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J. W. Young, planter, Mount Holly, Ark. This young, but very successful tiller of the soil is a native of this county, his birth occurring on the farm where he now resides, on January 22, 1862, and is the son of William W. Young, who was born in Alabama, November 2, 1809. The maiden name of the mother was Cynthia Taylor, and she was also a native of Alabama, born November 23, 1828. The parents were married January 7, 1849, and to them were born eleven children: William, Edward C, Robert T., Mattie, Mollie, Carrie, Jesse, Nannie, Grover and Helen. Carrie, Nannie, Grover and Helen are deceased. The father had been engaged in farming all his life, and in 1848 he emigrated to Arkansas, locating in Union County where he continued his former occupation until his death, which occurred June 20, 1876. The mother died September 7, 1889. They were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and Mr. Young held the position of steward in the same for many years. The Young family is of Irish-English origin. After the death of the father, his son Robert carried on the farm for three years, and then in 1879 our subject took charge. He has been making many improvements and is doing remarkably well. The maternal grandfather, Jesse Taylor, was a native of North Carolina, born in 1807, and he emigrated from his native State to Alabama. There he remained for a number of years and then emigrated to Mississippi, where he passed the closing scenes of his life. He was also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.