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JOHN L. YOUNG, farmer, deceased; one of the old settlers of McLean Co., Ill., born in Clark Co., Ky., Oct. 22, 1829; he was raised to farm labor in Kentucky until he emigrated to Illinois and located in McLean Co., in the spring of 1852; in 1859, he purchased some land in Sec. 28, Old Town Township, which he settled on and improved until 1864, when he purchased the present place of 240 acres, upon which he located and where he lived until his death; he also owned eighty acres in Kentucky, and a house and lot in Bloomington. He took a great interest in the affairs of his township, and was one of the prominent men of the township, and Supervisor of Old Town Township, at the time of his decease, which was his fourth year in succession. His marriage with Martha A. Dooley was celebrated Oct. 9, 1851; she was born in Nicholas Co., Ky., Aug. 16, 1832 ; they were the parents of nine children — Milton H., born Oct. 11, 1852 ; Lee, Dec. 3, 1854; Mary E., Aug 23, 1857; Clara N, April 27, 1859; William F., April 8, 1861; Robert L., May 16, 1863; Florence B., May 9, 1866; Obadiah L., Aug. 21, 1869; Minerva D., born May 2, 1871, died June 11, 1877. Mr. Young died Jan. 10, 1872; he lies buried in Bloomington Cemetery; over his grave stands an Italian marble monument, erected sacred to his memory by his loving children. Mrs. Young was a daughter of William Dooley, who emigrated to Illinois in 1851, and located in McLean Co., in 1852, and was largely engaged in farming and stock-raising, owning some 1,500 acres of land at the time of his death, which occurred June 6, 1869; she lives upon the same place upon which she located in 1864.