SAMUEL YOUNG, a prosperous farmer of Morris township, Washington Co., Penn., is a grandson of Thomas Young, who was born in Maryland in 1745. He was a Revolutionary soldier. In 1809 he removed to a farm near Jefferson, Morris township, Greene Co., Penn., and there died in 1824. His son Thomas, father of subject, was born on the farm, and from there removed to Morris township, Washington county, where he died in 1866. Samuel Young was born July 9, 1830, on what was called Crane's run in Greene county, Penn., and when about eight years old moved to Washington county with his father. He lived at home until his marriage in 1854 to Rachel Carroll, who was born September 18, 1834, daughter of Thomas Carroll, of Morris township, Washington county. He then moved to Morris township, Greene county, where he remained about fifteen years; then returned to Washington county, and lived on the home farm until the death of his father, when he again moved to Morris township, Greene county. Thence he came to West Finley township, Washington county (near Wheeling creek), afterward returning to Greene county, remained some time at Nineveh. He then removed to Washington, this county, and was for a short time engaged in the hotel business, when he moved to West Finley township, and embarked in farming. In 1888 he purchased the well- improved farm near Mt. Zion M. E. church, in Morris township, this county, where he now resides. His children are: Samantha, wife of S. R. Rush, a prominent stock dealer of East Liberty, Penn.; Elizabeth, wife of Warren Clutter, also a prominent stock dealer in East Liberty, Penn., and Florence, yet living with her parents. Mr. Young raises a considerable amount of stock, and makes a specialty of breeding fine sheep. The farm on which Mr. Young now resides was taken up by Richard Carroll over one hundred years ago; he was a native of Ireland, also the grandfather of Mr. Young's wife, who is of the third generation that has owned this farm. Politically Mr. Young is a Democrat of life-long standing. Mrs. Young is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Text taken from page 478 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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