Background
Young, Robert Anderson was born on January 23, 1824 in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Captain John C. and Lucinda (Hyder) Young.
Young, Robert Anderson was born on January 23, 1824 in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Captain John C. and Lucinda (Hyder) Young.
Graduate Washington College, Tennessee, 1844, Doctor of Laws, 1895. Doctor of Divinity, Wesleyan University of Alabama.
Admitted on trial Holston Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1845. Traveled Dandridge circuit 1 year Moved to Nashville, 1846, united with Tennessee Conference. Stationed Cumberland Iron Works, 1846-1848.
Spent 2 years at Columbia, Tennessee (Master of Arts, Jackson College), 2 years Huntsville, Alabama.
Removed to Lebanon, Tennessee, 1 year, transferred to 1st Church, Saint Louis. Presiding elder Saint Louis district, 1855-1857, same, Lexington district, Saint Louis Conference, 1857-1860.
President Wesleyan University, Florence, Alabama, 1861-1864. Pastor of Tulip Saint Church, Edgefield, Tennessee, 1864-1865.
Pastor McKendree Church, Nashville, 1866-1870, Elm Saint Church, Nashville, 1870-1874.
Financial secretary board of trust, Vanderbilt University, 1874-1882, elected secretary board of missions, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Editor Advocate of Missions.
Member book committee Southern Methodist Publishing House. Member every general conference of the church, since 1865.
Married Mary A. Kemmer, June 1847 (died 1879). Married second, Mistress.