CALVIN M. YOUNG.     During the early pioneer period in the development of Ohio the Young family were found within the borders of the Buckeye state.  The year 1805 witnessed the arrival of representatives of the name and since that time the Youngs have been prominent in promoting the business interests which have contributed largely to the development and progress of this section of the country.  Phillip Young, the great grandfather of our subject, was a son of William Young and was born in Germany.  He emigrated to this country in 1767, locating in Maryland, but remained in that state for only a short period, removing to Greenbrier county, Virginia.  He was both a tailor and farmer and, when the colonies attempted to throw off the yoke of British oppression and establish an independent nation in the new world, he joined the American army and loyally served as a soldier in the Revolution, doing all in his power toward making them free from the old country.  He married Elizabeth Fox, but little is known concerning her family history.  It is known, however, that her people were noted for their physicial strength and that one of them could lift a barrel and drink from it.
     The marriage of Phillip Young and Elizabeth Fox occurred about 1790. They remained in Virginia until 1805, when they emigrated westward to Ohio, taking up their abode in Clay township, Montgomery county, where Mr. Young entered a tract of land three and a half miles west of Harrisburg and two miles north of Salem.  He died about 1836 and his remains were interred on the old homestead farm, the grave being now surrounded by a paling fence.  His wife survived him for a few years and died on the old homestead at a ripe age.  The only relic of that early pioneer day yet remaining on the farm is a pear tree which stands a mute witness of the wonderful changes that have come and the events that have occurred in the passing years.  The children of this worthy couple were Philip, who married Miss Elizabeth Royer; Adam, who married Peggy Fox; Christian; Elizabeth, wife of Henry Harshbarger; Polly, wife of Jacob Wisner; Daniel, who wedded Abbie Rinard; David, who married Elizabeth Knee; and Joseph, who married Rebecca Stoner.
      Phillip Young, the grandfather of Calvin Young, was born in Virginia in 1791, and when a young man came with his parents to Ohio.  He assisted his father in the development of the home farm until about 1810, when he married Elizabeth Royer, and began farming on his own account.  During the early part of the year 1812 he joined the American army and served under General Brown in the second war with England.  He participated in the battles of Chippewa, Lundy's Lane and the siege of Forts Meigs and Erie.  He would often tell of the horrible scenes at the first two battles, where one could walk over acres of grounded without touching the soil, so thick were the bodies of the British scattered there.  Phillip Young was not wounded and at the close of hostilities he received an honorable discharge.  He was a large man, five feet, eight inches in height, weighing over two hundred pounds.  In disposition, however, he was mild, genial and courteous and won the warm regard of all who knew him.  In his later years he became a member of the Dunkard church and died in that faith.  In 1845 he was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife and later he removed to Fulton county, Indiana, to live with his son-in-law, with whom he remained until his death in 1866.  He had then attained the ripe old age of seventy-five years and his remains were interred on the bank of the Tippecanoe river.
     Unto Phillip and Elizabeth (Royer) Young had been born nine children: Susan, the wife of Jacob Baret; Polly; Catherine, the wife of John Jenkins; Sarah, wife of Wiley North; Phillip, who married Martha Mow; Christian, who married Mary Ann Arnott; Daniel, who was a twin brother of Christian and became the father of our subject; and Joseph, who married Mary Arnott.
     The mother of these children was a daughter of Henry Royer, who was of German birth and came to America in colonial days, taking up his abode in the Keystone state.  He married Susan Swenk and about 1807 joined a colony of Dunkards, who started for Ohio for the purpose of establishing a location near Cincinnati.  About the time the journey was begun, however.  Mr. Royer was taken ill and prevented from joining the party.  Later he hoped to make the trip, but about the time of the start was again taken ill and died.  He had three children:Henry; George, who was born in 1776, married Miss Swenk and died in 1876; and Elizabeth, who married Phillip Young in 1810.
