Youngblood-Armstrong & Allied Families
i. Emma Augusta Link, b. 11/26/1892, d. 9/29/1898.
ii. Ura Aetrone Link, b. 8/12/1894, Amarillo, Tex. m. 10/21/1914, Houston, Tex. William Rudolph Eckhardt, Jr, b. 12/3/1892, son of Dr. Wm. Rudolph and Iris Dee (Kent) Eckhardt. Four children; - William Rudolph, III, Lt. in Navy, W. W. II.. b. 12/14/1915, m. 10/11/1941, Elra May Hodges, b. 8/12/1925, daughter of Thomas G. and Louise (Boyle) Hodges, of Houston. Has one child Donald Kent Eckhardt, b. 8/22/1942. John Link Eckhardt, Lt. Navy Air Corps, W. W. II.. b. 4/30/1921, m. 1st, Gertrude Robertson, b 1/25/1923. No children. Married 2nd, 1/30/1955, Carolyn Dorothea Spalt-Holl, b. 1/25/1929, daughter of Henry Frank and Carolyn Dorothea (Kloecker) Spalt-Holl, of Maywood, N. J. Byron Kent Eckhardt, b. 4/27/1925, m. 6/24/1944, Irene Watkins, b. 1/18/1925, daughter of Walter S. and Lena (Fitzgerald) Watkins of New Orleans. He was 1st Lt. Marine Corps, W. W. II.. Kent and Irene have three children - Diane Alise b. 4/17/1946, Byron Kent, Jr. b. 9/24/1948 and Gary Wayne, b. 12/6/1949. Gloria Joyce, b. 8/8/1929, m. 4/15/1950, Julian Henry Chalon, b. 1/11/1922, son of Joseph Francis and Louise (Pilley) Chalon, of New Orleans, and has three children; Charlotte Marie, b. 10/8/1951, Cynthia Hope, b. 4/27/1954 and Sharon Dee, b. 1/23/1956.
iii. Ihna Imola Link, b. 12/6/1896, Orange Tex. m. 10/21/1920, Houston, Tex. Elwyn Carroll, b. 1897, d. 8/30/1933. Two children; Marilyn Imola Carroll, b. 5/26/1923, m. 6/16/1945, Kenneth Rowe Burroughs, of New Jersey, and has three children, Janey Carroll, b. 9/3-/1946, Mark Elwyn, b. 7/12/1951 and Gill Rowe, b. 6/6/1957; and, Janet Link Carroll, b. 4/6/1928, m. 3/10/1950, Stewart E. Cartwright, and has two children, Marilyn Carroll, b. 7/11/1951 and Brace Link, b. 4/4/1956.
iv. Dora Link, b. 2/4/1898, Orange Tex, m. 10/21/1916, Houston, Charles Wells Shartle, Jr. of Middletown, Ohio, b. 10/2/1891, son of Charles Wells and Lucy Christine (Bridge) Shartle. Two adopted twin daughters, Sonia and Sandra.
v. John Wiley Link, Jr. b. 7/5/1903, m. 9/10/1924, Helen Wicks, daughter of Edward R. and Martha (Searles) Wicks. Daughter, Patricia, b. 12/8/1927. Unmarried.
vi. George Harold Link, b. 4/17/1906, Orange Tex. m. 10/21/1930, MarcitaDrouet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Drouet, of New Orleans, La. and had three children; Marcita Link b. 4/8/1932, d. 1935; Adrienne Claire Link, b. 1/21/1935, m. 6/25/1955, Andrew Patrick Shea, son of Andrew Bernard and Constance (Green) Shea, of Great Neck, L. I. and has three children Andrew Patrick Shea, Jr. b. 3/2/1956, Constance Marcita
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