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	CHARLES A. YOUNG.     Charles A. Young was born on May 10, 1827, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania.  He is the son of Hubbell and Rachael (Shipley) Young.  This family came to Knox county, Ohio, about 1833, and located on a farm one mile northeast of the farm whereon the family lived so long at a later day.  They became well known and influential in that remote pioneer period and were among the county’s substantial citizens.      Charles A. Young grew up on the home farm and when but a boy he knew the meaning of hard work, for in developing a farm from the primeval forests in those times the labor of all the family was required.  His father settled in the woods and started life here in a log cabin which he erected, then cleared and developed the land into a good farm and finally had a comfortable home.  The subject received such education as those early times afforded.  Later he attended Sloan’s Academy at Mt. Vernon.  He was married on Dec. 28, 1858, to Angeline Armstrong, daughter of Eliphalet and Tacy (Irwin) Armstrong, a prominent old family of Mt. Vernon.  To this union one son was born, Frank E. Young, who succeeds the father in the management of the estate.      Charles A. Young after his marriage began housekeeping on a part of the home farm, and there he lived for about seven years, when he purchased a farm one and one-half miles east of Mt. Vernon in Monroe township, his first purchase being one hundred and seventy acres.  Here he prospered through good management, close application and honest dealings with his fellow men, and later added to his holding until he became the owner of four hundred and fifty acres of fine land, which he placed under excellent improvements and a high state of cultivation.  Here he carried on general farming and stock raising on an extensive scale for many years and became one of the substantial and most progressive farmers in this part of the county.  Although he kept live stock of all kinds, he made a specialty raising sheep, keeping large flocks of good wool producers.      Politically, Mr. Young was a Democrat and he was always active in public matters.  He served two terms as county commissioner and was a most efficient and conscientious public servant.  His support could always be depended upon in the furtherance of any movement having as its object the general good.  He was a man of great activity and force of character and one of the most representative citizens of Knox county.  He was a member of the Masonic order and the Congregational church, and he carried the sublime precepts of each into his every-day life.  Mrs. Young is a Baptist in her religious faith. Source: Past and Present of Knox County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1912 - Page 775
	CHARLES R. YOUNG.   This is an age in which the farmer stands pre-eminently above any other class as a producer of wealth.  He simply takes advantage of the fertile soil, the refreshing rain, the sunshine and by the Creator's help and by virtue of his own skill in handling nature’s gifts he creates grain, hay vegetables and live stock, all of which are absolute necessities to the inhabitants of the world.  The commercial system has come to recognize bis importance at last and has surrounded him with many conveniences and utensils unthought of a century or even fifty years ago.  The inventor has given him the self- binder, the riding-plow, the steam thresher and many other labor-saving devices.   And the farmer has not been slow to take advantage of these blessed improvements.  He everywhere has utilized them and made them add to his wealth and his comfort.  It has been thus with Charles R. Young, one of the well known farmers of Monroe township. Knox county, who stands among our modern tillers of the soil, for he has been an advocate of the latest and most approved methods in this field of endeavor.      Mr. Young was born on Mar. 12, 1870, on a farm in Monroe township, this county.  He is the son of SILAS and Catherine (Davis) Young, the father a native of Geauga county, Ohio, and the mother of Knox county, this state.  The father devoted his life to farming, coming to Knox county when about fourteen years of age, and here he became a large landowner and prosperous farmer and stockman, dealing extensively in live stock of all kinds.  He was a man of prominence and influence in bis community, always interested in public matters, and a loyal Democrat, but he was never an office seeker.  His death occurred on Apr. 28, 1910, and that of his wife on Sept. 16, 1902.      To Mr. and Mrs. Silas Young ten children were born, namely: Sherbon is deceased: Jacob, late of Springfield, Illinois, now deceased; John S. is also a resident of that city; Elizabeth A. married C. A. Lafever and they live in Clinton township, this county; Alice Y. is deceased; Mary married Walter Steele, of San Benito, Texas; Carrie married D. H. Painter, of Minneapolis, and she is now deceased; Dee is deceased; Charles R., of this sketch; Catherine married Walter Spittle, of San Benito, Texas.      Charles R. Young was reared on the home farm and there he assisted with the general work when he became of proper age, and he received his education in the country district schools.  