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Born 1821
From History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages, together with a (1881)
GEORGE W. YOUNG, M. D.
Robert Young, the father of George W., was born in Hockins county, Tenn., and was the eldest of 12 children. The subject of this sketch is a native of the same state and county; born June 4th, 1821. In 1834, his parents and family moved to Missouri, and located on a farm in Lafayette county, situated five miles south of Lexington, where George W. grew to manhood. Being in somewhat straitened circumstances and also desirous of obtaining an education, at the age of 20 he joined a corps of government surveyors, for the two-fold purpose of learning practical surveying and to obtain money for the prosecution of his studies. He remained with this corps for one year and afterwards alternately taught and attended-school until 1848, when he commenced the study of medicine by attending a course of lectures at the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis. He afterwards entered the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, one of the most noted medical schools of the United States, from which he graduated with high honor in the spring of 1851. Returned to Lafayette county and immediately began the practice of his profession in Lexington, where, by his ability and steady application he has rapidly advanced to the front rank in the profession. At the breaking out of the war he. had the leading practice of the city. Although losing considerable property during the progress of the war, the Dr. has succeeded in accumulating considerable wealth by devoting himself to his practice. During the last three years he has given considerable attention to bee culture, having 135 stands of the Italian species. In 1852 he was united in marriage to Miss Martha A. Barnett, of this county, a daughter of Joseph Barnett, of Madison county, Ky., and a double niece of Judge John F. Ryland, deceased. Nine children were born to them, six of whom are living, viz.: Mary L., Elizabeth, Rose W., Albert G., JuHet and Joseph B.
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