1888 Rush Co History
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Richard Russell 10/05/03
Lewis Young, one of the oldest citizens of Orange Township, was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, January 20, 1808.His paternal grand-father was Reuben Young, a native of Virginia, and of English lineage.The father of our subject was John Long Young, a native of Virginia.He was a farmer by occupation.At the age of twenty years, he enter the United States Army, and served three years, in the struggle with the Creek Indians, and afterward located in Bracken County, Ky., where he was united in marriage to Sarah Preble.Four sons and four daughters were born unto the marriage.Two sisters and our subject are the only children now living.The father, with his wife and three children, removed to Pickaway County, Ohio, about 1806, and shortly afterward our subject was born on the Pickaway plains of that county.Still later, in 1816, the family removed to Clermont County, Ohio, and in the fall of 1826, the family removed to Franklin County, Ind., and later lived in Fountain, then Franklin, then Rush County; the father was living with a son-in-law in Decatur County when he died.The mother of subject died in Rush County.Both were members of the Christian Church.Our subject was reared on a farm, and received a common school education in the county of Clermont, Ohio.December 21, 1837, he was united in marriage to Cassander Haymond.A son and a daughter were born unto the marriage.The daughter is deceased, and the son is a farmer of Orange Township.Mr. Young had no capital to begin life with, and had many obstacles to contend with, but by energy and frugality, he has been successful in his undertakings, and is a prosperous and well respected citizen.
History of Rush County, 1888. Reprinted 1966 by Eastern Indiana Publishing Co, Knightstown, IN, page 494-495.
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