     Daniel Young, the father of him whose name introduces this record, was born Sept. 7, 1824, in Clay township, Montgomery county, Ohio.  His school privileges were very limited, but he became a noted marksman and had ample opportunity for practice, for the forests of Ohio were filled with an abundance of wild game.  When a young man he went to Indian, where he spent four years, in traveling and hunting in company with three companions.  He then returned to his native state and on the 31st of December, 1848, married Miss Martha Ann Mote, who was born Mar. 29, 1834.  She was of English lineage, tracing her ancestry back to Daniel Mote, her great-grandfather, who emigrated from England to Pennsylvania about 1751 and later went to Georgia, where 1751 and later went to Georgia, where he married a Miss Cobb.  They had three children: Rachel, who became the wife of Dr. Mote, a celebrated physician; Joseph, who married Mary North; and Rebecca, the wife of Thomas Mattock.  The son, Joseph Mote, was married about 1800, and in 1805 emigrated to Ohio, coming with a Quake colony, who had become disgusted with the practices of slavery in Georgia and consequently sought a home where they might be free from the influence of that institution.  A settlement was made in Miami county, Ohio, but subsequently Joseph Mote removed to Monroe township. Darke county, where he remained until his death in 1824.  He was the father of ten children: Enoch, who married Catherine Burcate; John; Silas, who married Sallie Hall; Ezekiel, who married Grace Vernon; Epsy, the wife of John Markham; Rachel, the wife of John Walker; Noah, who married Catherine Sharp; Alex, who married Rhoda Miles; William, who married Polly Hunt; and Joseph, who died in childhood.
     The maternal grandfather of these children was John North.  He was born in England and there married Rachel Nickel.  Subsequently he emigrated with his family to Georgia, taking up his abode in the new world when the colonies along the Atlantic coast still belonged to Great Britain.  He sympathized, however, with the American army during the Revolutionary war, and as many Tories lived in that section of the country he had many narrow escapes.  At one time he was hidden under a puncheon floor until he could finally make his way from that region.  Joining the colonial army he loyally bore his part in the struggle that brought independence to the nation.  Both he and his wife lived to be more than one hundred years of age and died in Darke county, Ohio, the former on the 20th of March, 1846, and the latter on the 26th of October, 1842.  Their children were: William; John, who married Tamer Mendenhall James, who married Tamer Vernon; Mary, wife of Joseph Mote; Ezekiel; Thomas, who married Elizabeth Eler; Richard; Joseph, who married Elizabeth Berry; Sarah the wife of Martin Howe; Samuel,who married Elizabeth Brooks; and Nancy, the wife of Jacob Loge.
     Ezekiel Mote, the grandfather of our subject and the son of Joseph and Mary (North) Mote, was born Feb. 22, 1808 in Miami county, Ohio.  He acquired a fair education and in 1828 married Grace Vernon, who was descended from a prominent English family.  Thomas Vernon was probably a son of Admiral Vernon, who was an admiral of the English navy and was in charge of several voyages of exploration.  Nathaniel Gideon and Thomas Vernon came to America in 1772, locating in Georgia, and when the war of the Revolution was inaugurated Gideon and Thomas started for England, but the former, died on the way.  Nathaniel Vernon, however, remained in Georgia and upheld the cause of the mother country during the struggle.  About 1780 he married Grace Mendenhall and for thirty five years he was a resident of Georgia, but in 1805 came to Ohio.  The mother of Grace Mendenhall was massacred by the Creek Indians about 1781, not far from where Atlanta now stands.  It is supposed that Mount Vernon was named in honor of the Admiral and the family name figures conspicuously in connection with English and American history.  After the marriage of Ezekiel Mote and Grace Vernon the father commenced farming and also engaged in merchandising, and became a very prominent and influential citizen of the community in which he resided.  He was one of the first supporters of the Abolition party in Ohio and was almost ostracized from society on account of his position on the slavery question.  He was, however, an effective speaker and was firm in the support of his honest convictions.  His first wife died in April, 1845, and she was the mother of seven children: Sirena, who became the wife of Hiram Jones and lived near Laura,  Miami county; Irving, a resident of Greenville; Martha, the wife of Daniel Young; Alpha, deceased; Olive, the wife of Charles O'Neil; Calvin, who married Rebecca Eleman; and Penuel, who died in infancy.  In April, 1847, Mr. Mote married Rachel Richardson and they had four children, of whom two are living, - Grace and Alvin. the former now the wife of an ex-soldier living in Indiana, having had four children by a former husband, whose name was George Swab.  Alvin is married and lives in the west.  The second wife of Mr. Mote died Mar. 16, 1855, and subsequently he married Mary Burns, by whom he had three children: Anson a grocer of Pickaway, Ohio;  Mary and Emma.  Ezekiel Mote died in 1885.
