Source:
Commemorative Biographical Records
of the counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio
- Illustrated -
Published: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co.,
1894

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	DOWNING H. YOUNG.  This prominent and successful attorney at law, who is held in the highest esteem by both his confreres at the bar of Huron county and the public at large, has the distinguished privilege of claiming descent from a variety of nationalities.  Through his father he has inherited the vigorous, hardy and courageous  blood of the Scot and Scotch-Irish; to his mother he is indebted for having in him much of the vivacity and polish of the French, beside the stability and conservatism of the Holland-Dutch, whilst for some generations back the family have been wide-awake Americans.  The Young family are (as already intimated) Scotch Irish, and the maternal grandmother of our subject was a Brennan.   His maternal great-grandmother was a cousin to Aaron Burr.      Mr. Young is a son of Downing H. Young, who was born in Virginia Aug. 6, 1816, one of a family of fifteen children.  At Shelby, Ohio, Downing was married to Angelina Marvin, a highly educated lady, and from her he received his chief English education after marriage.  In early life he commenced the study of law, and in due course was admitted to the bar at Mansfield, Ohio, where he commenced the practice of his chosen profession.  Moving to Norwalk, he here continued to conduct his law business, his practice covering in all a period of over forty-five years.  He and his faithful wife are now passing the declining years of their honored lives at the old homestead.  Eleven children were born to them, Stephen being eighth in order of birth.  Four of his brothers were in the Federal army during the Civil war, viz.:  Andrew J., who died at Danville, Ky.; Henry, mortally wounded Dec. 31, 1862, at Stone River, Tenn., dying Jan. 3, 1863; Samuel, who served six years in the army, escaping wounds, and dying at his home afterward; Howard, who served his full time, and also escaped being wounded.  Daniel and George Marvin, brothers of our subject's mother, were also in the war, both being wounded, the latter several in the Union army, the former as surgeon.  B. Howard, husband of our subject's sister, was in an Ohio regiment, and died in Andersonville prison.      Stephen M. Young, the subject proper of this sketch, was born in Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio, Mar. 27 1848.  When he was about seven years of age he removed to Toledo, where he remained till 1860, and then came to New Haven, Huron Co., same State.  He had received his elementary education at the common schools in Mansfield, Toledo and New Haven, after which he entered Oberlin College.  On completing his studies, in 1867, he commenced teaching school, first in Crawford county, Ohio; after which he became assistant in one of the public schools of Cincinnati, in which capacity he continued three years, and then, in consequence of impaired health, he had to abandon teaching.  We next find him acting in the capacity of agent in Shelby, Ohio, for the Merchants Insurance Company, of Chicago, before the great fire in Chicago, 1871, which among many other calamities resulted in the closing up of this company along with a host of others.  Mr. Young then engaged in a similar capacity with the Underwriters Association of Philadelphia.  During all this time he was industriously pursuing the study of law, and in 1873 he was admitted to the bar at Columbus, Ohio.  After a brief sojourn in Plymouth, Richland Co., Ohio, he moved to Bucyrus, Crawford Co., same State, where he commenced the regular practice of law in May, 1875, continuing till October, 1878, when he came to Norwalk, and has since here remained successfully practicing his profession, and building up a reputation as a learned and shrewd jurist, in civil, criminal and corporation law.      On July 29, 1877, Mr. Young was married in Cleveland Ohio, to Miss Isabella Wagner, and five children were born to them, viz.: Walburga, Henry, Don John, Stephen Marvin, Jr., and Isabella Wagner.  In politics Mr. Young is a Republican; socially he is a Freemason, and a member of the Knights of Pythias. Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1894 - Page 247
	GARDNER YOUNG.  The rugged hills of New England have seemingly imparted a strength of character to those born and bred beneath their shadow, which harmonizes well with the aspect of Nature in the Granite and Green Mountain States.  Strong men and true have breathed the bracing air of New England, and gone forth from the borders to found new homes, there implanting those principles of honor and enterprise characteristic of their native States.  From such ancestors is descended the subject of this sketch.      JOSIAH YOUNG was born Feb. 25, 1780, in New Hampshire, passing his boyhood on the home farm, and in 1804 was there married to Mary Bardin, a native of the same State, born in 1785.  They remained in New Hampshire until about 1812, when they removed to Rochester, Windsor Co., Vt.  On May 2, 1836, Josiah Young, accompanied by his son, Gardner, set out on an exploring expedition, intending to find a home in the then "Far West."  Their route was from Whitehall, N. Y., to Albany, thence via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, from there sailing on Lake Erie to a northern Ohio port, then proceeding to Akron, Ohio, where they visited friends.  From Akron they walked to De Kalb county, Ind., where the father purchased land, and, leaving his son Gardner in charge, returned to Vermont for the family.  While en route to his new home, Josiah Young was persuaded by some relatives to locate in Ohio, and consequently he bought 117 acres near North Monroeville in Ridgeville township, Huron county, where he died Sept. 18, 1870, when nearly ninety-one years of age.  He was an indulgent husband and father, finding his chief pleasures in domestic life, and a zealous member of the First M. E. Church of Monroeville.  He was one of the founders of that church, and in addition to liberal contribution, made a valuable gift to the congregation.  In political opinion he was formerly a Whig, afterward uniting with the Republican party, of which he was an enthusiastic supporter.  Mrs. Young was laid to rest Feb. 10, 1880, at the age of ninety-four years, and was buried beside her husband in the cemetery at North Monroeville.  