William O. Young has been a resident of Pottawattamie County since 1876. He was born in Seneca County, Ohio, near Tiffin City, September 16, 1848. His father, Alfred Young, was a native of Maryland, and his mother, Sarah (Montieth) Young, was born in Ohio, of Scotch ancestry.

William O. was but a small boy when his parents came to Iowa in 1856, and settled in Iowa County, near Marengo. The parents still reside in Iowa County, on a farm where they have lived since 1861. They are consistent members of the Methodist Church, and in his political views the father is a Republican.

William O. was reared at farm work and was educated in the public schools of Iowa. In 1876, as already stated, he came to Pottawattamie County, and in 1878 he bought his present farm, eighty acres of which had been broken. On this place he has made many improvements, and now has one among the best farms in the neighborhood.

He has a large frame residence, which was erected at a cost of $1,400. It is well situated and is surrounded by shrubs and shade and ornamental trees. Near by is a fine orchard of about three acres. Mr. Young's barn is 34 x 36 feet, with 16-foot posts. He has yards, feed lots, a wind-mill, and other farm conveniences. He devotes his time to general farming and stock-raising, and everything about the premises shows the prosperity which has attended his labors.

Mr. Young was married at the age of twenty-six years, in Iowa County, to Miss Alice Tibbles, a native of New York State. She was reared there and in Wisconsin. The three children born to them are Bertie, Orley and Elsie.

Politically Mr. Young is a Republican.

Contributed By: Mona Sarratt Knight