     For fifteen years after the marriage of Daniel Young and Martha Ann Mote they lived in Darke county, but in the fall of 1863 removed to Whitley county, Indiana, where they remained until 1870.  They now reside near Pleasant Hill, Miami county, Ohio, where they have a very comfortable home and are enjoying a hale and hearty old age, Daniel Young having passed the seventy-sixth milestone on life's journey.  They marriage of this worthy couple has been blessed with five children: Calvin, Sylvester, Amandes, Nuel and Ida May, and with the exception of the third named all are yet living.
     Calvin M. Young, whose name introduces this record, was born May 6, 1861, in the county which is still his home, the family then being residents of Franklin township.  He acquired his education in the district schools of the neighborhood and at the age of fourteen years began working as a farm hand, giving his father the benefit of this wages.  He went to Indiana with his parents and there remained for seven years, but as he did not enjoy good health in the Hoosier state he returned to Ohio on the 24th of April, 1870.  He was then employed on the brick yard in Montgomery county until the following winter, when he entered school.  In the spring he came to Washington township, Darke county, securing employment in the service of Esquire Jefferies, of German township, with whom he remained for two years.  On the expiration of that period a very important event in his life occurred - his marriage to Miss Sarah Ann Houpt, the wedding being celebrated on the 9th of January, 1873.  The lady is a daughter of Frederick and Sarah Houpt.  For five years following their marriage Mr. Young rented land in German township belonging to his father-in-law.  On the 10th of November, 1885, he removed to his present home, which at that time was a tract of eighty-two acres, the greater part of which is under a high state of cultivation and improved with all modern accessories and conveniences.  He is a very enterprising and energetic agriculturist, following the most progressive methods, and his home property is one of the most desirable farms in his section of the county.
     Unto Mr. and Mrs. Young were born six children: Wellington, who resides in Randolph county, Indiana, operate a back line and is engaged in carrying the mail; Rosa Lee, who became the wife of Jesse Dove Marshall and died leaving a daughter, Opal Marie, who resides with her grandfather, Mr. Young; Garfield, Ollie, Leona and Martha Anna, who are still at home.  The mother of these children died Nov. 55, 1890, and on the 16th of December, 1895, Mr. Young wedded Mrs. Laura Alice Baker, by whom he has two children, Nellie Edith and Bessie Edna.  Her people now reside in Harrison township, Darke county, her parents being John F. and Mary (Ankerman) Spencer.
     On attaining his majority Mr. Young became a supporter of the Republican party, continuing as one of its followers until 1884, when, believing the cause of temperance the most important issue before the people, he joined the ranks of the Prohibition party.  In May, 1888, he was a delegate to the Ohio Prohibition state convention of the party held in Indianapolis, Indiana, the same year.  He was also a delegate to the state convention held the Cleveland in 1893 and alternate to the Columbus convention in 1804.  Again in 1896 he was a state delegate and in the work of the party he takes a deep and active interest.  He is a stanch advocate of American principles, believing that the voice of the people should be the voice of the government.  The cause of education ahs found in him a warm friend, who does all in his power to promote the interests of the schools.  He belongs to the Farmers' Alliance of Elm Hill, and Palestine Lodge, No. 652, K. of P., of which he is a charter member.  He visited the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893 and the Atlanta Exposition, and has seen many of the prominent battle fields of the south.  He has always been an honorable and patriotic citizen and in 1896 he delivered the Memorial Day address at Palestine.
