Biographical Sketch of Joseph L. Youngs, Jr., Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Joseph L. Youngs, Jr., farmer, postoffice Aullville.  The third child of
Joseph L. Youngs, Sr., was born in Newark, N. J., December 2, 1835.  He
was only six years of age when he came to Lafayette county with his 
parents.  They first settled on the farm which Joseph Jr. now resides.
Here he obtained his education in the common schools.  August, 1861, he
enlisted in the federal army, company K, 14th Missouri, under Col. White.
Held the office of second lieutenant.  Was engaged in the battle of Lex-
ington with Muligan, with whom he surrendered and remained a prisoner of
war until November, when he was paroled.  Upon being released, he went
to Mississippi, and then to Kansas, where he was a captain of militia 
from Shawnee county, for a period of three months.  He was engaged in the
following battles: Mine Creek, Neewtonia, Blues, Westport, Independence.
In 1866, he returned to Lafayette county, where he has since lived.  On
March 4, 1865, he was united in marriage to Miss Lavina Stahl, a native
of Ohio.  They have five children, viz.: Francis E., Elmer E., Lillian,
Joy and Arthurieana.  Mr. Youngs is now engaged in farming; occupying a 
portion of his farm of 240 acres, renting what he does not cultivate
himself.  During the season from October '80 to June '81, $8,000 worth
of produce and stock was sold from it.  When quite young, he recollects
of there being an Indian trail extending across what is now a portion of
his farm, and also remembers seeing Indians passing along on their hunt-
ing expeditions.  He also remembers when the elms in his door yard were
set out, and that the seed from which the walnuts were grown, was planted
33 years ago.  His father had the only blacksmith shop in that neighbor-
hood, located upon his farm.  He also helped build the first railroad 
cars that were built in the United States.  Mr. Youngs is a man who 
commands the respect of all with whom he has dealing.

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