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Henry D. Young, although still a young man, has exhibited wonderful skill as a farmer, and his well-tilled tields give evidence of most excellent management. Ile and family hold a high position in the social circles of Suffield township, and are among its most respected residents.
H LEXANDER B. YOUNG, superin- tendent of the Kent Water & Light company, is a native of Carbondale, Pa., was born July 11, 1849, and is a son of William and Elizabeth ( Bryden Young, natives of Scotland.
Alexander Bryden Young was six years of age when his parents moved to Scranton, and at the age of nine years was placed at work fu the coal mines as a mule driver. These mines were closed about four weeks cach winter, and during these periodical closings young Alex- ander attended school. At the age of fifteen years he entered the molding shops of the Pennsylvania Coal company and learned the trade, serving as an apprentice until ninete m years old, and then visited Oswego. \ \. and Cleveland, Ohio. December to, 180,
William Young, father of Alexander Bry- den Young, the subject, was a farmer in Scot- ! he came to Kent and was appointed assistant
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foreman in the railroad shops, and so served, with the exception of one year, until appointed to his present position, about 1886.
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The Kent Water & Light plant, which is owned by an eastern syndicate, was con- structed in 1886-87, although the light plant was not completed until i889. The water is obtained from six Cook wells, which supply a reservoir of 12,000,000 gallons capacity -- the average daily consumption being about 350, - 000 gallons. In the light plant the Westing- house system is used, and furnishes both arc and incandescent lights. Of the former, the city makes use of sixty, which are furnished at $60 each per annum, and of the latter about 1,000 are in use. Mr. Young superin- tended the construction of these plants, has been the superintendent of the company ever since, and is the only officer of the company resident in Kent, the president, C. C. Pomroy, and the secretary and treasurer, C. E. Kim- ball, being residents of New York city.
The marriage of Mr. Young took place March 9, 1872, with Miss Mary F. Newberry. who was born in Kent, March 4. 1850, a daughter of O. H. Newberry, an old resident of the city, and this union has been blessed ·with seven children, viz: Mamie, James E .. Oliver H., Irena S., Harry Alexander, Will- iam C. and Robert Hamilton. In politics Mr. Young is a republican and always takes an active part in the campaigns of his party as far as his time from business will permit. Fra- ternally he is a royal arch Mason, and also a member of the Royal Arcanum.
gan. Mr. Young has been the maker of hi .: own way in hfe and has well won the high es- teem in which he is held by his fellow-citizens of Kent.
WILLIAM E. YOUNG, mayor of the city of Akron and the senior mem- ber of the law firm of Young & Wanamaker, No. 182 South Main street, Akon, was born in Mount Hope, Holmes county, Ohio, February 3, 1 863, a son
Mathias and Catherine (King) Young, natives of Tuscarawas and Holmes counties, respect- ively, and of English and Irish . descent, and now reside in Canton, Ohio. The father is
Mr. Young has two uncles and three aunts still living, who came to the United States with ! his father, William Young. Of these, Thomas | a mechanic, politically is a democrat, and for
Young was lost sight of soon after arrival; | many years has been a leader in local politics and a man of much influence. He and wife are members of the Meth white cherch, and i David is a machinist at Norwal !: , Ohio; Belk married Andrew Bryden and died in Pittston, Pa .; Mary is still unmarried, and Betsey is | this faith have reared their children, of whom married to John Hoyte, a resident of Michi- . there are five, viz: William E., the subject
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of this memoir; Lottie A .. of Canton; Har- vey R., advertising manager for Bryce Bros., clothiers, of Columbus; Nora and Joseph R., at home.
William E. Young was reared in Holmes county, Ohio, and educated in the public schools, alternating the winter months in study with the summer months in farm work for about three years, until seventeen years old, when he began teaching, a vocation he followed for five years, applying his salary, as fast as he collected it, to the defraying of his college expenses, and alternating his time between the school-room and the college, as he had pre- viously done between the farm and school- room: this college was the Ohio Normal uni- versity at Ada, which he entered in 1882, and from which he graduated in 1888. In the fall of the latter years, he was appointed principal of the high school at McConnelsville, Ohio, which position he held two year, and while thus en- gaged passed an examination and was granted a life certificate as teacher. In the fall of 1890 he entered the law department of the university of Michigan at Ann Arbor, from which he graduated in 1892, and then came to Akron, Ohio, and was here appointed local editor and business manager of the City Times, and local correspondent of the Cleve- land Plaindealer. January 1, 1893, he opened a law office in the Pfleuger block, on Howard street, Akron, having been admitted to the bar in March, 1892, and practiced his profes- sion alone until October 1, 1893, when he formed his present partnership with Mr. Wana- maker, since which time his growing practice has absorbed all his time and attention.