     He is a man of broad scholarly attainments, his investigations being carried far and wide into the realms of science.  He has a particular love for the studies of archeology, geology and paleontology and has some of the finest collections in the state.  Although his time and means are limited, his researches and investigations have given him greater knowledge of these subjects and filled his cabinets with many fine specimens of these fields.  Indeed his collections are so rare and valuable and his knowledge of the subject so extensive that he is recognized as an authority on such matters.  Particular mention may be made of his archeological specimens showing the implements used by men in matters of warfare and also in times of peace.  In 1882 some farm hands digging a township ditch discovered what they supposed to be pieces of petrified wood.  Knowing Mr. Young's reputation, however, he was summoned and immediately recognized the supposed wood as bones of the extinct mastodon giganteus.  After working several hours them unearthed the lower jaw bone, which was very much decayed and crumbled very easily, but with great care Mr. Young proceeded in his work and had the bones exhumed, and although broken in several places the skeleton was in a fair state of preservation.  This lower jaw of the mastodon was the largest specimen ever found, weighing one hundred and six pounds and measuring thirty inches between the two sides at the rear.  The length of the law bone is three feet, six and a half inches, and its thickness near the molar teeth is about eight inches.  The two molar teeth weighed seven pounds each and the four incisors about three pounds each.  The bones were later sold to Kendall & Collett, who placed them in the museum, at Terre Haute, Indiana, where, with over twenty thousand dollars worth of other valuable specimens, it was destroyed by fire.  The total weight of the mastodon must have been over two hundred thousand pounds!
     Mr. Young has also made a deep study of the "Mound-builders," and his relics that came from the mounds of Ohio form an interesting and valuable collection, of which he has ever reason to be proud.  The collection comprises everything used by the "Mound builders" for agricultural, domestic or warlike purposes.  He has some very rare pipes of beautiful workmanship.
     He has done more to awaken interest in this particular line of research by his contributions to the daily and weekly newspapers, and his articles are noteworthy for the interesting manner in which he presents his subject, doing more to popularize and make attractive to the general public these important branches of science.  His ambition now is to complete and classify a full collection of the archeological relics and make it the best private collection in the state.
Source: A Biographical History of Darke County, Ohio, Compendium of National Biography - Pt. II - Illustrated - Publ. Evansville, Ind. - 1900 - Page 494

JACOB B. YOUNG.     Certain qualities are indispensable to the successful conduct of a hotel.  Not only must the host be a man of excellent business and executive ability, enterprising and progressive, but he must also possess a genial disposition and a cordial nature, which will lead to a sincere interest in his guests and prompt him to labor earnestly to promote their welfare and comfort.  Upon such qualities depends his prosperity and in none of these regards is Mr. Young lacking.  Since 1897 he has been engaged in the hotel business in Pittsburg, and has become widely and favorably known to the travelling public, his genuine worth winning him the warm regard of all with whom he has come in contact.
     He is of German lineage, his grandfather, Daniel Young, having been a native of Germany, whence he came to America when six years of age, in company with his parents.  They landed aat Philadelphia and he was reared in Berks county, Pennsylvania.  Later he was engaged in farming there and was a resident of that county till his death.  His son, Daniel Young, the father of our subject, was born in Berks county, was educated in the common schools and was reared upon the old homestead.  He became a farmer and butcher and died at the age of fifty-six years.  He was twice married and by the first union had one child, Lavina, who died unmarried.  After the death of his first wife he wedded Mary Berchle, a native of Berks county, Pennsylvania, who survived her husband about twenty-six years and passed the eightieth milestone on life's journey.  Albert Young, their eldest child, came to Ohio in 1855 and spent his remaining days in Montgomery county.  He served for four years in the Sixty-ninth Ohio Cavalry during the civil war and was a most loyal defender of the Union.  Annie is now the wife of David Davidheiser, of Dayton.  William, who served for four years in the Sixty-ninth Ohio Cavalry and was shot through the arm and leg, is now living in the Soldiers' Home in Dayton.  Jacob B. is the next younger.  George, who is living near Dayton, served for one hundred days as a defender of the Union.  Sarah is the wife of John Moymer, of Montgomery county, Ohio.  Daniel was noted trapper and hunter, but has not been heard from for twenty-two years.
