OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS

A Part of Genealogy Express

 

Welcome to
SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO

History & Genealogy

BIOGRAPHIES
 

  CHARLES F. YAGER

Source:  Portrait and Biographical Record of Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892. - Page 581

  PETER M. YOUNG, a successful farmer residing in Jackson Township, Shelby County, is a member of a pioneer family of Ohio, who were alike instrumental in developing the vast agricultural resources of the State, and defending the country in times of war from the depredations of enemies.  His paternal grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a cannoneer at the battle of Bunker Hill.  His father, Philip Young, who was born in Berkley County, Va., Oct. 16, 1787, was also a brave soldier in his country's defense, and served in the War of 1812.
     While a resident of Pickaway County, Ohio, Philip Young was married to Miss Keziah Curtis, who was born in Berkeley County, Va., Apr. 11, 1808, the daughter of David Curtis, likewise a native of the Old Dominion.  By a former marriage, Mr. Young was the father of eleven children, four of whom are now living.  In 1830, he removed to Shelby County, and settled on an unimproved farm in Franklin Township.  Amid dense forest growths, and at the head of Plum Creek, near a large Indian camp, he built a log cabin for the home of his family.
     For thirty years Philip Young resided on that place which through his efforts was brought to a high state of cultivation, and in the meantime he was an interested witness of the development of the surrounding country from a wilderness primeval, the home of the savage beast and the scarcely less savage Indian.  At a venerable age, he passed to his final rest in 1850.  His wife, who was considerably his junior, survived him many years, her death occurring February 16, 1891, at the age of eighty-two years and ten months.  They inculcated principles of religion in their children, thus insuring success, spiritually and financially, to their posterity.
     Having come to Ohio in her fifteenth year, the mother of our subject resided in this vicinity for more than sixty years and her life was "an open book, known and read of all."  She scorned deception and taught her children to be virtuous and honest.  Through her long and eventful life she always had a distressing dread of death, shrinking in terror from the gloom of the grave, and it was the earnest prayer of those who loved her that she might be spared until that fear was removed.  Their wish was granted, for the last few months were perhaps the happiest of her life.  She seemed to lose sight of earth, while only heaven remained.  Her visions were all bright, and at times she was almost inexpressibly happy.  Her countenance would beam with a light not of earth as she would joyously exclaim "Oh, glory, glory Hallelujah!  Bless, bless the Lord."  But life's web is woven; three will be no more weary

     "Weaving, weaving, weaving, weaving,
          Slow the shuttle worked it will;
     Throbbing, throbbing, throbbing, throbbing,
          Faintly beating, and is still.
     Happy now the patient weaver,
          Who the Master's plan hath wrought,
     Tracing carefully the pattern,
          Marring nor neglecting aught.
     For the web the Master turneth,
          And before his dazzled eyes,
     Shining in its wondrous beauty,
          All the thought completed lies;
     And the weaver, joyful, learneth
          That the wrong side was her own,
     Till the beating, throbbing shuttle
          All its faithful work had done."

     Unto Philip and Keziah Young were born eleven children, six of whom survive.  One son, Silas D., enlisted during the Civil War as a member of the Twentieth Ohio Infantry and served faithfully until he was injured by being shot through the nose.  In his religious connection, Mr. Young, Sr.,  was prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he served as Trustee, Steward and Class-leader.  In his political belief, he was a Whig.
     The subject of this sketch was born in Franklin Township, Shelby County, July 27, 1831, and has been a life-long resident of the county.  He recalls thrilling incidents of pioneer life and has not only been deeply interested in the progress of the community, but has also contributed effectively to its advancement.  In his childhood he attended the subscription schools, which were then in vogue, and employed the summer seasons in tilling the soil.  When nineteen years old, he commenced to teach school and continued thus engaged for seven and one-half years.
     Apr. 29, 1852, occurred the marriage of Mr. Young and Miss Martha A Porter.  The bride was born in Shelby County, Mar. 29, 1830, the daughter of Moses and Alie Porter, early settlers of Auglaize County, who are now deceased.  The marriage was blessed by the birth of six children, two of whom are living:  Mary A. wife of Britton C. Lorton of Sidney, and the mother two children; and Kezia L., who married James Corson, of Dakota, and has three children.  Mrs. Martha A. Young died Dec. 8, 1879.
     The lady who on Oct. 6, 1880, became the wife of Mr. Young was known in maidenhood as Annie E. Cahill, and was born May 27, 1840.  Her parents were Joseph Cahill, who was born in Ohio in 1802, and Elizabeth (Preston) Cahill who was born in Canada in 1803.  They were married in Ohio, where Mr. Cahill operated a farm in Union County.  During the Civil War, he was hospital nurse and afterward removed to Jasper County, Ill., where he died.  His family numbers eleven children, two of whom, Joseph and David, enlisted in the defense of the Union during the late war.  The former died from the effects of a wound received while in service, and the latter contracted consumption as the result of the hardships and exposure of army life, and died soon after the expiration of his term of service.  Of the entire family one son and two daughters still survive.
     By a former marriage, Mrs. Young has four children, namely:  Prior Elwood, and Jeannette A., who married William Morrison and has three children: Emma, Josephine, and Albert Eugene Cummins.  Religiously, Mr. Young is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and often serves in the Grange, in which he is at present Lecturer, and has served as Master Lecturer, Secretary, Chaplain and Doorkeeper.  His wife is likewise identified with that organization, in which she is Ceres and has been Lady Assistant Steward.
     In educational matters, Mr. Young has always maintained great interest and has been instrumental in promoting the school facilities of the district while filling the positions of Director and Member of the Board of Education.  He was twice elected to the office of Justice of the Peace in Jackson Township.  In his political convictions, he was formerly a Democrat, had, becoming convinced that the cause of justice demanded the support of Prohibition principles, he joined that party and has since been one of its most loyal adherents.  Besides his home farm, which comprises ninety-two and one half acres, he is the owner of fifty-three acres, also located in Jackson Township, and his entire property has been brought to the excellent state of cultivation.

