George W. Young House/ Mitchell-Foster-Young House

100 CR 233 Oxford, MS

Circa 1840. Orig 1-room cabin/ Enlarged to 3-room/ Rehabilitated 2012

Benjamin M. Mitchell, a Lafayette Co resident, was the first owner, but used land for cattle grazing. He built the first log cabin on property

Image by C P Boyd

About 1847, Mitchell sold to the widow Catherine M. Barr Foster (1812-1888) family. She came from North Carolina, and had been married to Hugh Torrance Stewart (1803-1833) and to John Foster (1795-1881). They lived in the Paris community near Oxford. They enlarged the cabin to 3-rooms with a new roof. By 1870, they moved into the renovated home. The family owned the property for about half a century. 

In 1894, the property was owned for a few years by the Slaughter family - likely Greenberry W. Slaughter (1853-1911). He was married twice: Nancy Ann Murphrey Slaughter and Martha J. Walls Slaughter.

In 1900, Edward Henry Woodard purchased the property and adjacent land. He moved his family and the family of his son James Richard Woodard to the place from the Caswell community north of Oxford. They prospered and two years later, purchased more land for a total of 540 acres. Sadly 2 years later Richard died; then next year Henry’s wife passed away.

After that, Richard’s sister Claudia W. Young and husband George W. Young moved from Sardis in Panola Co. to the property in 1905. Claudia died 3 years later. George remained at the home until 1942. He left for health reasons and died in 1949.

The heirs rented the home in the forest for several years, then stopped. It fell into great disrepair. 

In 2007, restorations were begun with the owner Dr. Beverly Y. Langford of Atlanta and Charles Langford. In 2012, the restoration of the home was done to original standards - thus not livable. A modern, single story home was built and attached behind the historic home for the latest owner. NR 2007

Source: 

https://theclio.com/entry/16193