     Jacob B. Young, whose name begins this review, was born in Exeter, Berks county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 1838.  He began work on the farm almost as soon as old enough to hold a pitchfork and since the age of twelve years has been entirely dependent upon his own efforts.  He was at that time left fatherless and through the passing years his labors have brought to him the money which has supplied him with life's necessities and its comforts.  He at first received only six dollars per month in compensation for his services.  He remained for one year with Mr. Stoner, and at the expiration of that period was two hundred and fifty dollars in debt.  He was an expert farm hand, accomplishing more work than almost any other man of his neighborhood.  He mowed with a scythe with thirty-two other men in the field and had two swaths all day.  He worked in the harvest field with eighteen hands and received but fifty cents per day for his labor.  The highest wages he ever obtained while residing in Pennsylvania was eleven dollars per month.
     In 1859 Mr. Young came to Ohio in company with his father, George, and on reaching Dayton had but twenty dollars in his pocket.  He began work as a farm hand in that locality, receiving sixteen dollars a month for his services.  On the expiration of six months his aunt desired him to operate her farm on the shares and when his employer learned of his decision to leave, he offered him twenty dollars a month.  He, however, took charge of the farm of Mrs. John Stauffer, his aunt, remained thereon for two years, cultivating the land on the shares for eighteen months, during which time he became the owner of two good horses and a wagon.  He then rented a large farm and sent for his mother and two sisters to join him in Ohio.  This they did and together they remained upon the rented farm for a year.
     Mr. Young was married, in 1863, to Miss Martha Kantner, and then located at Stringtown, Montgomery county, where he engaged in farming for a year.  He after ward spent five years on Mrs. Flory's farm, on the expiration of which period he removed to Dayton, where he engaged in teaming.  He was also engaged in raising tobacco for five years, after which he again devoted his energies to farming for five years on two tracts of land.  On the expiration of that period he came to Arcanum and rented a farm east of town, there carrying on agricultural pursuits for nine years.  In the meantime he had purchased seventy five acres of land in Monroe township and at the end of nine years took up his abode upon his property, making it his home for six years.  In the spring of 1891, however, he purchased property in Pittsburg and opened a general store, which he conducted for eight years.  Since 1897 he has been the proprietor of the Young Hotel.  He is an enterprising business man and in the conduct of the various interests with which he has been connected he has followed progressive methods and modern ideas, which have led to his advancement step by step until he has reached the plane of affluence.
     Mrs. Young was born May 11, 1844, in Jefferson township, Montgomery county, a daughter of William and Nancy (Carter) Kantner.  Her father was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, was educated in the common schools, was reared on a farm and when a young man came to Ohio.  He was married in Montgomery county and located on his farm in Jefferson township, where he spent his remaining days, his death occurring in 1864, when he had reached the age of fifty-eight years.  His wife survived him until 1896. and passed away at the advanced age of ninety-seven.  They were members of the Reformed church and in politics Mr. Kantner was a stanch Democrat.  Their children were Edward and Perry, now deceased; Mary, the wife of Abraham Toot, of Dayton; Lizzie, the deceased wife of John Caylor; Maria, the wife of George Anderson; and Mrs. Young.  The mother of these children was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, and when a young lady came with her parents to Ohio, the journey being made in wagons.  After six weeks spent upon the road they arrived in Montgomery county, where a location was made.
