Beth and Serena

Beth  and  Serena

Serena Young Windham and Beth Young Ruyle Hullinger were adopted in Georgia.

We found each other and were reunited for the first time in October 2008. Beth is on the left, Serena is on the right.

Our birth mother was Mable Young Burnam, who died in 2003. We are looking for cousins and other relatives or family friends who may be able to tell us about our extended family. We have found some !! Cousins Bill Richardson and Mary Bagwell, Dot Roberts, Grace Holbrook, and Carol Lyons. Please send us an email if you have any information to:

Craig Hullinger chullinger@gmail.com

Beth Ruyle Hullinger Bethruyle@gmail.com

Serena Windham serenawin@hotmail.com

Casey Windham eljafe@watsononline.net

Derek Watson mtnsafetyrn@yahoo.com

Christy Tucker christywtucker@yahoo.com

or call Craig or Beth at home at: 309 966 1616

Thank you for your help.

Young and Barrow Family Descendants 

Front Row - Beth,  Serena, Christy, Olivia

 Back row Craig, Derek, Casey

Mable, Carolyn, & Bill

Carolyn Wynn provided this picture. She thinks Mable was about 8 or 9. Mable is on the left, Carolyn is the little girl in the middle and, and Bill Richardson is on the right.

Helen & Morris

Robbie Young

Debra Newman and Family

Debra & Charles & Robbie Young

Dot Roberts, Grace Holbrook, Mary Bagwell, Serena Windham, and Carol Lyons

Dot Roberts, Grace Holbrook, Mary Bagwell, Serena Windham, and Carol Lyons

Serena and Christy

Honey the Cat

Subject: Re: First Visit - Young Cousins

On Jan 12, 2009, Serena Windham serenawin@hotmail.com wrote:

Mary, It was so wonderful to meet all of you. Christy and I had a great time and a lot of fun. I am very much interested in meeting with everyone again and hopefully I can make the Easter get together. I felt very welcome and a closeness to you. 

I appreciate you getting the pictures and albums together for me. When you get a copy made of all of us would you e-mail or send it to me and also identify everyone and where they live. I am a little confused still. It all still seems a little unreal!! Looking forward to seeing you again. 

Love, Serena

Young Family Photos

Mable Young 1950's

Mable and Ethel 1971

Vestella and Clarence 1971

Mable & Beth

Young and Barrow Family of Lee County Highlights

Young & Barrow Family Descendants Beth,  Serena, Christy, Derek, Olivia

front row Beth, Serena, Olivia, Christy   -   Back row Craig, Derek, Casey

The Barrow and Young families were pioneers & leaders in Lee County, Georgia

Both families donated land or money for the first schools

GGGrandfather Moses Barrow fought in the American Revolution

Great Grandfather John Thomas "Jack" Barrow fought in the War Between the States

Great Grandfather John Jacob Young fought in the War Between the States

Smithville is named for GGrandmother Martha “Mattie” Carolyn Smith

The Young's originally came from Wutenberg, Germany

The Barrow's originally came from Lancanshire, England

The Barrow's came to Lee County by wagon train



Interest in education continues. Four descendants of the Young and Barrow families earned Masters Degrees and trained to be teachers.

Our descendants of these families:

Serena Young Windham, Elizabeth "Beth" Young Smith Ruyle Hullinger, Leigh Ann Ruyle, Derek Watson, Christy Tucker, Olivia Tucker