Surnames: Young, Ailes, Swan, Braden
A J Young, farmer and stock grower, Rice's Landing, Penna, was born in Washington County, February 7, 1831, and is a son of Abraham Young and Hannah Rose Young. His parents were natives of Washington and Greene Counties, respectively, and of German and English ancestry. Mr Young is the seventh in a family of ten children. He was reared in West Bethlehem Township, Washington County, and acquired his education from the common schools of his neighborhood. He chose farming as his occupation, and owns 165 acres of well improved land in Cumberland Township, Greene County, where he took up his abode in 1854.In the same year he was united in marriage with Miss Rachel Ailes, daughter of Joseph Ailes and Sarah Swan Ailes. The former was a native of Washington County and the latte r of Greene County, and a descendant of one of its earliest settlers.
Mrs Young's great grandfather, John Swan, settled on the farm now owned by A J Young in 1767, and had to build a fort to protect himself from the Indians.
Mr and Mrs Young are devoted members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the former ruling elder of the church. Mr and Mrs Young are the parents of two children: Amy H Young, who died when four years old; and William A Young, a carpenter and farmer residing on the home farm. He was united in marriage in 1884 with Miss Maggie M Braden, daughter of Jacob and Rachel Braden, and they have one child: Walter B Young.