Dade County, Missouri - Biographical sketches, 1917 (part 10 of 10)

Mr. Young" is a democrat in politics and has served as justice of the peace for two terms. Mr. Young is truly a man of affairs for beside .his large business interests in Arcola, he has holdings of farming land in Oklahoma as well as vacant property in Tulsa, Okla. and is largely interested in oil, being a partner in the Mitchell & Young Oil Company of Oklahoma and is a stockholder in the Arcola bank. Fraternally he is a Mason and member of the Modern Woodman of America and the Yoemen. He and his wife are members of the M. E. church in which they are both very active4 and he is an acting trustee.

Truly Mr. Young is one of our hustling young business men, he can always be counted upon to help in any worthy cause for the betterment of the county or its people, always progressive in public affairs as well as in his private business, he is a booster for good roads and a staunch friend of our free public schools, a broad minded, courteous Christian gentleman and an honor to his tow < county and state. \\V are proud to own him as a nat' son and he is well deserving of the- exceptionally high esteem in which he is held bv all who know him.

Marshall A. Young

Was born in Dade County, Mo., December 1st, 1886, in Sac Township, a son of 'William Marshall Young whose complete biography appears in another place in this volume.

Marshall A. Young lived at home until 21 years of age at which time he bought out the other heirs in the home place of 2-4-0 acres upon which he lived for eight years then traded it for 160 acres in Sac Township and 146 acres adjoining it in Center Township. It is a splendid farm, all in cultivation and well improved. Mr. Young is an extensive dealer in live stock and a large feeder of cattle, hogs and sheep. He also owns a farm of 120 acres in North Township on the Prairie. It is well improved, well drained and well watered. On the home farm he has a modern house of 6 rooms, running water and up to date.

He was married on the 9th day of January, 1907 to Edna McConnell, daughter of J. J. McConnell, ex-county judge from the eastern district. She is a native of Missouri and they have one child, John Marshall, born November 3rd, 1914.

Mr. Young is an active democrat, and a hustler in business. His wife is a member of the M. E. church and active in community work. Mr. Young feeds about one car each of hogs and cattle each year. He is a booster for good roads, drives a fine automobile and in every way is one of the very best citizens which Dade County affords.

The first book of this tiro volume set contains a Table of Contents covering the historical material in the first 295 pa is. It does not contain pa^o numbers. It is copied here (with the addition of pa^e numbers) for reference

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Together with Departments devoted to the Preservation of Personal Reirdniscenses, Biographies of prominent Persons and Families, Business Growth and Development - a History of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, School, Church, Lod^e and Club Statistics, with Personal Notes and Observations, Etc., 2tc.