[p. 725] is a representative farmer of Hickory Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and is the owner of a fine farm of 112 acres located about one mile south of East Brook. He was born on the old home place December 25, 1860, and is a son of John D. and Nancy (Gibson) Young.
John Edgar Young, grandfather of James S., was an early resident in the eastern part of the State of Pennsylvania, and upon his removal to Lawrence County became a pioneer settler in the woods of Hickory Township.
James S. Young was reared on the homestead and received a good education in the public schools of the county. He has a ways followed farming, and, keeping abreast of the times by the adoption of the most approved methods and the use of modern machinery, he has met with unusual success.
Mr. Young was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Blanche Swogger, a daughter of David and Jennie (Dodds) Swogger, and they have two children, namely: Grace and Helen. Religiously, they are consistent members of the United Presbyterian Church, in which his family has always been very active.
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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