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William H. Young, M. D., of Hindsville, was born in Jackson County, Tenn., April 24, 1841, and is a son of Dr. Stephenson and Nancy (Robinson) Young. The father was a son of John Young, and was born in Overton County, Tenn. John was of Welsh extraction, born and lived in France until twelve years of age, and then came to America with an older brother during the latter part of the eighteenth century, locating in Overton County, Tenn. He was killed in the battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Dr. S. Young was educated in Tennessee at the common schools, afterward graduating in medicine from the Louisville Medical College, after which he practiced in Jackson County, Tenn. From 1842 until 1862 he enjoyed a good practice at Neosho, Newton County. During the war he went to Nemaha County, Neb., where he died in January, 1864. Nancy (Robinson) Young was of French-Irish descent, and born in Smith County, Tenn. She was the mother of nine children, and died in 1879 in Jackson County, Tenn. Our subject received a common-school education during his youth, and then read medicine with his brother, Dr. John Young. He graduated from the Kansas City Medical College in 1874, and began his practice in Cherokee County, Kas. Six years later he located in Springdale, Ark., and in 1882, wishing to perfect himself in his profession, entered the St. Louis Medical College, from which he graduated in the spring of 1883. He then went to Kansas for two years, but has since practiced in Madison County. In January, 1888, he was united in marriage to Miss Susie Seitz, who was born in this county in 1866. The Doctor enjoys a lucrative practice, is a public-spirited man, and a member of War Eagle Lodge of the I. O. O. F.