In politics Mr. Young is a democrat and takes and active part in advancing his party and its principles, and in April. 1897, was elected mayor of the city of Akron, being the only democrat elected upon the city ticket at that election. In his fraternal relations, . partial recovery assisted as nurse in the (ale
he is a member of McPherson lodge. No. 63. Knights of l'ythias, and is also a member of the Akron club.
Mr. Young was united in marriage, June 12, 1895, with Miss Mary R. Fouts, daughter of W. O. Fouts, of MeConnelsville, Ohio. Mis. Young is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. They have their home at No. 417 Perkins street, where they are surrounded by a host of estimable and esteeming friends.
HARLES YOUNG, residing in Tall- madge, Ohio, and one of the old soi- diers of the Civil war, was born October 20, 1834. in the north of Ireland, is of sterling Scotch -- Irish ancestry, and is a son of Samuel and Mary (Kemmer) Young. He received a common-school educa- tion, and came to America when he was but fourteen years old, with his mother and sister Bella, who had married Robert McGall. They came in October, 1849, in a sailing vessel, and were six weeks on the passage to New York city, whence they made their way to Akron, Summit county, Ohio.
When old enough, Charles Young engaged in common labor, as he had to support his mother. He enlisted at Akron, Ohio, in 10- gust, and was mustered in at Camp Jefferson. Ohio, September 30, 1861, for three years or during the war, in company G. Twenty-ninth Ohio volunteer infantry, Capt. John Clemmet. and served until honorably discharged at Camp Chase, Ohio, October 1, 1862, on account of disability -- typhoid fever. He served in the Shenandoah valley, Va., and was in the battl .; of Kingstown, near Winchester, and in severa! skirmishes, and in many hard marches in the winter of 1861. He was in the hospital .br with chronic diarrhea for some time, and on
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of the sick and wounded, and abont one month was sick with typhoid fever. He was in all the battles, skirmishes, marches and cam- paigns in which his regiment was engaged and did his full duty while in health.
Mr. Young married, the first time, in New Castle, Pa., before the war, Margaret Orr, who was born in the north of Ireland, a dangh- ter of Samuel Orr, and to Mr. and Mrs. Young were born John and Bell (both deceased), Char- lotte, Margaret and Fannie. Mrs. Young died in 1865, at New Castle, Pa., and Mr. Young was next married in Akron, Ohio, in March, 1868, by Rev. Fitch, to Lucy Telley, and the children were Charles, born in Delaware coun- ty, Iowa, February 28, 1870, and died in May, 1879; John S., born December 27, 1872, in Dubuque, lowa; Thomas, born at Tallmadge, Ohio, May 5. 1875, and died May, 1879; Mary, born at Tallmadge, Ohio, May 25, 1876, and died May, 1879: James, born May 8. 1878, at Tallmadge, Ohio; Grace M., born May 3. 1881, in Akion, Ohio; D. K., born at Tall- madge. September 28, 1884. In politics Mr. Young is a republican. Ile is a member of Buckley post, G. A. R., at Akron, and has al- ways been a hard-working. industrious man, but is much disabled from his service to his adopted country.
Samuel Young, father of Charles, was a native of the north of Ireland, and to his mar- riage with Miss Kenner were born ten chil- dren, all of whom lived to marry and rear children, and all of whom came to America, except the second son, Robert. These children were Samuel, Robert, Isabel. Jane, John, Fannie. James, Charles, Nancy, and Mary, who died when young. Samuel Young died in Ireland and his widow came to America and died in Akron, Ohio, an old lady. Both were members of the Presbyterian church.
land, and was a foundry man by occupation. He married, in Ireland, Mary Byrne, and the children were Catherine, Thomas, Charles, Mary, John and Lucy. Mr. Telly came to America directly after his marriage, located at Monroc Falls, but soon moved to Cuyahoga Falls, where he worked in a foundry and there passed his remaining days. All the children were born there except Catherine, who was born at Munroe Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Telly were members of the Catholic church, and had two sons in the Civil war -jobn and Charles. John was out one year, was in sev- eral battles, and on Sherman's march to the sea; Charles was in the 100-day service. Mr. and Mrs. Young went to fowa after marriage and lived in Dubuque county several years. but are now among the most respected citizens of Tallmadge township, Suminit county, Ohio.
