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James Young

circa 1887 (computed from age at death) – 15 May 1917

Died 15 May 1917 aged 30, husband of Margaret M. V. Young — Pittsburgh Press death notice of 17 May 1917

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

15 May 1917

Date of birth

circa 1887 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

aged 30 years

Transcribed at

Funeral from the family home near 4548 Carroll St

Inscription transcription

YOUNG - On Tuesday, May 15 1917 at 5:10 am, JAMES YOUNG, beloved husband of MARGARET M V YOUNG, aged 30 years. Funeral from the family home near 4548 Carroll St, on Friday, May 18 at 2 pm. Friends of the family and members of Schomberg Lodge No. 1?3, L O L, are respectfully invited to attend.

This notice is from the Pittsburgh Press of May 17, 1917. The lodge number is partly unreadable in the submitted transcription ("Schomberg Lodge No. 1?3, L O L") and is kept as submitted. The notice states no place of death; the family home address is in Pittsburgh, the notice's city of publication.

People named in this record

  • James YoungSubject
  • Margaret M V YoungSpouse

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Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Transcription only — no photograph or clipping image in this record

Citation: Death notice of James Young (d. 15 May 1917), husband of Margaret M. V. Young, from the Pittsburgh Press, 17 May 1917; transcription preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/young-james-1917/ : accessed [your access date]).

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