Albert M. Young Biography


	This biography appears on pages 580-581 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				ALBERT M. YOUNG.

	Albert M. Young is one of the prosperous farmers of Gayville 
precinct, Yankton county. He is a western man by birth, training and 
preference and in his life exemplifies the progressive spirit which has 
ever characterized the development of the section of country beyond the 
Mississippi. He was born on a farm three miles south of Des Moines, 
Iowa, January 1, 1863, a son of Vincent and Elizabeth (Stanton) Young. 
The former was a native of Ohio and the latter was probably born in 
Iowa. She died when their son, Albert M. Young, was but six years of 
age and the father afterward married again. He came to Dakota territory 
in April, 1883, bought a relinquishment and filed on a homestead claim 
on which he proved up in a short time, for he had served in the army as 
a member of Company I in the Iowa regiment that went out from Des 
Moines, doing duty in defense of the Union for four years, and this 
service entitled him to secure title to his claim after a residence 
thereon of one year. His demise occurred in this state in June, 1889. 

	Albert M. Young spent his boyhood and youth in his father's home 
but began his independent business career at the time of his marriage, 
purchasing his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres on section 
26, Gayville precinct. It was then unimproved, open prairie but is 
today, as the result of his enterprise and untiring efforts, one of the 
fine farms of the county. He has erected a large, commodious and 
attractive residence, replacing the one which was destroyed by fire in 
1900. He has also built good barns and other outbuildings for the 
shelter of grain and stock, has planted a grove and orchard and 
cultivates two hundred and eighty acres of land, of which fifteen acres 
is in alfalfa, twelve acres in timothy and clover and twelve acres in 
wild hay. He has forty acres in pasture and all of the rest is under 
the plow. He raises the cereals best adapted to soil and climate and 
his farm is well drained and well fenced. In fact, all the modern 
equipments and accessories are to be found upon his place, which gives 
every indication of the care and supervision of a practical and 
progressive owner. 

	On the 2d of October, 1888, Mr. Young was united in marriage to 
Miss Elizabeth Lane, the only child of Leander and Ann (Sheperdson) 
Lane. The former was born on his father's farm in Clermont county, 
Ohio, April 23, 1838, and passed away February 20, 1904, while his wife 
died February 10, 1888. Mr. Lane came with his family to Dakota 
territory, June 10, 1866, and lived for a time on the James river but 
because of the hostility of the Indians removed to a place farther 
east. Later he purchased one hundred and sixty acres on the county 
line, three miles south of Gayville, and added to his farm from time to 
time until he was the owner of eight hundred acres of rich and 
desirable land. His daughter Elizabeth was born near Bloomington, 
Illinois, October 5, 1865, but in her infancy was brought to Dakota and 
has been reared in this state. To Mr. and Mrs. Young have been born 
eight children as follows: George W., who wedded Miss Anna Nelson and 
follows farming in Clay county; Maude A.; Leander M.; Robert V.; Mary 
E.; Nellie J.; Frisbie L.; and Albert L.

	In his political views Mr. Young is a republican who keeps well 
informed on the questions and issues of the day and is ever ready to 
support his position by intelligent argument. The honors and emoluments 
of office have had no attraction for him, as he has always preferred to 
give his time and attention to his business affairs, which have been 
capably managed and have brought to him gratifying success, so that he 
is now one of the substantial and prosperous farmers of Yankton county