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BIOGRAPHIES
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Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record of Marion and
Hardin Counties, Ohio
Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent
and Representative Citizens of the Counties
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents
of the United States
Published: Chicago: Chapman Publishing Co.
1895
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HENRY YOUNG, one
of the prominent business men of Ada, is the fortunate possessor
of a beautiful home in the heart of the village, surrounded by
four or five acres of land. Though he is one of the solid
men back of the Ada Bank, being a stockholder and
director, he gives the business little attention, preferring to
devote his time to floriculture.
Henry Young was born near Ft. Wayne, Ind., Feb.
9, 1840, and is a son of George Jacob Young, a native of
Germany. He was a soldier in the German army for six
years, serving under Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.
By trade he was a locksmith, and followed that occupation after
coming to the United States, in Stark County, Ohio, where he
first settled. Later he entered land in Indiana, near Ft.
Wayne, and there spent the rest of his life. His wife bore
the maiden name of Anna M. Stuyp. She survived him
a number of years, dying in Ada. She became the mother of
eleven children, of whom we make the following mention:
Elizabeth who is now in her seventieth year, married a
Mr. Butler, and resides near Ft. Wayne; Jacob died at
Denver, Colo.; Stephen lives at Ft. Wayne; Christian
is one of the wealthy men of this place; and William, the
youngest of the family, died in Ada, in 1888.
The early education of Henry Young was rather
limited and, not being satisfied with ordinary advantages, he
spent two terms in the Ada Normal. Since then he has been
a great student, and has frequently imperiled his health in his
search after knowledge. Years ago he began to form a
library, and has continued to make additions to it ever since.
He is versed in the wisdom of all the great philosophers and
thinkers, being a believer in the doctrines set forth by
Darwin and Paine, and he is an evolutionist in the
strictest sense of the word. He is liberal in his
donations to churches and benevolences which he judges to be
worthy, and no poor person, in need of a little timely
assistance, is turned from his door empty-handed.
In 1863 Mr. Young came to Ada, and in company
with his brother engaged in the milling business.
Afterwards he became interested in the lumber trade, but in 1875
he retired from the commercial world that he might pursue his
favorite studies uninterruptedly.
Socially Mr. Young is a very firm friend of
Masonry. He has made an especial study of the origin and
growth of the order, and few men in the state are better posted
than he on everything pertaining to the subject. He
deposits his ballots in favor of Republican nominees and
measures. The lady who presides over his home with tact
and grace was formerly Miss Emma Deiffenderfer, a
descendant of a respected German family of Pennsylvania.
Source: Portrait & Biographical Records of Marion &
Hardin Counties, Ohio - 1895 - Page 281 |
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JOHN YOUNG.
Hardin County has among her citizens men of more than average
ability and intelligence, who have done and are doing a great
work for its advancement. Prominent among these is the
gentleman whose name appears at the head of this biography.
He is a most sagacious and enterprising farmer and stock-raiser
in the county, and during the late war rendered this country
valuable service as a Union soldier. He now makes his home
on section 15, Blanchard Township, where his farming interests
are centered.
Our subject was born in Holmes County, this state, Oct.
31, 1823, and is the son of John Young, Sr., who was born
on the oce4an, while his parents were en route to this country
from their native land, Ireland. The mother of our subject
was a Miss Margaret Humm, a native of Pennsylvania.
The subject of this sketch was a lad of fifteen years at the
time of his father's death, and that year came to Hardin County,
which was the home of his brother-in-law, John Derringer.
The section in which he lived at that time, however, was what is
now included in Wyandot County, and with this gentleman our
subject made his home, working on his farm until the land was
surveyed for the building of the Madison River Railroad through
the county. He then engaged to lay track for the company,
receiving as wages forty cents per day and his board. As
his services became more valuable his wages were increased, and
Mr. Young continued to work for the contractors for three
years.
About this time our subject began operating a sawmill
at Patterson, but in 1857 abandoned this line of business and
settled on the place where he is now living. At that time
the country round about was mostly timber-land, and there were
but three houses between Dunkirk and Patterson. He secured
eighty acres, for which he paid $700, and since the fall of that
year has made this estate his home. He has always been
engaged in mixed farming, and fully merits the praise which is
awarded him s a prosperous tiller of the soil.
In 1890 Mr. Young was brought prominently before
the public as candidate for the office of County Commissioner,
and, being duly elected, took his seat Jan. 1, 1891. His
associates were Andrew Dodge, J. L. Clark, John Bailey
and R. S. Latham of whom the last-named gentleman was his
successor. While the incumbent of that position, Mr.
Young was instrumental in having the old debt of the
township cleared, the pikes finished, and numerous other
improvements made, which showed him to be a man of ability and
business tact. He has been a life-long Democrat and has
represented his party at various times in county and state
conventions.
