KNOX COUNTY, OHIO  HISTORY: YOUNG, JERRY

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From "History of North Washington" Published 1904 (ILLINOIS)
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			JERRY YOUNG

	Jerry Young, one of the most successful and enterprising
farmers and stockmen of Stevens county,located on the homestead
where he now lives in 1884.He devotes his attention to general 
farming,stock-raising and hay.
	Jerry Young was born in Mt.Vernon,Ohio,February 12,1828,
the son of Basil and Sarah (CULLISON) YOUNG, natives of Ohio. 
From Fort Knox county,that state, they removed to Illinois in
1839, where they continued to reside until the time of
their death. The mother's father came to this country
from Wales;  the father's father was a native of Scotland.
The paternal grandfather of Jerry YOUNG, lived to be one hundred
and five years of age. Basil and Sarah YOUNG were the parents of
eight children: John; Louis; George, a resident of Texas, who 
lost 6 of his family in the Galveston flood of 1901; Lyman; 
Marion;  Ellen, deceased; Sarah, wife of Joseph WILSON, Chicago;
and Jerry,the subject of this sketch.
	Educational advantages of the latter were limited, he
obtained little better than three months out of the year, and very
few years at that. In 1863 removed to Iowa where he engaged in 
farming seven years, going thence to Nebraska and Kansas, and in 
1879 he came to the northwest, settling first in Lincoln county,
Washington. Here remained 4 years and came to Stevens county,
where he now lives, in 1884. Locating a homestead he began stock
raising at which he has been quite successful. In 1897 he removed
to his present property. He winters as high as one hundred and 
twenty-five head of cattle, and is also engaged profitably in the
dairy business.
	In 1857 Mr.YOUNG was united in marriage to Lydia THOMAS, 
daughter of Henry and Susannah THOMAS, natives of Ohio, in which 
state Mrs. YOUNG was born and reared. 10 children have been born
to them: Daniel, Joshua, Nathaniel, William, Ellen, Sarah, Lydia 
and Jerry.
	Eight children have come to Mr. and Mrs YOUNG, Alva, Frank, 
Zell, Henry, Jacob, deceased; Eva, Nellie, John, and Anginette, 
deceased.
	The principles of the Prohibition party appeal more strongly
to the political views of Mr. YOUNG. He and his wife are both
members of the Congregational church.


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