Individual Details
Asa "Acie" Young
(7 Feb 1897 - 15 Sep 1943)
Asa was a victim of suicide, or it has been said his wife poisoned him!
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Alias: /"Acie"/
Cause of Death: Drinking Bolic Acid (Sucide) It has also been said He was poisened
His obituary reads, "ROBT. YOUNG ENDS LIFE AT HOME -
Veteran of WWI AT HOME HERE - Veteran of WWI Commits Suicide By Drinking
Acid.
He was 46, took his life Wednesday afternoon at his home here by drinking
carbolic acid. Believed to have been despondent for quite some time. Came
home from his work at the Wabash River Ordnance plant yesterday afternoon,
drank the acid in the kitchen of his home on N. Virginia St, then went
intoa
bedroom where his wife was ironing & told her good-bye." He died 2 hours
later
YOUNG, ACA ( Robert Asa Young) W WI
Residence:
HERCULANEUM, MO
Inducted at: HILLSBORO, MO on 6/28/1918
Place of birth: PIEDMONT, MO Age or date of birth: 7FEB1896
Organizations served in, with dates of assignments and transfers:
SUP CO 107 INF TO DISCHARGE
Grades, with date of appointment:
PVT
Engagements:
Wounds or other injuries received in action:
Served overseas from † 9/1/1918 To † 3/9/1919 from † To †
Honorably discharged on demobilization Y
In view of occupation he was, on date of discharge, reported N per cent
disabled.
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Alias:
Cause of Death:
His obituary reads, "ROBT. YOUNG ENDS LIFE AT HOME -
Veteran of WWI AT HOME HERE - Veteran of WWI Commits Suicide By Drinking
Acid.
He was 46, took his life Wednesday afternoon at his home here by drinking
carbolic acid. Believed to have been despondent for quite some time. Came
home from his work at the Wabash River Ordnance plant yesterday afternoon,
drank the acid in the kitchen of his home on N. Virginia St, then went
intoa
bedroom where his wife was ironing & told her good-bye." He died 2 hours
later
YOUNG, ACA ( Robert Asa Young) W WI
Residence:
HERCULANEUM, MO
Inducted at: HILLSBORO, MO on 6/28/1918
Place of birth: PIEDMONT, MO Age or date of birth: 7FEB1896
Organizations served in, with dates of assignments and transfers:
SUP CO 107 INF TO DISCHARGE
Grades, with date of appointment:
PVT
Engagements:
Wounds or other injuries received in action:
Served overseas from † 9/1/1918 To † 3/9/1919 from † To †
Honorably discharged on demobilization Y
In view of occupation he was, on date of discharge, reported N per cent
disabled.
Events
| Birth | 7 Feb 1897 | Piedmont, Wayne Co. Missouri |  | ||
| Death | 15 Sep 1943 | Rockville Parke Co. , Ind. | | ||
| Alt name | Robert Aca Young | | |||
| Birth | __ FEB 1897 | Missouri | |||
| Death | Indiana | ||||
| Birth | Private | | |||
| Burial | Unknown | Memory Garden Cem in the Vet Side Of the Cem. Sec 2 row 2 Rockville Parke Co. , Ind. | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Mebla Gertrude Young (1924 - 1991) |
| Child | Mildred Louise Young (1926 - 1987) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James Houston Young (1867 - 1949) |
| Mother | Amanda E Matkin (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | James Calvin Young (1886 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Nathan Joel Young (1888 - ) |
| Sibling | Angeronia Young ( - ) |
| Sibling | Pearl Ruth Young (1893 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Kettie Mae Young (1895 - ) |
| Sibling | Almedia Young ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. GEDCOM file submitted by 2695760.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
2. GEDCOM file submitted by 2695760.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
3. GEDCOM file submitted by 2695760.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
4. GEDCOM file submitted by 2695760.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
5. GEDCOM file submitted by 2695760.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..