Source:  Portrait and Biographical Record of Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892. - Page 554

  SAMUEL YOUNG.  The farming interests of Perry Township, Shelby County, are well represented by this gentleman, an energetic, practical farmer, whose experience in agricultural pursuits has placed him among the most prosperous men of his calling in this section of Shelby County.  He is the owner of one hundred and fifty-eight acres of land in the township mentioned, which is under good cultivation and supplied with improvements of the highest order, the buildings being commodious and of a fitting style of architecture.  William and Annie (Stoner) Young, the parents of our subject, were natives of Pennsylvania, the mother being the daughter of John Stoner.  They both .accompanied their respective parents to this State when young, and located with them upon unimproved farms.  Grandfather Stoner, who was a Dunkard preacher and a prominent man in his day, lived to an advanced age.
     The father of our subject was a soldier under Gen. St. Clair, fighting the Indians on the Maumee.  He was married in Montgomery County, and located on a wild farm on the Big Twin, which he redeemed from its original wildness, and resided upon until his decease in 1819.  The mother, who was again married, came with her family to Shelby County in 1833, locating upon an unimproved farm on section 21, Perry Township; she departed this life in 1881.
     The original of this sketch began in life for himself when sixteen years of age, in the meantime having received but limited advantages for an education.  He was first engaged to work in the mills at Xenia, where he remained one winter, and then, going to Springfield, worked on a farm near that city for a twelve month.  His next camping-ground was Urbana, where he was employed by James Reed for a year, and then worked for the son-in-law of that gentleman for the same length of time.  Returning to Shelby County, Mr. Young worked out on farms until his marriage, in 1840, to Eliza Jane, daughter of Charles and Nancy (McCoy) Johnston.
    
After his marriage, our subject rented the old home farm on section 21, which he operated for three years.  Previously, however, he had purchased eighty acres of wild land on section 15, and at the expiration of the time above mentioned, moved upon that farm and placed fifty acres under tillage.  He erected thereon a good house and barn, set out an orchard, and remained there for the following six years, when he sold out, and, going to Wabash County, Ind., became the proprietor of a farm on the Eel River.  While there, his house and all his possessions were destroyed by fire, which disaster occurred Mar. 4, 1857.  He immediately rebuilt the farm buildings, borrowing the money to do so and selling out returned to this county, which has since been his place of residence.
     On returning from the Hoosier State, Mr. Young located on one hundred and twenty acres on section 21, this township, which he cultivated for nine years.  He then purchased the old Charles Johnston homestead, and after residing there ten years, bought where he now lives.  His good wife, who became the mother of ten children, departed this life in 1889.  Mr. Young, in 1863 or 1864, enlisted in the Union army, becoming a member of Company A, One hundred and Thirty-fourth Ohio National Guards, but was discharged just before engaging in active service.
     Of the children who are living in the family of our subject, we make the following mention: Lucinca is the wife of John Long, and lives in this township; Sarah Ellen married John Wyrick and resides in Nebraska; Elizabeth, Mrs. Cornelius Guthrie,, makes her home in Sidney; Margaret, the wife of Thomas Johnston, is living in Perry Township; Retta, Mrs. Frank Chambers, resides in Sidney; James the husband of Josephine Stoker, is living in Pemberton; Frank who married Clara Crumbaugh, is living in this township; and Nancy, Mrs. Samuel Miller, also lives in this township.
     In 1890, Mr. Young was married to Mrs. Nimrod Lefevre.  They are both members of the Grand Army post in Sidney, and in politics is a straightforward Republican.  He has served in the office as School Director, and has been otherwise connected with educational interests in his locality.