Mr. Young was married, in 1852, to Miss
Elizabeth McCance, of Wayne County. She died on the
home farm in August, 1857, having only been permitted to live on
the place a few months. In the year 1860 our subject was
again married, this time to Mary J. Pearson, of Clarke
County, this state. Of their eight children we make the
following mention: Hattie was formerly the wife of
the Rev. Mathias Howey, a minister of the Methodist
Episcopal Church; she died Dec. 19, 1882.
Lawrence died Sept. 1, 1888, when twenty-four years of age.
Dixon is engaged in farming in Miami County, Kan.
John Forest is working at the carpenter's trade in this
county; and Minnie, Maggie, Gwinnel and Reva are
at home.
In 1864 Mr. Young enlisted in the Union army and
was mustered into Company K, One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Ohio
Infantry. His regiment was sent to Tennessee, where it was
in active service under General Schofield. It
participated in the battle of Nashville, and later followed
Hood to Leesport. In April, 1865, the command was
ordered to North Carolina, where it joined the division under
Sherman, and some time later went in pursuit of Johnston.
The "boys in blue" were discharged at Columbus, July 1, 1865,
after which the members of the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth
returned to their respective homes. A part of the time
while in the army Mr. Young was a patient in the hospital
at Louisville, Ky. His good wife is devoted member of the
Methodist Church, and although liberal in his contributions to
church work, Mr. Young is not identified with any
particular denomination.
Source: Portrait & Biographical Records of Marion &
Hardin Counties, Ohio - 1895 - Page 234 |
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WILLIAM H. YOUNG,
Vice-President of the Champion Iron Works of Kenton, was born in
Lancaster County, Pa., October 11, 1831. His father was
Archibald Young, a native of Belfast, Ireland, who made the
journey across the Atlantic when a lad of seventeen years.
He at once made his home in Lancaster County, Pa., where as
years passed by he became well-to-do, owning one of the best
farms in the county. In 1857 he came to Logan County, this
state, where, seven years later, he died. For several
years prior to his deceased he lived retired from active
business of any kind, having accumulated a handsome fortune,
which enabled him to enjoy his declining years.
The mother of our subject, Mrs. Anna (Hoey)
Young, was likewise born in the Emerald Isle, but only lived
there two years, when she was brought to America by her father
and mother. The former, who bore the name of William
Hoey, was a tailor by trade and, like the father of our
subject, on landing in America, made his way to Lancaster
County, where he lived to be ninety-eight years old. It is
said by those who claim to know that at the time of his decease
he was the oldest Free Mason of the United States.
He was prominent in many social orders and had taken some of his
degrees in Masonry in the Old Country, under King William.
William H., of this sketch, had four brothers and
five sisters, of whom two of the former and two of the latter
are now living. James was formerly connected with
the Champion Iron Works, but for the past four years has resided
in California; John is a substantial farmer near
Piedmont, Mo.; Thomas, who served as a Union soldier in
the Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, made his home in Belle Center,
this state, until his demise, in 1890; Robert was an
engineer, and in 1865, while running a locomotive in Cuba, met
with an accident which resulted in his death; Margaret is
now the wife of L. T. Hunt, a noted lawyer in
Springfield, Mo.; and Anna married John McPherson,
a farmer of this county.
Our subject early in life learned the carpenter's
trade, and on attaining his majority came West to seek his
fortune. He located in Sandusky, and until 1864 worked at
his trade. That year he engaged in the lumber business at
Belle Center, where he had a large wholesale and retail trade.
Four years later we find him living in Kenton, where he engaged
as a lumber merchant until 1889, when, in company with his
brother James and others, he established the Champion
Iron Works. In order to give his undivided attention to
this enterprise, he sold out his lumber interests and was
elected President of the company. In 1893 he was succeeded
by Dr. G. J. Carter, and since that time he has filled
the office of Vice-President of the concern, in which he is one
of the largest stockholders. He has been one of the
leading spirits in the upbuilding of Kenton, and for seventeen
years was Chief of the Fire Department, which is one of the best
organized in the state. He has also been President of the
water works, having filled the position for seven consecutive
years. At one time he was one of five men who owned the
strawboard works, which concern is now under the control of the
American Straw Board Trust. He stands very high in various
social orders, and for the past fifteen years has been a Knight
Templar, and a member of the Scottish Rites for thirteen years.
Mr. Young has been three
times married. His first union was with Miss Caroline
Moores, by whom he had one daughter, who is now the wife of
Webb C. Ball, a prominent jeweler of Cleveland. His
second marriage, which occurred in 1863, resulted in the birth
of a son, William, who occupies the position of shipping
clerk for the Champion Iron Works. In 1873 he was married
to Mrs. Mina E. Stroup, daughter of John Kiblinger,
who was born in Virginia.
In politics our subject is a stanch Republican.
He has a very pleasant home on North Main Street, Kenton, and is
regarded by rich and poor with respect.
†Source #4 - Portrait & Biographical Records of Marion & Hardin
Counties, Ohio - 1895 - Page 265 |
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