Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Young, George W 1864 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com May 8, 2007, 1:40 am Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890 GEORGE W. YOUNG, LL. B., is one of the prominent and rising young members of the bar of this county, his office being in the Barber Block, Joliet. He was born in Manhattan, this county, March 25, 1864, and came to Joliet with his parents when twelve years old, receiving his education at the grammar and high schools of this city. In 1883 he took a position on the staff of the Joliet Republic and Sun, where he remained until the fall of 1885. He then entered the School of Law in Columbia College, New York City,taking also the course in political science. He was graduated in 1887, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws, cum laude. The same year Mr. Young was admitted to the bar in Illinois, and at once began to practice in Joliet. During the last Presidential campaign he was elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Lincoln Club, an organization of young Republicans, and still holds the office. He was also a member of the Township Campaign Committee. He is now a Director of the Young Men's Christian Association, and was recently elected Vestryman in Christ Episcopal Church. These facts thoroughly establish his reputation as one of the upright, energetic and trustworthy young men of the city, and indicate that his life is to be a useful one, not only in advancing his personal interests, but in carrying forward the higher welfare and civilization of the community to which he belongs. It further demonstrates the fact that the family name, which is already an honored one, promises to become still more honorable through the merits of the younger generation of the name. On September 5, 1889, he was united in marriage with Miss Corabelle Beers Rugar, a cultured and refined young lady. She was born at Galesburg. Ill., April 2, 1864, and is a daughter of Capt. Francis Rugar, U. S. A. She was educated at Knox College and afterward pursued the study of art in the Art Institute, of Chicago, and the Academy of Design, of New York. The first member of the Young family in America was the Rev. John Young, who was sent to this country about 1635 as a missionary of the Church of England, as previously there had been none in New England. He made a permanent home near Sag Harbor, L. I. He had two sons, Edward and Alexander, who left home about 1700, the former going to New Jersey and the latter to Westchester County, N. Y., where the descendants of Alexander Young lived for many years. His son, also named Alexander, was the father of Edward, and the grandfather of a third Alexander, who married Miss Elizabeth Lawrence about 1787. Miss Lawrence was the daughter of John Lawrence, of New York City, and cousin of the noted Capt. John Lawrence, of the United States frigate "Chesapeake," whose memorable command "Don't give up the ship" is still a popular motto in the navy. The last-named Alexander Young was a prominent Orthodox Friends preacher, well known throughout the country. He owned and operated an extensive mill at Esopus, Ulster County, on the Hudson. He and his wife reared a family of six children, the third of whom was John Young, the grandfather of our subject. He was born in Esopus July 18, 1798, was considered one of the most highly- educated men of his day, and was for some time in charge of a private school in New York City. He had previously established the Brooklyn Collegiate Institute, which he continued until 1844. In 1826 he was appointed United States Surveyor for the District of Cincinnati, but never undertook the active duties of the office. In the fall of 1848 he came to Illinois, and locating in Manhattan, this county, was joined by his family in the spring of 1849. He became well known throughout the county, being a prominent and extensive farmer, and serving as Supervisor of his township for ten years. In 1876 he retired from active life, removing to Joliet to spend the remainder of his days with his son Edward. He was one of the organizers of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, at Manhattan, and was largely instrumental in building the church edifice. He was for several years before his retirement President of the Will County Agricultural Society. He was also patentee of several agricultural implements. In 1825 John Young became the husband of Miss Caroline Thompson, daughter of the Rev. James Thompson, a well-known Episcopal clergy man, of Ulster County, N. Y. Four children survive him. They are James Thompson, President of the Staten Island Dyeing Establishment in New York City; Mansfield, a resident of Hartland, Kan.; Caroline E., wife of Francis L. Cagwin, of Joliet; and Edward. The youngest son, Edward, who is the father of our subject, was born in Durham, N. Y., February 6, 1837, and came to this county with the family in 1849. He received his education at private schools in New York City, and after reaching his maturity succeeded his father in the management of the farm, upon which he remained until 1876. He then removed to Joliet and engaged in the hay and grain business, buying in different parts of the country and shipping to the South and East, carrying on an extensive trade. In order to still further extend the business he has recently removed to Kansas,with his headquarters at Anthony, where he gives his attention exclusively to grain dealing. He married Miss Ann Eliza, daughter of the Rev. Warner Hoyt, an Episcopal clergyman at Ridgefield, Conn. She was born June 15, 1839, and educated at Pelham Priory. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young is made up of five sons and a daughter, George Warner, the subject of this sketch, being the eldest. The second one is Charles Herbert, who is now attending Trinity College. Hartford, Conn., being a candidate for the Episcopal ministry; the third is John Mansfield, city editor of the Joliet Press; Hensted T., the fourth child, is private secretary to the General Freight Agent of the Erie Railroad, at Chicago. The younger members of the family circle are Francis Edward, who is now in school, and Margaret Hoyt. The family have long been members of the Episcopal Church, the father having been Vestryman and Warden of Christ Church, of Joliet, since 1876. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/will/bios/young1387nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 6.9 Kb