BlockCarroll County, Indiana - Chapter 9: Brief Biographies of Deceased Pioneers of Carroll County, 1916 (part 2 of 2)
From History of Carroll County Indiana, published 1916. 96 words, reproduced complete and unedited. Source changes inside the text are labelled in place.
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William Young
William Young was born in Butler county, Ohio, March 9, 1816, and came to Carroll county, Indiana, July 13, 1829. He was twice married, his first wife being Nancy Demisson; his second wife was Catharine McDonald, of Camden, to whom he was married on July 3, 1850. By occupation he was a carpenter. At the time of his death, October 2, 1898, he was the oldest resident of the city of Delphi. He was a consistent mem¬ ber of the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife died on May 4, 1896. He was survived by two daughters.
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Text from History of Carroll County Indiana, published 1916, in the public domain in the United States and digitised by the Internet Archive.