BIOGRAPHY: Samuel E. YOUNG, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 343-4
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SAMUEL E. YOUNG, the efficient general manager and secretary of the Johnstown 
Passenger Rail way company, is a son of Horace F. and Sarah (Johnson) Young, and 
was born January 1, 1850, in Armagh, Indiana county, Pennsylvania.
     Mr. Young is of Scotch-Irish ancestry, but his ancestors have been in this 
country for several generations. His father was born in Central Pennsylvania, 
and was one of the early settlers in Cambria county. In 1848 he removed to 
Armagh, Indiana county, and two years later, in partnership with Absalom 
Thompson and James Johnson, went into the foundry business. This business 
relation existed about two years, when (1852) Mr. Young removed to New Florence, 
Westmoreland county, where he was engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1860. The 
latter year he came to Johnstown and followed the carpenter trade until his 
death. The latter is connected with an historical event in connection with the 
history of Cambria county, easily remembered by many of the citizens of 
Johnstown, now in middle life. It was upon the occasion of the passage of Andrew 
Johnson through the place in the campaign of 1864. Mr. Johnson being the 
candidate for vice-president many people were eager to see him, and crowded 
about the station anxious to get a glimpse of, and if possible a hand-shake with 
him. The bridge crossing the Conemaugh river, near the Pennsylvania station, was 
crowded with many spectators, and, unable to stand the strain, went down with 
the burden of human freight, resulting in the killing of many, and the wounding 
and mangling of others. Mr. Young was among the latter, receiving wounds that 
resulted in his death.
     In political faith he was a staunch democrat, and a consistent member of 
the Presbyterian church. The maternal ancestors of our subject, the Johnsons, 
were among the early pioneer settlers of the vicinity of the present town of 
Armagh, Indiana county. They came from Westmoreland county to that section when 
it was a wilderness, and at a time when infested with roving bands of hostile 
savages. They built a log cabin in the midst of the forest, and with 
characteristic pioneer activity began the clearing out of a farm, but had not 
proceeded far when they were driven away by the Indians; they again returned, 
but were again driven away, but finally returned, and were not again molested. 
The house they built upon their last return, the cabin first built having been 
burned, is still standing. The grandfather of Mr. Young on the maternal side of 
the family, was Samuel Johnson, who lived to the advanced age of eighty-one 
years.
     Samuel E. Young was educated in the public schools of Indiana county, and 
Professor Agnew's private school of Johnstown. He then took a position in the 
mercantile establishment of Wood, Morrell & Company, of Johnstown, that 
wonderful emporium of trade in which so many of the successful business men of 
Johnstown received their business training. He remained with the above company 
until he was chosen to superintend the Johnstown Manufacturing company, a 
company which operated woollen and flour mills in Woodvale, now a part of 
Johnstown. He discharged the duties of that position until 1892, when he 
resigned to accept the position of assistant general manager of the Johnstown 
Passenger Railway company, and, upon the resignation of Mr. Heffley, Mr. Young 
was elected to his present position--a position his long business experience has 
rendered him eminently qualified to fill. This position is a very important and 
trustworthy one, as it includes the supervision of about twenty miles of track, 
and a system that gives employment to sixty-six employees.
     Fraternally, Mr. Young is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and for 
twenty years has headed the list of active firemen of the Assistance Fire 
company, of which he has been a member for twenty-five years.
     November 18, 1873, Mr. Young and Lizzie, a daughter of W. J. Rose, of 
Johnstown, were united in marriage, and to this marital relation have been born 
five children: Horace, deceased; Wesley J., Walter R., Annie, and Jessie.