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John Young was born in England in 1796, and was the son of Joseph Young, who came to America with his wife and located in Seneca County where the latter died. After that he returned to England, and there passed his remaining years. His son, John Young, came to America when a young man, and married Paulina Schooley (FMS's cousin), the daughter of William H. and Anna (Miller) in the State of New York. He was well educated and taught school, and he also studied medicine and practiced it in various places. After marriage he bought a farm in Romulus, NY, and lived on it for awhile, and then sold it before buying another in Seneca County, near the town of Ovid, and was one of the pioneers of the Holland Purchase, New York. He was a licensed minister in the Methodist Church, and often varied his duties as a farmer or physician by preaching in other towns wherever needed. After carrying on his farm for a short time he sold it and turned his attention to the mercantile business in Ovid, but in 1853 be disposed of his business interests and removed to Maryland, where he bought 200 acres of land. He did not like it there, however, and soon sold his farm and returned to New York, where he bought a farm in Varick Township, on which he resided for five years, when he went to Geneva and practiced medicine at the water cure establishment with Dr. Smith. In a few months he left there and went West, and practiced his profession in MeGregor, Iowa, for a year, going from there to Highland Park, Ill. In the year 1864 he removed to Marion County, Ill., and bought a tract of land near Kinmundy, and there death closed his earthly pilgrimage in September, 1877. There his faithful wife died in September 1868. During his residence in America Mr. Young had revisited his old home in England twice, the first time in 1833, and the last time while he lived in Illinois. 

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John Young was born in England in 1796, and was the son of Joseph Young, who came to America with his wife and located in Seneca County where the latter died. After that he returned to England, and there passed his remaining years. His son, John Young, came to America when a young man, and married Paulina Schooley (FMS's cousin), the daughter of William H. and Anna (Miller) in the State of New York. He was well educated and taught school, and he also studied medicine and practiced it in various places. After marriage he bought a farm in Romulus, NY, and lived on it for awhile, and then sold it before buying another in Seneca County, near the town of Ovid, and was one of the pioneers of the Holland Purchase, New York. He was a licensed minister in the Methodist Church, and often varied his duties as a farmer or physician by preaching in other towns wherever needed. After carrying on his farm for a short time he sold it and turned his attention to the mercantile business in Ovid, but in 1853 be disposed of his business interests and removed to Maryland, where he bought 200 acres of land. He did not like it there, however, and soon sold his farm and returned to New York, where he bought a farm in Varick Township, on which he resided for five years, when he went to Geneva and practiced medicine at the water cure establishment with Dr. Smith. In a few months he left there and went West, and practiced his profession in MeGregor, Iowa, for a year, going from there to Highland Park, Ill. In the year 1864 he removed to Marion County, Ill., and bought a tract of land near Kinmundy, and there death closed his earthly pilgrimage in September, 1877. There his faithful wife died in September 1868. During his residence in America Mr. Young had revisited his old home in England twice, the first time in 1833, and the last time while he lived in Illinois.
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