[p. 898] a representative
agriculturist and prominent and useful
citizen of Union Township, serving at present
as treasurer of the township School
Board. was born November 10, 1847, and
is a son of James and Mary (Spiers)
Young.
The first of the Young family to come, to Lawrence County was William Young, grandfather of Thomas S., who brought his family from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1806, and settled on a wild farm in Union Township. Here he built a log house in the woods and set about clearing his land, living for many years in the old pioneer style. James Young, father of Thomas S., was born in Lancaster County. He resided on the homestead farm until his death, in August, 1853, leaving his widow with a family of children, three of whom survive, namely: Joseph, residing in Neshannock Township; Thomas S. and James S., residing at New Castle. The mother of these children was born in Scotland. She survived her husband until 1895, dying in her eighty-eighth year.
Thomas S. Young was left fatherless when he was but six years of age, but he was fortunate in having a capable, wise and frugal mother and he remained with her in Union Township, and after he had attended school through boyhood, learned the carpenter trade. This trade he followed for some twenty-five years, since giving it up, devoting his attention to farming, both in Union Township and in Pawnee County, Kansas, where he lived for three years. On June 25, 1878, he was married to Matilda C. Welsch, who is a sister to J. A. Welsch, who is a well known citizen of Lawrence County. Mr. and Mrs. Young have one daughter, Ida Helen. With his family, Mr. Young belongs to the First Methodist Episcopal Church at New Castle. In his political views, he is not in perfect accord with any of the great parties, and claims his right to vote independently, as his judgment dictates. He takes a lively interest in public matters, particularly those pertaining to his own section. He is serving his third term as a member of the Union Township School Board, of which he is treasurer. He belongs to Shenango Lodge No. 195 Odd Fellows, at New Castle, having been connected with this organization for over thirty-five years.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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