He remained with his parents until he was married, on June 17, 1896, to Blanche Welshymar, daughter of William H. and Sarah A. (Sacord) Welshymar, of Mt. Vernon, and to this union three daughters have been born, namely: Ruth A., Helen A., and Virginia L., all at home.      Mr. Young began his married life on a farm one mile east of Mr. Vernon, on the Coshocton road.  He is the owner of one hundred and fourteen acres of fertile and valuable land which he has kept well improved and well cultivated.  Here he carries on general farming and stock raising, keeping a good grade of live stock.  He has a beautiful home, modernly furnished.      Politically, Mr. Young is a Democrat, but not an active party man, though he always takes an active interest in public matters.  He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and he and his family hold membership with the Methodist Episcopal church, and the family is prominent in the social life of the community. Source: Past and Present of Knox County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1912 - Page 832
	FRANK E. YOUNG.   Frank E. Young was born on Sept. 15, 1860, on the home farm in Knox county, Ohio.  He is the only child of Charles A. and Angeline (Armstrong) Young, the father born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1827, and his death occurred on Feb. 14, 1908, but the mother is still living, making her home on the old place with her son.  The father became one of the substantial and well known farmers of Knox county, and farmed on a large scale and handled large numbers of live stock from year to year, devoting his entire life to farming, making sheep raising a specialty.  He was an influential factor in public affairs and a loyal Democrat, and he was active in the Masonic order and the Congregational church, a good and useful man, whom the community will miss for many years to come.  A complete sketch of him appears on another page.      Frank Young was married on Nov. 26, 1884, to Nannie M. Merrin, daughter of George and Lodema (Irwin) Merrin, a prominent family of Morris township, this county, where Mr. Merrin has a valuable farm, and there Mrs. Young grew to womanhood and she received her education in the country and Mt. Vernon high schools.      Two daughters have graced the union of Mr. and Mrs. Young, namely: Florence M. and Mabel I., both educated at Oberlin College, where they made excellent records, and they have always been popular in local social circles.      Politically, Mr. Young is a Democrat, and while he takes the interest of a good citizen in public affairs and his support may always be depended upon in furthering any worthy cause, he is not a seeker after public favors or the emoluments of offices within the gift of the people, preferring to devote his exclusive interests to the home farm.  Mrs. Young and daughters are members of the Congregational church of Mt. Vernon. Source: Past and Present of Knox County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1912 - Page 776
	HARRY C. YOUNG.   One of Butler township’s most progressive farmers and stock men is Harry C. Young, not that he farms on as extensive a scale as some of his neighbors, but he is not surpassed when it comes to scientific methods, thus he reaps fitting rewards for his toil from year to year, and be is a man of such correct habits of everyday life that he has always enjoyed the confidence and respect of all with whom he has come into contact.      Mr. Young was born in Newcastle township, Coshocton county, Ohio, Aug. 24, 1880.  He received a common school education and was reared on the home farm.  He began life for himself by working on rented land, which he continued to do for several years, then in 1907, he bought a farm of one hundred and twelve acres in Butler township, Knox county, upon which he moved in the fall of that year and here he has since resided, adding valuable improvements to his place from year to year and while yet young becoming very well established.  Politically, he is independent and he and his wife belong to the Baptist church.  Fraternally, he is a member of the Grange and the Maccabees.      Mr. Young was married on Feb. 12, 1903, to Ennis Sheldon, a native of Coshocton county, born May 27, 1881, and the daughter of Peter and Florence (Holt) Sheldon, both natives of that county, and each representatives of pioneer families there.  To Mr. and Mrs. Young two children have been born, namely:  One that died in infancy and Ralph Donald.      Peter Sheldon was born in 1855 and his wife, Florence Holt, was born in 1859.  Six children were born to them, namely: Harvey, deceased: Ennis, Lena, deceased; Walker, Lottie and Roy.      The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Young were William and Hester (Smith) Sheldon, natives of Pennsylvania.  The maternal grandparents, Joseph and Elizabeth (Workman) Holt, were also natives of Pennsylvania.  Mary Holt, the great-grandmother, lived to be about ninety-three years of age.      The death of Peter Sheldon, mentioned above, occurred in 1897, and Mrs. Sheldon re-married, her second husband being W. P. Root, and two sons were born to them, Marion and Burgess.  She and her second husband are both living at this writing.      Harry C. Young is the son of Barney and Elenora (Fry) Young.  