Biographical Sketch of George W. Young, M.D. Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Robert Young, father of George W., was born in Hockins county, Tenn.,
and was the eldest of twelve 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 honors 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 Itailian species.  In 1852 he was united in marriage to Miss Martha
A. Barnett, of this county, a daughter of Joseph Barnett, of Madison
county, Kentucky, and a double niece of Judge John F. Ryland, deceased.
Nine cildren were born to them, six of whom are living, viz.: Mary L.,
Elizabeth, Rose W., Albert G., Juliet and Joseph B.

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