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Below is a family biography included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1883.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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WILLIAM YOUNG, retired farmer, Higginsport, is a son of William Young, Sr., and a grandson of William Lancaster — the latter serving in the war that freed our country from English tyranny, as mentioned in the sketch of Alfred N. Young. William, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Bracken County, Ky., in 1802, and in March, 1828, came to Ohio, where he has since resided, having married on January 31, previous. His life has been devoted mostly to teaming and farming, but time has bent his frame and silvered his hair, and he now lives retired. His children were twelve in number, seven daughters and five sons. Five are now living, of whom Daniel has given some time to the study of law, which he is practicing in Higginsport. Mrs. Matilda Young was born January 24, 1806, in Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Stephen Calvin, who with his family located in Ohio in 1815, and in 1819 in Higginsport. He was one of the first settlers in the village, and will be mentioned in the history of the town. Mr. and Mrs. Young have trod the path of married life for over a half century, and now look back with pleasure on the scenes of their early life.

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This family biography is one of 992 biographies included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published in 1883 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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