Source:  Portrait and Biographical Record of Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892. - Page 469
  WILLIAM YOUNG.  There is o finer farm within the limits of Franklin Township, and few more highly cultivated throughout all Shelby County, than the estate owned and manage by Mr. Young.  Through his unaided exertions he has become the owners of the two hundred and eighty acres comprised in this farm, beside one hundred acres near Bloom Centre, Logan County.  His residence, which was erected to replace one burned in 1883, is an elegant brick structure, and without doubt the most comfortable rural  home in the township.
     A few words with reference to the ancestors of Mr. Young will not be amiss.  His grandfather, Charles Young, was a soldier during the Revolutionary War, and participated in the battle of Bunker Hill, afterward serving under Gen. Washington and receiving injuries in active engagements.  At the close of the conflict, he returned to Berkeley County W., Va., where he conducted farming operations on his estate of five hundred acres.  His son Adam was there born, Nov. 25, 1798, and remained in that county until he was sixteen years old.  He then removed to Ohio and settled in Pickaway County, where he was married.
     The mother of our subject was known in maidenhood as Sarah Crum and was born in Rockingham County, Va., Sept. 13, 1797.  Her father, Anthony Crum, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and afterward owned a plantation in the Old Dominion.  The parents of our subject resided in Pickaway County until 1831, when they came to Shelby County, and settled on an unimproved farm in Franklin Township.  Eight years were spent in clearing the soil, turning the first furrows and gathering in the harvests of golden grain.  The place was then sold, and the family removed to Dinsmore Township, where settlement was made on eighty acres of land which had not been reclaimed from the wilderness.  Upon that place the mother died Mar. 25, 1865, and the father Mar. 20, 1871.
     In their religious belief, the parents were lifelong members and ardent supporters of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was Classleader and Steward, and was licensed as an exhorter.  Politically, he was a Whig, and upon the organization
of the Republican party, joined its ranks.  His family consisted of seven children, three of whom survive, namely: Mrs. John W. Fridley our subject, and Jason, who is a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church.  William Young was born in Pickaway County, Aug. 31, 1819, and passed his childhood years in his father's home.  He had no educational advantages, but by observation and reading has kept abreast with the times, and is a well-informed man.
     Mar. 25, 1841, Mr. Young was married to Miss Louisa, daughter of Stephen Kingrey, of Madison County, Ohio, and soon after that important event he settled on a rented farm in Dinsmore Township.  He continued as a renter until 18-19, when he purchased the farm where he has since made his home.  He at once erected a frame house, the first in the vicinity, and with the aid of his noble and helpful wife evolved a line farm from the wilderness.  Mrs. Louisa Young was born in Madison County, Ohio, Mar. 16. 1822, and died June 9, 1858.  Only two of her six children are now living: Rufina married John Shellenbarger, and they have three children: Adam B. chose as his wife Sarah E. Rairdon, and they are the parents of six children, their home being in Iowa.
     The lady who on Aug. 26, 1861, became the wife of Mr. Young was formerly Mrs. Loretta A. Williams, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio.  Her father, Michael Rairdon, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and a Major in the State militia after the close of the war.  Of this union seven children were born, six now living, as follows:  F. B. K. married Minnie Fogt, and they have one child: ElizaMrs. George waitman, has one child: John W., Eddie W., George W. and Willie McK. are at home  are at home with their father.  Mrs. Loretta A. Young passed from earth May 27, 1888, mourned by a large circle
of friends.  A son of Mr. Young by his first marriage, James C., served in the Civil War, and died at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 27, 1862.
     In Religious convictions, Mr. Young is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been Steward, Trustee, Class-leader and local minister.  Politically, he was a Republican until recently, but is now a Prohibitionist.  His work on the Township Board of Education has been productive of good, and he has also served efficiently as Road Supervisor.  He has been from his youth a man of great industry and enterprise, and cleared two hundred acres of land before his marriage.  His success is the result of his determination and push, and in connection with his financial prosperity he has also gained and maintained the confidence of his fellow-men.  

Source:  Portrait and Biographical Record of Auglaize, Logan and Shelby Counties, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892. - Page 145

.

.***

 



 

LICK HERE to Return to
SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO
INDEX PAGE

CLICK HERE to Return to
OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS
INDEX PAGE

FREE GENEALOGY RESEARCH is My MISSION
GENEALOGY EXPRESS
This Webpage has been created by Sharon Wick exclusively for Genealogy Express  ©2008
Submitters retain all copyrights