Their children were as follows:  Reuben, who left Vermont and went west, where all trace of him was lost; Lorenzo, first married in Vermont (he came west after the death of his wife, and was married to Lena Mackey; he died in Monroe county, Mich.); Orrilla widow of Mahlon Young, is living in Norwalk, Ohio; Gardner, whose sketch follows; Sophronia, who died Aug. 23, 1893, while in Chicago attending the World's Fair (she was the widow of Joel P. Brown, of Lenawee county, Mich.); Mary, deceased wife of Lewis Pearce; Martha, married to Isaac DeWitt, of Ridgefield township, Joseph, deceased farmer of Ridgefield township; Ellen, wife of Milton Margett, of Oakland Cal.; and John, a resident of Norwalk, Ohio.      Gardner Young was born Dec. 23, 1815, in Rochester, Windsor Co., Vt., there receiving his early education.  After coming to Ohio he learned the cooper trade, but followed it only a short time.  On Sept. 6, 1847, he selected a life companion in the person of Martha, daughter of John and Hannah (Austin) Warren, born in 1822, in Vermont, where the marriage took place.  The young couple immediately came to Ridgefield township, Huron county, Ohio, where he had previously purchased land.  In 1870, Mrs. Young met with a fatal accident.  She was returning from Monroeville in a buggy by herself, when her horse became frightened at a hand-car and ran away.  After running with her nearly two miles, she fell from the buggy, was picked up insensible, and lived but a few minutes.  She was the mother of the following children:  Henry J., a farmer of Sumner county, Kans.; Clara A., deceased in early youth; Charles S., a real estate man of San Francisco, Cal.; Alice L. and Albert W. (twins), the former a school teacher, the latter a farmer in Colorado; Jennie who died in 1882; Jessie, living at home, and Cora B., a resident of San Francisco, California.      In 1880 Mr. Young moved to his present home in Monroeville, where he lives in semi-retirement, simply superintending the care of his property.  He ahs been a most successful business man.  In politics he is a leading Republican, formerly a Whig, and has served in various local offices.  All of his children enjoy the advantages of a college education. Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1894 - Page 142
	JOSIAH YOUNG - See GARDNER YOUNG Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1894 - Page 142
	STEPHEN M. YOUNG.  This prominent and successful attorney at law, who is held in the highest esteem by both his confreres at the bar of Huron county and the public at large, has the distinguished privilege of claiming descent from a variety of nationalities.  Through his father he has inherited the vigorous, hardy and courageous blood of the Scot and Scotch-Irish; to his mother he is indebted for having in him much of the vivacity and polish of the French, beside the stability and conservatism of the Holland-Dutch, whilst for some generations back the family have been wide-awake Americans.  The Young family are (as already intimated) Scotch-Irish, and the maternal grandmother of our subject was a Brennan.  His maternal great-grandmother was a cousin to Aaron Burr.      Mr. Young is a son of Downing H. Young, who was born in Virginia August 6, 1816, one of a fmaily of fifteen children.  At Shelby, Ohio, Downing was married to Angelina Marvin, a highly educated lady, and from her he received his chief English education after marriage.  In early life he commenced the study of law, and in due course was admitted to the bar at Mansfield, Ohio, where he commenced the practice of his chosen profession.  Moving to Norwalk, he here continued to conduct his law business, his practice of covering in all a period of over forty -five years.  He and his faithful wife are now passing the declining years of their honored lives at the old homestead.  Eleven children were born to them, Stephen being eighth in order of birth.  Four of his brothers were in the Federal army during the Civil war, viz.:  Andrew J., who died at Danville, Ky.; Henry, mortally wounded December 31, 1862, at Stone River, Tenn., dying January 3, 1863; Samuel, who served six years in the army, escaping wounds, and dying at his home afterward; Howard, who served his full time, and also escaped being wounded.  Daniel and George Marvin, brothers of our subject's mother, were also in the war, both being wounded, the latter several times, but they escaped with their lives.  Charles and John Marvin also served in the Union army, the former as surgeon.  B. Howard, husband of our subject's sister, was in an Ohio regiment, and died in Andersonville prison.      Stephen M. Young, the subject proper of this sketch, was born in Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio, March 27, 1848.  When he was about seven years of age he removed to Toledo, where he remained till 1860, and then came to New Haven, Huron Co., same State.  He has received his elementary education at the common schools in Mansfield, Toledo, and New Haven, after which he entered Oberlin College.  On completing his studies, in 1867, he commenced teaching school, first in Crawford county, Ohio; after which he became assistant in one of the public schools of Cincinnati, in which capacity he continued three years, and then, in consequence of impaired health, he had to abandon teaching.  We next find him acting in the capacity of agent in Shelby, Ohio, for the Merchants Insurance Company, of Chicago, before the great fire in Chicago, 1871, which among many other calamities resulted in the closing up of this company along with a host of others.  Mr. Young then engaged in a similar capacity with the Underwriters Association of Philadelphia.  During all this time he was industriously pursuing the study of law, and in 1873 he was admitted to the bar at Columbus, Ohio.  After a brief bar at Columbus, Ohio.  After a brief sojourn in Plymouth, Richland Co., Ohio, he moved to Bucyrus, Crawford Co., same State, where he commenced the regular practice of law in May, 1875, continuing till October, 1878, when he came to Norwalk, and has since here remained successfully practicing his profession, and building up a reputation as a learned and shrewd jurist, in civil, criminal and corporation law.      On July 29, 1877, Mr. Young was married in Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Isabella Wagner, and five children were born to them, viz.:  Walburga, Henry, Don John, Stephen Marvin, Jr., and Isabella Wagner.  In politics Mr. Young is a Republican; socially he is a Freemason, and a member of the Knights of Pythias. Source: Commemorative Biographical Records of the counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio - Illustrated - Published: Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1894

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