Reuben Walfred Youngberg

b. Jun 3, 1901, d. Aug 22, 1970
FatherAndrew Youngberg1,2,3 b. Sep 9, 1848, d. Jun 27, 1923
MotherTina Maria "Mary" Gunnerson1,2,4,3 b. Nov 13, 1866, d. May 14, 1949
     Reuben was born in Salina, Saline Co, KS, on Jun 3, 1901.1,5,6,7,3,8
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg was listed as a son in Andrew Youngberg's household on the 1910 Census in Liberty Township.9
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg was listed as a son in Andrew Youngberg's household on the 1915 Census in Spring Creek, Saline Co, KS.10
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg was listed as a son in Andrew Youngberg's household on the 1920 Census in Empire Township, Ellsworth Co, KS.11
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg lived with Mary Youngberg and Andrew Youngberg in 1921 in 641 N 7th, Salina, Saline Co, KS.12
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg was employed by H. D. Lee Mercantile as a laborer in 1921 in Salina, Saline Co, KS.12
     He married Edna Euleta Gerdes in Salina, Saline Co, KS, on May 1, 1924.1,13,7,14,15,8
     
Reuben and Edna Youngberg Wedding

     
Reuben, Helen, Sara, Mary, Ruth, Alice, Bernice, Dolores, Ethel
Photo courtesy Sharon Parker

     Reuben was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census in 809 N. 9th Street, Salina, Saline Co, KS. 'Ruben' was a floor man for a wholesale house. The family owned their home, worth $2,500. They had a radio..8
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg was employed by H. D. Lee Mercantile as a stockman in 1931 in Salina, Saline Co, KS.16
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg and Edna Euleta Youngberg lived in 1931 in 809 N. 9th, Salina, Saline Co, KS.16
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg was employed by H. D. Lee Mercantile as a floor manager in 1933 in Salina, Saline Co, KS.17
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg and Edna Euleta Youngberg lived in 1933 in 809 N. 9th, Salina, Saline Co, KS.17
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg was employed by H.D. Lee Mercantile as a shipping clerk in 1935 in Salina, Saline Co, KS.18
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg and Edna Euleta Youngberg lived in 1935 in 809 N. 9th, Salina, Saline Co, KS.18
     He resided in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in Apr, 1936.19,20
     
From left: Ruth Hays, Reuben Youngberg, Berniece Griffith, Mary Youngberg, Alice Neel, Carl Youngberg, Elfreda Burt
Charlotte and Grace Resser, Ruth and Janice Hays
On back: Grace & Charlotte Resser, me and Janice
Carl, Francis Neel, Mary, Darwin and Berniece Griffith, Edna, Ruth, Mervin Hays
Elfreda, Alice, Chet Burt, Reuben, Bonnie Grace
Elfreda, Grace and Charlotte Resser, Mary Youngberg

     He moved in 1938 to Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS.21,15,7
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg lived in Oct, 1949 in Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS.21
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg and Edna Euleta Youngberg lived in 1954 in Sterling, Rice Co, KS; Lois and her children were staying with Reuben while her husband was stationed in Alaska, before he received base housing.22
     Reuben was employed as a truck driver.7
     Reuben Walfred Youngberg lived in Jan, 1965 in Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS.23
     Reuben was listed as a member of 6th Avenue United Presbyterian in Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS, in Aug, 1970.15,7
     They resided in Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS, in Aug, 1970.15,7
     Reuben died on Aug 22, 1970 in home, Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS, at age 69. He had been ill for a long time.21,24,1,14,15,13,7 An obituary was published on Aug 24, 1970 in the Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.15 His funeral was held in Johnson & Sons funeral home, Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS, on Aug 25, 1970.15,7 He was buried on Aug 25, 1970 at Fairlawn Cemetery, in Hutchinson, Reno Co, in KS.7

Family

Edna Euleta Gerdes b. April 19, 1906, d. November 21, 1986

Citations

  1. [S407] Family Group, Youngberg, Reuben.
  2. [S471] Salina Evening Journal, v38, n154, June 28, 1923, page 3, column 3.
  3. [S681] Ruth Hays, "Ruth Hays FGS", Youngberg - Gerdes.
  4. [S472] Salina Journal, v 79, n117, May 16, 1949, page 12, column 5.
  5. [S471] Salina Evening Journal, v38, n154, June 28, 1923, page 3, column 3, page 3, column 3.
  6. [S472] Salina Journal, v 79, n117, May 16, 1949, page 12, column 5, page 12, column 5.
  7. [S510] Salina Journal, August 24, 1970, page 13, page 13.
  8. [S1062] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Salina, ED 15, sheet 10A, line 5, 809 North 9th Street, dwelling 234, family 237, Kansas, Saline County.
  9. [S18] 1910 Census, Kansas, Youngberg A , ED 130, Sheet 8B, line 83 (Andrew Youngberg Residence).
  10. [S1753] 1915 U. S. Census, Kansas,
    Saline County, Spring Creek, sheet 12, line 14, dwelling 68, family 71, Kansas, Saline County.
  11. [S31] 1920 Census, Youngberg , Microfilm T625, Roll 531, ED 32, Sheet 3B, line 63 (Andrew Youngberg household).
  12. [S802] Salina City Directory, page 298.
  13. [S507] Obituary, Gerdes, Edna , page 7, column 1.
  14. [S507] Obituary, Gerdes, Edna.
  15. [S510] Salina Journal, August 24, 1970, page 13.
  16. [S800] Salina City Directory, page 310.
  17. [S805] Salina City Directory, page 262.
  18. [S806] Salina City Directory, page 297.
  19. [S474] Salina Journal, n79, April 1, 1936, page 6.
  20. [S474] Salina Journal, n79, April 1, 1936, page 6, page 6, column 4.
  21. [S20] The Salina Journal, October 21, 1949.
  22. [S558] Sharon Parker, "Email, Sharon Parker 9/11/2000," e-mail to Julia Langel, September 9, 2000.
  23. [S353] Obituary for Carl Youngberg, January 28, 1965, page 12, column 3.
  24. [S391] Social Security Death Index, Youngberg, Reuben.
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