     Unto Mr. and Mrs. Young have been born ten children: Charles, who married Belle Eisenbarger and resides in Monroe township; William, who wedded Katie Tobias and is living in Pittsburg; Cora, who married Allen Spiller and resides in Pittsburg; Mollie, the wife of Charles Wolf, of Pittsburg; John, who wedded Louis Woods and is located in Missouri; Clinton, who married Blanche Fynn and resides in Idaho; Levi, who died at the age of four years; Joseph married Ethel Oakes. and Jessy and Ira, both at home.  The family is widely and favorably known in Pittsburg and in Darke county, and Mr. Young is recognized as a public-spirited citizen, who manifests a deep and active interest in every thing pertaining to the general welfare.  He gives his political support to the Democracy, and while in Montgomery county he served in several township offices, discharging his duties with promptness and fidelity.  He may truly be called a self-made man, for he started out in life empty-handed and has steadily worked his way upward, overcoming all difficulties and obstacles in his path by determined purpose.  Thus he has advanced and to-day he occupies a position among the substantial citizens of the community.
Source: A Biographical History of Darke County, Ohio, Compendium of National Biography - Pt. II - Illustrated - Publ. Evansville, Ind. - 1900 - Page 470

HENRY L. YOUNT.  The name of this gentleman appears on the roster of county officials in Darke county, where he is now filling the position of deputy county clerk, discharging his duties in a most efficient, prompt and reliable manner. He is numbered among Ohio's native sons, for his birth occurred on the banks of Stillwater creek, in Miami county, on the 6th of April, 1865. His father, Daniel Yount, died when the son was but six years of age. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Brumbaugh, was born in Miami county, Ohio, where she was reared and married. Mr. and Mrs. Yount began their domestic life on a farm in Miami county and the latter died when her son Henry was fifteen years of age. Her parents were Daniel and Susan (Warner) Brumbaugh, early settlers of Miami county.
     Henry L. Yount has made his own way in the world since the age of fifteen years, at which time he was left an orphan. He acquired a good common school education and afterward worked as a farm hand for seven years, being employed by the month by different farmers of the neighborhood. He worked early and late in the fields from the time of early planting until crops were harvested in the autumn, and attended the district schools during the winter. By close application to his studies he prepared for teaching, and at the after of twenty years entered upon that profession in the district schools of Adams township, Darke county, where he was employed at intervals for seven years. During that period he pursued a special course of study in the Ohio Normal University at Ada, Ohio, from which he received the degree of bachelor of science, in 1895, and during his summer vacations conducted a teachers' institute. He was for four years a member of the Darke county teachers' executive committee, and for two terms president of the Teachers' Association, and at this writing, in the summer of 1900, he is president of the board of teachers' examiners. He has filled the office of school examiner for the past six years, has labored most earnestly and effectually for the best interests of the schools, and the cause of education has ever found in him a warm friend, who has done much to promote its welfare. In 1891 he was elected superintendent of the Bradford schools, in which capacity he served for five years. He then resigned this position to accept the office of mayor of Bradford. After serving one term he refused a re-nomination and accepted a position in the county clerk's office at Greenville. He read, law with the Hon. A. C. Robeson, of Greenville, arid he is now preparing for practice in the courts of this district. In August, 1898, he was appointed deputy county. clerk under F. G. Wiley, and is now acceptably filling that office.
     In 1886 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Yount and Miss Anna Etter, a daughter of Levi and Amanda (Krunkleman) Etter. They now have three children, two sons and a daughter, Daniel E., Minnie E. and Howard L. In his political views Mr. Yount is a Democrat, and is a leading member of the party in Greenville. He keeps well informed on the issues of the day, both politically and otherwise, and as a citizen is active in support of every measure which he believes will prove of public benefit. He holds membership in Gettysburg Lodge, No. 247, F. & A. M., the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias fraternity. He was for some time a member of the Regiment, Ohio National Guards, and was commissioned second lieutenant of Company G. He has traveled quite extensively throughout the central and western states, and has gained that knowledge and culture which only travel can bring. He is particularly observing, and this, combined with a retentive memory, has enabled him to store his mind with many interesting accounts of his travels. He is much esteemed by his numerous friends in Darke county, and is recognized as a popular citizen.
Source: A Biographical History of Darke County, Ohio, Compendium of National Biography - Illustrated - Publ. Evansville, Ind. - 1900 - Page 584