ILLIAM H. YOUTZ, formerly one of the most respected farmers of Suffield township, Portage county. Ohio, but now deceased, was born in Stark county, Ohio, December 12, 1840, a son of Henry and Mary (Ream) Youtz. When he was sixteen years of age his parents came to Portage county, but he continued his resi- dence in Stark county until he reached his six- teenth year. He then canie to Portage county. and engaged in farming, and June 29, 1857. married Miss Louisa Weaver, daughter of Jacob and Hosanna (Little) Weaver, the cer- emony being performed by 'Squire William Paulus. To this congenial marriage were born seven children, five of whom still survive. viz: Minnie, wife of Seward Thomas of Akron, Ohio: Charles F., who marie ! Mis. Elizabeth Vile, and is residing in :flor . Murray, bookkeeper in Cleveland, Thomas and Flossie H. Those who passed away were
Charles Telly, father of Mrs. Charles Young, was a farmer, born near Dublin, Ire- I Bertha, who died May 21, 1871, at the age of
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nine months and one day, and Nellie, who died March 15, 1885, at the age of four years and four months. Mr. Youtz, who was a very industrious man, accumulated considerable property in his vocation as a farmer, and af- forded his family a very comfortable home, hut was called away, August 2, 1896, at the age of fifty-five years and eight months, a mem- ber of the Methodist church, of which he has been a devout member and a trustee.
The parents of William H. Youtz were both born in Dauphin county, Pa., but were among thie early settlers of Ohio. Henry Youtz, the father, was a district school-teacher in his young manhood, and was also a farmer. To his marriage with Miss Mary Ream, a daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth ( Wagoner) Ream, were born eleven children, besides the subject, six of whom are still living, viz: Urias; Elizabeth; Mary Anu, wife of Noah Falor; Winfield, married to Tillie Thornton; Zachariah, married to Kate Pack- ard, and Sarah, the wife of Isaac Paulus. The deceased were Jefferson, Josephine, two that died in infancy, and William H., our sub- ject. The parents were consistent members of the Evangelical church, and died at the re- spective ages of eighty-six and seventy-nine years.
purchasing the one now occupied by his daughter, Mrs. Youtz, and on which his death took place. To his marriage, October 28, 1846, with Miss Little, daughter of Adam and Sarah (Miller) Little, there were born two children -- Mrs. Youtz and Sarah, the lat- ter now the wife of Willian; Hively, and the mother of two children, Minnic and Burd. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver were members of the German Reformed church, of which Mr. Weaver was a deacon and elder, and in the faith of which he died September 7, 1892, liis wife having preceded him to the grave March 5, 1889, at the respective ages of seventy-one and seventy-two years.
Daniel Weaver, the grandfather of Mis. Youtz, on the paternal side, came from Ger- many to the United States, and with his wife and three children settled in Uniontown, Stark county, Ohio, and engaged in farming. Six months later he lost his wife, who, it is said, died of home-sickness. Daniel and Elizabeth Weaver died at the respective ages of seventy-two and fifty years, both in the faith of the German Reformed church. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Youtz were natives of Dauphin county, Pa. The grand- father came to Ohio when a young man. settled in Columbiana county, where he was a school-teacher for several years, but event- ually settled down to farming. He was a man of influence in his township, and served thirty years as justice of the peace; was also a soldier in the war of 1812, and in the war with Mexico. To his marriage with Miss Sarah Miller, daughter of George and Kate Miller, were born eight children, who were named, in order of birth, Andrew, Hannah (who was married to Charles Post. lolm. C'athena (Mrs. John Chubb), Thomas, Will- iam, Hosanna and Eli. The deaths of the parents of this family took place December ,,
Mrs. William H. (Weaver) Youtz, wife of our deceased subject, was born in Summit county, Ohio, October 7, 1848. Jacob Weav- er, her father, was a native of Germany, was born January 14, 1819, and his wife, Hosanna (Little) Weaver, was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, May S, 1812, of English parent- age. Jacob Weaver came to America in 1840, and located in Fulton, Ohio, where he joined a brother, but later changed from place to place, engaged in trade, mostly of a mercantile character, until 1850, when he came to Port- age county, where he purchased a small farm, on which he lived a few years and then sold, | 1860, when the father was ninety-six years
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old, and that of the mother occurred in 1840, at the age of sixty-seven. The great-grand- father of Mrs. Youtz was a cloak merchant in England, made a successful business trip to America, but on his return homeward died on shipboard, and was buried in the depths of the Atlantic ocean.
Mrs. William H. Youtz still resides on the family homestead in Suffield township, and is regarded with the utmost esteem by all her neighbors and the hundreds of friends whom her many amiabilities of mind and heart have drawn to her side.
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J OHN A. ZOOK, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was one of the old soldiers of the Civil war and is a respected citizen. He springs of German and Scotch an- cestry, was born July 6. 1840, in Pittsburg, Pa., and is a son of Jacob and Margaret (Mun) Zook.
