Hi Sharon !
Very nice to hear from you !!! We are half second cousins! My great grandmother was Celestia Jane YOUNG who was a half sister to your great grandfather Ira. They had the same mother, but different fathers - a long story that I will not go into detail about here.
It seems as though the last 2 weeks have been the weeks for making contact with descendants of Thomas Henry YOUNG and Anna B. STROMBERG !
11 days ago, my Uncle Bob, myself, and a host of our various YOUNG relations had high-level DNA matches on 23andMe with Suzanne LONGO in Florida, who is also a great granddaughter of Thomas and Anna ! She also gave Elna as Anna's mother's name. I thank you also for that clarification. Suzanne's grandfather was Melvin Arthur YOUNG - born in Massey, Algoma District, Ontario in 1912, who emigrated to the USA in the early 1920s, settling and marrying in Florida by age 21.
Could you tell me the name of which of Thomas and Anna's children was your Mom or Dad?
Also, do you have a photo that you might be able to share with us (myself and several YOUNG family descendants) of your Great Grandfather Ira YOUNG? Also of your great grandmother Annie BOLTON and of your grandfather Thomas Henry YOUNG?
I was provided with a photo of Ira Jr (Ira Frederick YOUNG 1894-1917 - a very handsome lad) who was sadly killed-in-action during the first day of the Canadian battle of Vimy Ridge against the Germans during World War I.
I have photos of many of Ira Sr's siblings, and lots of YOUNG family info that I could send to you if you are interested.
My email address is:
nelson.tom@sympatico.caCheers!
Tom