PROF. EDWIN H. YOUNG

Few men realize the sacrifices which educators make in behalf of the communities which they serve. Few realize the preparation necessary for educational work, the long hard struggle for scholastic training and the outlay in time and money necessary to obtain this training. Yet the educational profession is one of the most poorly paid of all and the accumulation of a competence is extremely difficult so long as one follows this profession. The teacher's work is, however, a work of love, in this respect comparing with that of the ministry. Educational leaders not only merit the profound respect of the community, but are to be admired for the sacrifices they endure because of their love for their work and their interest in the communities they serve. One of these unselfish andl capable educational leaders of Preble county is Prof. Edwin H. Young, a teacher in the public schools at New Paris.

Prof. Edwin H. Young was born in Jefferson township, Preble county, Ohio, August 31, 1876, son of Cyrus and Mary (McMahon) Young.

Cyrus N. Young was born in Preble county, Ohio, a son of James H. and Mary (Brown) Young. James H. Young was born in 1806 in Rockingham county, Virginia, and came to Preble county, Ohio, about 1825, settling in Jefferson township. He and his wife were married in Viriginia. After their arrival in Preble county they bought eighty acres of land in section twenty-two, and this land is still held by the Young family. James H. Young was a loyal and faithful member of the Presbyterian church.

James H. Young and wife were the parents of four children; Margaret, who was unmarried and died in 1896; Caroline, who died in 1909; Mary, who died at the age of eighteen and Cyrus N., the father of Prof. Edwin H.

Cyrus N. Young was born in Preble county, May 3, 1838, and grew to manhood in Jefferson township. He attended the public schools of the township and received a splendid education. He served one hundred days in the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. On November 17, 1874. Mr. Young married Mary McMahon, who was the daughter of Thomas and Mary McMahon, of Irish descent. Five children were born to this union, four of whom are living, Edwin H., the subject of this sketch; Ada R., born October 6, 1878, who is the wife of Oliver Spencer, of Bethel, Indiana; Leonard, who is a graduate of the New Paris high school and is a farmer on the old home place in Jefferson township; and Mary, who is the wife of Amos Black, of Richmond, Indiana.

Prof. Edwin H. Young was reared on a farm in Jefferson township and was educated in the district schools. He was graduated from the New Paris high school and attended the medical department of ihe University of Cincinnati. Professor Young also has taken normal courses at Earlham College and Miami University. He taught two years before attending normal school and has taught six years since that time. He is serving his fifth year as teacher in the public schools at New Paris.

Professor Young was married, November 18, 1902, to Alice M. Osborn, the daughter of David H. and Martha (Newell) Osborn. Her father was a soldier in the Civil War and died in t897, his wife dying in 1903. During a part of their lives they were residents of Paris, Illinois. To Prof. Edwin H. and Alice M. (Osborn) Young has been born one son, Donald Q., born December 24, 1906.

Professor Young and wife are devoted members of the Presbyterian church, of which he is an elder. Professor Young is a member of Fellowship Lodge No. 106, Free and Accepted Masons; Eaton Chapter No. 22, Royal Arch Masons; Matchett Council No. 91, Royal and Select Masters of Greenville, Ohio, and Richmond Commandery No. 8, Knights Templar. He is secretary of the local Masonic lodge and also a past master. He also holds membership in Harmony Lodge No. 396, Knights of Pythias, and past chancellor of that lodge. He is a Republican and is now a member of the town council. For several years he has been a member of the Jefferson township public library board, of which he is secretary. Few people are better known in Jefferson township than Professor and Mrs. Young and they enjoy the esteem of all the people of the township.

Source: "History of Preble County, Ohio" ¹⁰²