Russell M. Young (1876-February 2, 1939)
Worshipful Master: 1917
Masonic Career: Applied for membership at Jephtha No. 494 on June 21, 1912 with an application fee $5 ($135 in 2019). Proposed by Brother W.B. Willard, one of his references was W:. Douglass Conklin (Past Master, 1886, 1887, 1899). Initiated, passed and raised to the degree of Master Mason within two months in late 1912. Junior Deacon, 1914. Jephtha Lodge Secretary (1922 to 1926) and sat on several committees during the 1920’s including Transportation, Instruction and Reception. An active member of the Cryptic Council.
Occupation: Fire Insurance Special Agent, New York Underwriters Agency in Huntington
Bio: Born 1879 in Hartford, Connecticut, Young moved to Huntington from New York City in 1903. Passed away on February 2, 1939 in Huntington. Interred in Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens, NY.
Jephtha Historian Blog Post, December 30, 2019
The long, lost medallion of W:. Russell M. Young