The paternal grandparents, Barnhart and Barbara (Frey) Young, were born in Germany and probably came to America while yet single and located in Coshocton county, Ohio.  Mr. Young was a distiller, but he devoted his attention principally to farming after coming to America, becoming the owner of one hundred and twenty acres.  He had a large family, several of whom died young.  These parents spent the rest of their lives in that county.  The maternal grandparents, Peter and Elenora (Branstool) Fry, also lived in Coshocton county, whither he had come when a young man from Germany and took tip farming, becoming an extensive land owner, holding about one thousand acres in Coshocton county.  There he reared his family and he and wife both died there.      The father of the subject was born in Coshocton county in 1854 and the mother was born there on Mar. 24, 1860, and there they were reared and married.  He took up farming and threshing and became the owner of one hundred and twenty acres.  His family consisted of four children, namely: Harry C., of this sketch; Nelvin, Gladys and Clyde.      Politically, Mr. Young was a Democrat, but he never sought office.  He lived a quiet home life.  He was a member of the German Evangelical church.  His death occurred on Apr. 11, 1910.  His widow survives, living on the home place in Coshocton county. Source: Past and Present of Knox County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1912 - Page 532
	FRANK B. ZEIG.   The twentieth century being essentially utilitarian as distinguished from other epochs, the life of every successful individual carries a lesson which, told in contemporary narrative, is productive of much good in shaping the destinies of others.  There is, therefore, a due measure of satisfaction in presenting, even in brief resume, the life and achievements of such men, and in preparing the following history of such a progressive young business man of Fredericktown, Knox county, whose name appears above, it is with the hope that it will prove an incentive to others who hesitate at the parting of the ways, for it shows that energy, right principles and close application to one's chosen vocation will accomplish definite results even in the face of seeming discouragements of large magnitude.      Frank B. Zeig, who is known in various parts of the world as a manufacturer of road graders, was born on Mar. 31, 1879, in Marion, Ohio, and he is the son of Christian and Margaret (Knickle) Zeig, the father a native of Ohio and the mother of Pennsylvania. The elder Zeig is an extensive live stock dealer in Marion county, this state.      The son, Frank B., grew to maturity in Marion county and attended the common schools of Marion.  He began his business career when but a young man, by dealing in timber and lumber, operating in Marion county, and for a time engaged in the hoop business somewhat extensively, operating a mill of his own, and, in fact, manufactured all kinds of lumber.  In 1903 he came to Fredericktown and established a saw mill here in which he manufactured many varieties of lumber, becoming widely known as a lumberman, until 1907, when he disposed of his saw mill and engaged in the foundry business, building a new plant which has grown under his able and judicious management to large proportions.  Here are manufactured road graders and road drags of four different styles, also cast iron culvert pipes and hardware specialties.  The products of this excellent plant are sold by traveling sales- men all over this country and a large export trade is carried on, mostly with Africa, South America and Australia.  The grading machines and culvert pipes have met with a ready market wherever offered, being of a superior design, quality and workmanship.  His foundry is modern in its equipment, well arranged, everything under a superb system and only skilled artisans are employed.  Mr. Zeig gives it his careful attention, every detail being carefully considered, no stone being left unturned whereby any of his products may be made better, more serviceable or desirable.  He has proven himself to be a man of rare executive and mechanical ability, of keen discernment and foresight.  Besides his foundry he has other business interests.  He works about sixty men in his foundries.      On Nov. 27, 1902, Mr. Zeig was united in marriage with Elizabeth Borth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Borth, of Marion county, one of the highly respected and influential families of that locality.  The union of Mr. and Mrs. Zeig has been graced by the birth of two children, a son and a daughter, Harold and Stella.      Politically, Mr. Zeig is a Republican, but he has never found time from his business interests to take an active part in politics; however, he may always be depended upon to lend his support to all movements having for their object the betterment of local conditions.  He has served as a member of the town council.  Fraternally, he is a Mason, belonging to the chapter and commandery at Mt. Vernon.      Personally, Mr. Zeig is a gentleman of tine attributes of head and heart, sociable, genial and obliging, entirely honorable in all his relations with his fellow men, consequently enjoys their good will and esteem.  He is of the quality that counts for progress in any community. Source: Past and Present of Knox County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1912 - Page 574