6th generation: Lillian Adelaide Hurst (my ggg maternal grandma; Everett Alma Young's paternal grandma)

Lillian Adelaide Hurst was born November 18, 1861 in Springville, Utah Territory.  She married James Absalom Young on February 12, 1879 and was the mother of 12 children, only 6 of whom lived to adulthood.  Three lived to be one year-old or less, one died at age 5, and 2 at 13.

                                                   

She died August 23, 1910 in El Paso, Texas and was buried 3 days later on in Dublan, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Taken in Colonia Dublan, Mexico, in 1896. Philip Hurst Family, the family she grew up in as a little girl.  is Lillian, she is seated on Walter Frederick Hurst's lap towards the right side of the photograph.  (I will take the time to type up everyone's names when I do a page for her father and mother when I get to them in the 7th generation).

Lillian Adelaide Hurst life history

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Lillian Adelaide Hurst was the daughter of Philip Hurst and Lucinda Harris Guymon.  Lucinda died when Lillian was just 5-1/2 years old. Her father, Philip Hurst next married Elizabeth Wilcox, who did her best in caring for Lillian and her 3 younger siblings.  Times were hard, and Lillian worked in homes in order to buy clothing for herself and help the family.  She was just 17 when she married James Absalom Young and they were the parents of a large family - 12 children.  Six of these children did not live past childhood.

She was a dedicated Relief Society teacher, a Relief Society Visiting Teacher,  loving wife and mother; and loved the Gospel.   Her daughter Mary Agnes Young Brown recalled that they always knelt in prayer when their Home Teachers came to their home in Colonia Dublan.  One time in Colonia Juarez during Conference time, a funeral was held for a man named Lycurgus Wilson.  President Joseph F. Smith was there and Lillian sat on a quilt-covered wagon seat and talked to President Smith's lovely wife, Mary Taylor Smith.    Lillian was deeply moved by the experience and appreciated the privilege of visiting with her.

Lillian longed to go to theTemple, but she never had that privilege in her life and it deeply grieved her.  Lillians' endowment was done for her on 5 December 1912 by Regina Lundgren Young, the second wife of James Absalom Young.   Lillian Adelaide Hurst died after surgery, which was performed in El Paso, Texas.   She had been hemorrhaging for a prolonged period of time (over 3 months)  and was too weak to survive the surgery, which was performed in an effort to save her life.  Her body was returned for burial in Colonia Dublan, Mexico, where she was buried next to her father Philip Hurst's monument.  . 

 

Regina also stood as proxy for Lillian's deceased daughter, Ida Lillian.   Lillian's daughter, Mary Agnes  stood proxy  for her deceased sisters, Edna and Eva, who had died as very young children.   Lillian's oldest son, James Floyd stood proxy for his deceased brother Jesse Louis Young in the Manti Temple.

The Following is taken from the writings of Mary Young Brown, a daughter.  

As a child on holidays we had dinner with our relatives with all the good food of the day, turkey, pumpkin pie.  We children played pomp pomp, pull away, hide and seek and jump rope and jacks and dramas.  Grandfather had been a very fine actor, also Uncle Phil.  The men played tug-o-war with long ropes, choosing up sides, each side pulling and hollering and laughing.  I got very excited and clung to mother’s skirt, I was afraid someone would get hurt.  It was nice to have my parents and relatives relax and enjoy themselves.  So we had many relatives who were very kind to us, they teased us in fun, and sometimes corrected us when we needed it.  When Mama and Papa spanked, we felt very sorry for ourselves, but we loved and needed our parents, as all little children do.

Mother had mounted a lot of picture prints from famous artists that hung in all of the rooms except the parlor where the pictures of Edna and Harold hung in large frames.  The dining room, kitchen hall, stairs, and bedrooms had large loom woven carpets on their floors.  Mother always went to the best homes and loved our Latter-day Saints.  She also visited non-members with Father and she entertained them in our home, notably Dr. Skipwith.

My mother tried to make the best of her life.  She was really religious.  She was a little over 5 foot or less and had lovely brown hair.  She wore it in a round bob at the nape of her neck.  She had lovely brown eyes and a pretty straight nose.  She was a little overweight and her feet hurt so she wore comfortable shoes.  She wore her dresses to her ankles.  She hired her best clothes made.  She raised chickens and made butter and sold eggs, butter, and buttermilk to buy our clothes.  She bought Father a new suit so he would go to church with her.  She was honest but liked to be treated fairly and did not let people take unfair advantage of her except Father.  He did not treat her right; he knew it and repented of it many times over.  My mother's endowment was done for her in the Manti Temple on December 5, 1912.

Brother Turley and others sold us fruit.  We always had bottled fruit except the year mother died.  She died August 23, 1910. 

To Ernst Young (Mary’s brother) Colonia Dublan Mexico:

‘Mother passed a restless night, examination this morning. Dr. says he can cure her all right, don’t know when operation will be performed.  In better spirits at this hour, 8 o’clock.’ Father (James Absalom Young)

Lillian died in 1910 in El Paso, Texas

This picture was taken in the Fall of 1897.  Sitting is James Absalom Young, next to him is wife Lillian Adelaide Hurst holding baby Edna, who died in Jan. 1902.  On the left of James Absalom is Harold Arthur or Arthur Harold, who died in 1904.  On the right of Lillian is W. Ernest Young.  Standing in back, L to R is:  John Alma Young, James Floyd Young and William Harrison Young Sr.

Death Certificate - Lillian Adelaide Hurst Young (1861-1910)