Elizabeth Nulsen was born July 1, 1899, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Nulsen in St. Louis, Missouri. As a young woman, Elizabeth attended Vassar College and Washington University in St. Louis. She married W. Ridgely Young of the Maritz & Young architecture firm on June 15, 1921, and the two resided in St. Louis together. They had two children, Elizabeth “Betsy” Young (born in 1922) and Helon Anne Young (born in 1925). The couple divorced on May 6, 1929, and Elizabeth was given custody of her daughters. She then took them to tour Europe for quite some time, living in Paris for a while. They returned to the United States in mid-July 1932 and stayed in Ohio for a short time before heading back to St. Louis by late September 1932. Elizabeth moved again in April 1934 to raise her girls in the suburbs of New York, near New Rochelle. On November 11, 1939 she married her second husband, Cliffen [CFF] but divorced him on April 10, 1942, and moved back to St. Louis in September. Elizabeth’s oldest daughter, Betsy, married Paul Youngblood on June 14, 1944, and had two children: Helon Anne “Bun” Youngblood (born January 19, 1947) and Jim “Jr.” Youngblood (born July 22, 1948). Elizabeth’s first husband, W. Ridgely Young, died December 2, 1948, of liver problems. Betsy divorced her husband on May 20, 1949, and was institutionalized in St. Vincent’s Hospital and Macmillan Hospital in St. Louis from April 1950 to June 1953 for her mental health. Elizabeth served as the main caregiver for Bun and Jim while Betsy was hospitalized, and continued to help care for them after Betsy returned home. From June to September 1956, Elizabeth traveled to Europe and recorded her travels in her 1956 travel diary. Her third grandchild was born to Helon on October 16, 1956, and was named Laura Anne. Elizabeth spent much of her life traveling, visiting with friends and family, gardening, playing bridge, and attending lectures. She moved to Friendship Village Retirement Community in St. Louis in September 1975 and died July 5, 1992, in St. Louis.