Young, Eliza Ann Gentry (1852-1943)

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Eliza Ann Gentry Young to Jane Addams, October 1, 1902

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, October 2, 1902

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, November 18, 1902

Jane Addams to Sarah Alice Addams Haldeman, March 24, 1908

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Birth Date

1852-09-22

Death Date

1943-02-06

Birthplace

Colombia, MO

Biographical Text

Eliza Gentry Young was a cousin of Jane Addams by marriage. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 1871, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Young married Charles Addams Young in 1885. They had at least two children together, Nathan and Harriet. Young died in 1943.

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Teacher

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Sciancalepore, Victoria

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1902

Bibliography and Links

1940 U.S. Federal Census

Charles A Young, 1910 United States Federal Census

Find a Grave

Phi Beta Kappa: Catalogue of the Alpha of Missouri, 1901-1909, page 56

Citation

“Young, Eliza Ann Gentry (1852-1943),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 27, 2024, https://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1160.