Elijah D Young (1870 - 1920)

Born 2 Jan 1870 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Husband of Della (Buckley) Young — married 4 Mar 1891 in Adams County, Illinois

Died 11 Mar 1920 at age 50 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

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Biography

In the early days in Quincy Mr. John Byrd Young, father of Mr. E. D. Young, was one of the noted men of the west. He was connected with the Byrd. Boone and others of the most prominent families of Kentucky and located in this city in 1836. Purchasing a considerable tract of land near Third and Hampshire streets he built the Virginia Hotel on the corner where the Schott buildings now stand, at that time the most desirable location in the city. For many years this was the leading hotel of this entire section of country and sheltered many of the eminent men of the day. Back of the hotel Mr. Young built the first livery stable in Quincy. He was famous as a trader and took boat loads of horses and mules to New Orleans, bringing back sugar and molasses. He also built the first stove and tin store in Quincy, located where the First National Bank building now stands. Mr. Young died during the fearful cholera epidemic of 1852.

Mrs. Young, a descendant of an old Pennsylvania Dutch family and a woman of rare culture and refinement, lived to the advanced age of 85 years and died three years ago. After completing a comprehensive education Mr. E. D. Young took a position as traveling salesman for the wall paper, paint and oil house of D. E. Lynds. In 1875, with his brother, John B., he bought out the business and the firm of Young Brothers was established, having now been in business here nearly twenty-five years. In 1887 Mr. John B. Young went to Wichita, Kan., and established a branch house, and in both cities they have been very successful. In interior decoration Mr. E. D. Young is an artist of the highest ability. Possessing unusual talent in color and design he has been instrumental in materially elevating the standard of decorative work in Quincy. Many of. the most artistic homes in the city bear evidence of his genius. Mr. Young married March 4, 1891, Miss Delia Buckley, daughter of the late E. H. Buckley.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Representative Men and Homes, Quincy, Illinois, 1899

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