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Charles S. Young is a highly esteemed and respected citizen of Brandon township, Oakland County, Michigan, and ranks high among the representative agriculturists of his township. He is the owner of 184 acres of highly cultivated land in section 28, and has followed the independent calling of farming all his life. He was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, near the city of Cleveland in 1847 and is a son of David and Margaret (Hummer) Young.

David and Margaret (Hummer) Young were residents of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, for several years. They located on what is now our subject’s farm in 1853, and there both died. They were the parents of a family of children of whom four besides our subject are now living, namely: Homer, who resides in Ortonville, Michigan; Sarah C., who resides with subject; Arthur, of Tuscola, Michigan, who is now living in practical retirement, and Owen, who resides on a farm in the neighborhood of our subject.

Charles S. Young was reared and educated in the district schools of Oakland County. He has since reaching the years of manhood been actively engaged in farming, which occupation he has carried on with the best results and he may well be called a leading and public spirited citizen of his community. Politically he is a stanch Republican and is prominent in all political affairs, having served in various township offices. He has served as county supervisor for seven years, having held that office at different times. He is a Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge, F. & A. M., of Ortonville and the Chapter, R. A. M., of Oxford. The Young family are attendants of the Methodist Episcopal Church.