Jacob Zook was born in Washington coun- ty, Pa., was a ship carpenter and farmer and married, in Pennsylvania, becoming the father of six children, viz: John A., James, Michael A., Lydia, Mary C. and Margaret E. Jacob Zook came to Ohio in 1844 and settled in Coshocton county, where he engaged in farin- ing. He enlisted, in the fall of 1861, in the Eightieth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, to serve three years or during the war. He was wounded while bridge building, and was honorably discharged and returned home, and on recovering went to Indiana, where he en- listed in an infantry regiment, for three years. He had served but two years, when the war! closed and he was again honorably discharged., and died at Fort Madison, Iowa, August 12. 188 ;. He had two sons in the Civil war --- James and John \. James enlisted in the Nineteenth Ohio infantry, foi the three-months' service, and was in the battles of Rich Mount-
ain, and Laurel Hill, Va. He died of sick- ness --- black measles ---- one week before his time expired.
John A. Zook was but four years old when brought by his father to Ohio. He received a cominon-school education and was reared to farming At the age of twenty-one years lie enlisted in Coshocton county in company K Twenty-fourth Ohio volunteer infantry, Capt. Josiah Givens, to serve three years or during the war, served eighteen months, and was honorably discharged, on account of sickness, at Camp Chase in the fall of 1862. After partial recovery, he enlisted, at Camp Chase, Ohio, in company A. Second Ohio cavalry. for three years or to the close of the war, and served until honorably discharged, in Novem- ber, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio. He was in the battles of Greenbrier Mountain, Va .. and Pittsburg Landing, while in the infantry, but was taken sick with typhoid fever after the battle of Shiloh and was confined in hospital three months at Lawrenceville, Ky. In the cavalry service he was in the battle of Cum- berland river, Ky., on the raid after Morgan in Ohio, at the siege of Knoxville, at Blue Springs and Bristol, Tenn., and at Strawberry Plains and Green Station; he fought through the Wilderness, and was in the Shenandoah valley, fighting through to Appotomnax Court House. Mr. Zook was always an active sol- dier, was never a prisoner nor wounded, and served his country faithfully.
Mr. Zook married, in Summit county, Oc- tober 5, 1868. Maria Thompson, who was born in Pennsylvania, September 22, 1833, a daughter of William and Eliza (Matthews Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a farmer and his children, beside Mrs. Zok, were Gorge. Ann, Ehz. both. Louisa, Nancy, Jeuna Nad Sarah. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were ietf- bers of the Seceder Presbyterian church, ard Mr. Thompson lived to the great age of nin-
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Ly-six years, dying at Hudson, Ohio, in 1892, at the home of his daughter, Louisa. Mr. and Mrs. Zook have lived in Summit county since the war, and came to Cuyahoga Falls in 1888, and bought a pleasant residence. The chil- dren born to Mr. and Mrs. Zonk are William J., Margaret, E. J. E. and Mary C.
William H. Adams was educated in the common school of his district, which he at- tended until fourteen years of age, and then began learning the plasterer's trade under his father, and continued this trade until 1882; he next carried on the butchering business for two years, and then farmed for about seven Mr. and Mrs. Zook are members of the years, when he came to Akron, and for three Methodist church, and in politics he is a re- | years traveled for the Columbian Medicine publican. He is a member of the G. A. R., post, No. 37, at Cuyahoga Falls, and is a highly esteemed member of the community in which he now lives.
ILLIAM HENRY ADAMS, of Akron, may well be classed as among the Icading liverymien of northeastern Ohio. He was born in Manchester. Summit county, July 15, 1848, the fifth of a family of six children who blessed the union of Daniel and Mary ( Shook) Adams, natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in Summit county, Ohio, pior to 1830, and now reside on a farm near Manchester, although the father is by trade a stonemason and plasterer, and through his skill and industry in this line acquired suf- ficient means with which to purchase his farm and retire to the peaceful pursuit of agriculture.
company. On severing his connection with this company he engaged in the livery business in the Empire barn, one of the oldest Every , stands in this city, as well as one of the best appointed barns in the county. For twenty- five years Mr. Adams has been manufacturing Adams' Eureka Liniment, for man and beast, the efficacy of which secures for it a ready sale.
Mr. Adams was married, in 1868, to Miss Lavina E. Workinger, daughter of Emannet Workinger, and this union has been blessed with two daughters-Jennie and Mabel. In politics, Mr. Adams is a democrat, and Mts. Adams is a member of the Reformed chmuch. Mr. Adams is a popular and genial gentleman. is accommodating to his patrons, and on all occasions manifests a disposition to please. and prosperity has been the reward of his fair and liberal methods in transacting his present business. -
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