Maggie Lee Young

1879 - 1940  (61 years)

• Name	Maggie Lee Young
  Birth	14 May 1879	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  	She was shown as Maggie Lee Young, born on 14 May 1879 in Accomack District, Accomack County, Virginia. Her parents were shown as Alfred (of D) Young and Susan Jane Young.
  Gender	Female
  Census with parents	1880	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	HH#100 was headed by Alfred G. Young, a 28-year-old farmer. Listed with him were the following Youngs: Susan J, a 28-year-old wife; David W, a 4-year-old son; Jno. T, a 2-year-old son; and Maggie L, a 1-year-old daughter.
  Marr Name	22 Dec 1895
  	Maggie Lee Jester
  Census with husband	1900	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	HH#69 was headed by Milo Jester, a 24-year-old teamster. Listed with him were the following Jesters: Maggie, a 21-year-old wife; and Clara, a 3-year-old daughter.
  Marr Name	7 Aug 1918
  	Maggie Lee Chesser
  Census with husband	1920	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	HH#544 was headed by Grover C Chesser, a 35-year-old lumber mill wood chopper. Listed with him was the following Chesser: Maggie L, a 39-year-old wife.
  Anecdote	1933
  	The obituary for one of her brothers in 1931 shows Maggie Chesser and her family living at Hallwood, while another brother's obituary, in 1934, states the Cleve Chesser family was then living in Hebron, Maryland. Family members say he was employed at timber mills.
  Was Living	1934	Hebron, Wicomico Co, Maryland
  Obituary	3 Sep 1940	Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA   [6]
  	MRS. MAGGIE L. CHESSER Mrs. Maggie L. Chesser, 61, died early this morning at her home in Hebron following an illness of several months. She is survived by her husband, G. Cleveland Chesser; one daughter, Mrs, Clara Jester Savage, Hebron; one grandchild, Mrs. Mary Sue Willey, Cambridge; one great grandchild, Bobby Dean Bounds, Cambridge; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Collins, Hebron, and Mrs; Thomas Wessels, New Church, Va.; two brothers, Lee and John Young, both of Bloxom, Va. Services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Hallwood Methodist Church, Hallwood, Va., and interment will be in Groten's Cemetery, Hallwood. The Rev. E. B. Eckhart, pastor of Nelson Memorial Church, Hebron, will be the officiating minister. Published in: The Daily Times - 3 Sep 1940 - Page 5, Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland.
  Record ID	19660
  Death	3 Sep 1940	Hebron, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA   [6]
  	She was shown as Maggie L. Chesser, age 61, Husband of G. Cleveland Chesser.
  Burial	Groton Cemetery, Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	The tombstone book shows her as Maggie Y. Chesser, wife of Milo T. Jester & G.C. Chesser & daughter of Alfred D. Young, 1891-1941.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Samuel Young, I,   b. Abt 1629   d. Aft 1675  (Age > 47 years)  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Annabella (--?--),   b. Abt 1740   d. 1826  (Age 86 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. David Woodston Young,   b. 29 Aug 1875, Mearsville, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 29 Sep 1931, Mearsville, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 56 years) ╚═ Mary Susan 'Mollie' Byrd,  m. 6 Jun 1897 + 2. John T. Young,   b. 1877, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1944  (Age 67 years) ╚═ Sally J. Wessells,  m. 28 Dec 1900 + 3. Maggie Lee Young,   b. 14 May 1879, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Sep 1940, Hebron, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA  (Age 61 years) ╚═ Milo Thomas Jester,  m. 22 Dec 1895 ;   Grover Cleveland Chesser,  m. 7 Aug 1918 + 4. Ella F. Young,   b. 1881, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1972  (Age 91 years) ╚═ Thomas J. Wessells,  m. 20 Dec 1895 + 5. Frank Pierce Young,   b. 2 Jan 1883, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 11 May 1934  (Age 51 years) ╚═ Vicie Jester,  m. 5 Feb 1901 + 6. Lee Wharton Young,   b. 15 Jan 1889, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Jan 1981  (Age 92 years) ╚═ Lula C. Wessells,  m. 20 Dec 1909 + 7. Mollie S. Young,   b. 1892, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1974  (Age 82 years) ╚═ Thomas U. Collins,  m. Abt 1912
  Person ID	I19660	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Alfred David Young,   b. 1851, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Apr 1930 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Susan Jane Bloxom,   b. 1851, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Aug 1936 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1874	Temperanceville, Accomack Co, Virginia   [8]
  	He was shown as Alfred D. Young, a 26 year old sailor, the daughter of David & Marg't Young and she was shown as Susan Jane Bloxom, age 23, the daughter of John J. & Mary A. Bloxom. They were married by Montcalm Oldham.
  Family ID	F6254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Milo Thomas Jester,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Dec 1913 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1895	Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 8, 9]
  	He was shown as Mills T. Jester, a 21 year old waterman, the son Elias H. & Alabama Jester and she was shown as Maggie L. Young, age 16, the daughter of Alfred D. & Susan J. Young. They were married on 22 Dec 1895 in Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia by Jos. R. Sturgis.
  Children	+ 1. Clara Susan Jester,   b. 21 Feb 1897, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Jul 1984 (Age 87 years) ╚═ Gordon T. Savage  (Age 79 years)  m. 8 Aug 1913;    ╚═ Martin Carey  m. Abt 1935
  Family ID	F6257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Grover Cleveland Chesser,   b. 4 Dec 1884, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 24 Jun 1969, Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, Maryland, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1918	Tasley, Accomack, Virginia USA   [2, 10]
  	He was shown as Cleveland Chesser, age 34, single, wage earner, born about 1884 in Accomack County, Virginia. His parents were shown as Sewell Chesser and . She was shown as Maggie Jester, age 37, widowed, born about 1881 in Accomack County, Virginia. Her parents were shown as Alfred D Young and Susan Jane Young. They were married on 7 Aug 1918 in Tasley, Accomack, Virginia by G. S. Rose(?).
  Family ID	F6256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 May 1879 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Groton Cemetery, Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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