, of 2039 E. Lawrence Ave, who collapsed at the lunch counter in the Illinois Terminal depot about 6 a.m. yesterday and was pronounced dead at 7 a.m. on arrival at St. John's hospital, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bisch Memorial home and at 1:30 p.m. at the Third Presbyterian church. Rev. H.M. Hildebrandt will officiate and burial will be made in Roselawn cemetery.

Coroner W.L. Dragoo said Mr. Young, a dispatcher for the Illinois Terminal railroad, entered the cafe and seated himself at the counter. He collapsed about a minute later. Dragoo said death was apparently due to a heart attack.

Mr. Young had been a dispatcher for the railroad for 30 years.

He was a member of the Third Presbyterian church and the A.F. and A.M. lodge.

Surviving are his wife, Mary; one son, Errett, of Boone, Ia.; five daughters, Miss Marion Young, at home; Mrs. Edward DeCriox, Fraser, Ia.; Miss Dorothy Young, of Leominster, Mass.; and Mrs. Palmer Castomguay, Davenport, Ia.; two brothers, Jessie Young, Decatur, and Ben Young, Edwardsville; and one sister, Mrs. Eve Carlton, of Edwardsville.

Date: Sunday, March 14, 1948
Paper: Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Illinois)
Page: 20
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Elmer J Young
County: Boone
State: Iowa
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1886
Race: White
Occupation: Motorman
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Elmer Jacob Young
Age: 56
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1886
Birth Place: New Douglas, Illinois, USA
Residence Year: 1942
Residence 2039 E. Lawrence
Residence: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Occupation: Dispatcher
Employer: Illinois Terminal Railroad
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Mary Margarete Young
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Date Of Burial: 3/16/1948
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Funeral services for Elmer Jacob Young, 61, of 2039 E. Lawrence Ave, who collapsed at the lunch counter in the Illinois Terminal depot about 6 a.m. yesterday and was pronounced dead at 7 a.m. on arrival at St. John's hospital, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bisch Memorial home and at 1:30 p.m. at the Third Presbyterian church. Rev. H.M. Hildebrandt will officiate and burial will be made in Roselawn cemetery.

Coroner W.L. Dragoo said Mr. Young, a dispatcher for the Illinois Terminal railroad, entered the cafe and seated himself at the counter. He collapsed about a minute later. Dragoo said death was apparently due to a heart attack.

Mr. Young had been a dispatcher for the railroad for 30 years.

He was a member of the Third Presbyterian church and the A.F. and A.M. lodge.

Surviving are his wife, Mary; one son, Errett, of Boone, Ia.; five daughters, Miss Marion Young, at home; Mrs. Edward DeCriox, Fraser, Ia.; Miss Dorothy Young, of Leominster, Mass.; and Mrs. Palmer Castomguay, Davenport, Ia.; two brothers, Jessie Young, Decatur, and Ben Young, Edwardsville; and one sister, Mrs. Eve Carlton, of Edwardsville.

Date: Sunday, March 14, 1948
Paper: Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Illinois)
Page: 20
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Elmer J Young
County: Boone
State: Iowa
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1886
Race: White
Occupation: Motorman
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Elmer Jacob Young
Age: 56
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1886
Birth Place: New Douglas, Illinois, USA
Residence Year: 1942
Residence 2039 E. Lawrence
Residence: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Occupation: Dispatcher
Employer: Illinois Terminal Railroad
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Mary Margarete Young
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