Young, Ernest Adams (1876-1937)

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Harvard University

Jane Addams to Henry Churchill King, January 20, 1908

Jane Addams to Myra Harriet Reynolds Linn, December 28, 1918

Sarah Weber Addams Young to Jane Addams, July 21, 1923

Sarah Addams Young to Jane Addams, September 25, 1923

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Birth Date

1876-06-19

Death Date

1938-12-06

Birthplace

Boston, MA

Biographical Text

Ernest Adams Young was married to Jane Addams's niece. He studied English at Harvard University. After finishing school, he began working as the manager of a cracker factory in Boston. From there, Young moved to Texas and began work in construction as a civil engineer.

Young married Sarah Weber Addams in 1907. Young died in 1938.

Occupation

Civil engineer

Factory manager

Source

Picture: Detail from Sarah and Ernest Young in San Antonio, Texas (Swarthmore College Peace Collection).

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People

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Biebrich, Caitlin

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1908

Bibliography and Links

Ernest A Young, 1900 United States Federal Census

Ernest A Young, 1930 United States Federal Census

Harvard Alumni Directory, Harvard Alumni Association, 1919, p. 793

Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982

The Selected Papers of Jane Addams: vol. 1: Preparing to Lead, 1860-81 (2002), p. 486

Citation

“Young, Ernest Adams (1876-1937),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed October 5, 2024, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/4328.