Louis Ephraim Young was born on 8 September 1896 at
Clark, Randolph County, Missouri.
3 He was the son of
John Thomas Young and
Mary Magdaline Burkey.
1,2,3 Louis Ephraim Young married first
Mary Pollard, daughter of
Walter Harris Pollard and
Mary Rovilla Cox, on 3 January 1916 at
Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri.
4,5 Louis Ephraim Young married second
Martha McDonald after 1930. Louis died on 29 September 1968 at age 72 years and 21 days at
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, of lung cancer.
6 He was buried at
in Curryville, Pike County, Missouri.
6 The twelfth United States census was taken in 1900. Louis was enumerated in the household of
John Thomas Young as his son, "Louis E. Young", at Saling Township, at Audrain County, Missouri. His given age was 4, and he was said to have been born in Missouri.
1 The thirteenth United States census was taken in 1910. Louis was enumerated in the household of
John Thomas Young as his son, "Lewis Young", at Saling Township, at Audrain County, Missouri. His given age was 16 and his given place of birth was Missouri. He was a laborer on a home farm, and he attended school.
2 The fourteenth United States census was taken in 1920. Louis was enumerated as "Louis Young", head of a household at Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri. His given age was 24 and his given place of birth was Missouri. He was married, and he was a farmer on a general farm.
(This farm actually belonged to his mother-in-law, Mary Rovilla Pollard. Louis Young had injured his back and moved in with his wife's family to recuperate). Enumerated with him was his wife, Mary Young. Also enumerated in his household were Georgia Lee Young, Maurice Pollard Young, Mary Rovilla Pollard and Belle Pollard.4
Louis and Mary Young were divorced circa 1926 at Missouri.
The fifteenth United States census was taken in 1930. Louis was enumerated in the household of Elsie McDonnald as "Louie Young", at Hannibal, at Marion County, Missouri. His given age was 34 and his given place of birth was Missouri. He was a pressman at a rubber plant, and he was not a veteran. He divorced, and was a boarding in the household.7 (Click on the icon to see the image.).8