Columbia County PA Archives Biographies.....YOUNG, A. P. 1835 - living in 1899
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  A. P. YOUNG, whose portrait is shown on the opposite page, is one of the most
  prominent farmers of Greenwood township, Columbia County, and is the proprietor
  of a well-improved farm of 80 acres, which is located in the fertile region of
  Greenwood Valley. He was born near Benton, Columbia County, Pa., November 17,
  1835, and is a son of Abram and Ann (Peterman) Young.
  
    Abram Young, the father of our subject, was born in New Jersey, and in 1812
  moved to Columbia County, Pa., working on the way at different occupations.
  While en route he worked on the river bridge at Harrisburg, which was then being
  erected. Upon arriving at Benton, Columbia County, he purchased a tract of
  timberland consisting of 111 acres, which is now the property of Washington
  Krouse; he cleared part of his purchase and engaged in farming the rest of his
  life. In politics he was a strong Democrat and held the office of county
  commissioner and also was justice of the peace for thirty years. He took an
  active part in the War of 1812, and was a captain in the militia. He passed from
  this life at his home in Benton at the age of eighty-seven years. His wife was
  Ann Peterman, a daughter of James Peterman, who came to where Benton now is from
  Bucks County, Pa.; he was a blacksmith. Two sons and two daughters were born to
  this union, as follows: Mercy Ann, deceased, who was the wife of Mathias
  Roberts; Aaron, deceased, who was a well-to-do farmer of Round Grove, Whiteside
  County, Ill.; Sarah, who married Eli McHenry of Benton, Columbia County; and A.
  P., whose name heads these lines.
  
    A. P. Young was reared on his father's farm near Benton and received his
  education in the public schools and at Greenwood Seminary at Millville, Pa. He
  then taught in the public schools three years and two years in the Greenwood
  Seminary. In 1861 he took possession of the old farm where he now lives, which
  consisted of 80 acres of very much worn land, and he has made many improvements,
  and his farm now ranks among the most productive in Greenwood Valley. In
  addition to carrying on general farming he also deals somewhat in stock, his
  farm being well stocked with, thoroughbred registered Jersey cattle. For the
  past twenty years he has been breeding Brahma poultry, and later Bronze turkeys
  were added. Our subject is one of the stockholders of the Farmers' Produce
  Exchange, Limited, of Bloomsburg.
  
    Mr. Young is an active member of the Patrons of Husbandry and has filled many
  of the offices in that organization; has been a member of the executive
  committee of the state grange for two terms and county deputy for fifteen years.
  Politically our subject is a Democrat; is serving his closing term as justice of
  the peace; and is a candidate for nomination for member of the Legislature. On
  January 10, 1861, Mr. Young and Rachael Wilson, daughter of Reuben Wilson, were
  united in marriage, and to them have been born four children, namely: Alice, the
  wife of A. H. Potts of Parkesburg, Chester County, Pa.; Ella; Emma; and Mary.
  
    Mr. Young is an industrious and energetic man, a good citizen, and is held in
  high esteem. He is adding his quota to the business interests of the township
  and filling his position with great credit. Mr. Young is on the state list of
  lecturers for the Farmers' Institutes of Pennsylvania and has ably held that
  position for fifteen consecutive years. He has visited many of the neighboring
  counties in that capacity.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Extracted from:
  
  Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
  Published by 
  Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
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