DR. WILLIAM H. H. YOUNGER

 

     Dr. William H. H. Younger. Prominent among the leading physicians and surgeons of El Dorado Spring stands the name of the above-mentioned gentleman, who was born in Orange County, N. C., in 1815, being the son of Rev. Robert A. and Edith (Horn) Younger, natives of Baltimore, Md., and Orange County, N. C., respectively.  They wee married in the last named county, and in 1831 removed to Boone County, Mo., where they were among the earliest settlers. There Mrs. Younger died, and Mr. Younger afterward married Mrs. Wallace, of Chariton County and in that county spent the balance of his life. He died in 1867 or 1868.  He was a Methodist minister of considerable ability, was also a life-long teacher, and was in the War of 1812, with Gen. Harrison.  His father, Capt. Henry Younger, was a Scotchman, and was captain of the Navy Yard at Baltimore, Md., for many years.  He died in Orange County, N. C.  Dr. William Younger, the second of eight children, five sons and three daughters, received his education in the common schools until eighteen years of age, when he entered the State University at Columbia, remained there about two years, and then took up the study of medicine at Columbia under the State Medical Board.  He has practiced in different parts of Missouri for over fifty-four years, and is one of the noted physicians of that State.  In 1838 he removed to Springfield, where he continued his practice until 1865, after which he removed to St. Louis, and there remained until 1866, when he returned to Southwestern Missouri.  He settled in Lawrence County, where he remained until 1882, and then moved to El Dorado Springs.  In 1840 he married Miss Julia Ann Hoshaw, daughter of Jacob M. and Jane Hoshaw, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively.  Mr. and Mrs. Hoshaw moved to Lawrence County, Mo., in 1839, and there Mr. Hoshaw died.  Mrs. Younger died February 10, 1885.  She was a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years.  August 25, 1885, the Doctor married Mrs. Sarah Lewis, daughter of Basil Lucas, and a native of Highland County, Ohio. The Doctor has reared several children but all are now deceased.  He was a member of the Methodist Church from fourteen years of age until his return to Southwestern Missouri, when he became a Cumberland Presbyterian, but since his residence in El Dorado he has again become a Methodist, and for many years has been an active Sunday-school worker.  Mrs. Younger has been a member of the Methodist Church nearly all her life.  Previous to the war Dr. Younger was a Democrat, but since then he has affiliated with the Republican party.  He is a genial, social gentleman, a successful physician, and still has considerable and remunerative practice.

From the History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889, p. 790-791

 

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