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PICTORIAL & BIOGRAPHICAL
HISTORY OF
INDIANAPOLIS & MARION CO.,
INDIANA
Published:
Chicago
Goodspeed Brothers, Publishers,
1893
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A. A.
YOUNG. The business of the merchant is not only
one that may be the road to success, but, what is better, in
this country, certainly, it is one of the most honorable of
avocations and those engaged in it are, as a class, composed
of the very ablest and brightest of the land. It is
the way to social distinction, to wealth and to fame, if one
wishes the latter. In the list of worthy and honorable
business men of Indianapolis, that of our subject appears as
one in every way entitled to the confidence and the esteem
of his fellow citizens. He is a member of the city
council from the third ward and was born in Johnson County,
Ind., Apr. 5, 1852. Mr. Young is the son of
Jesse and Sarah (Demaree) Young, who came to Indiana at
an early day and settled in Johnson County, where the father
carried on a farm. He now lives at Des Moines, Iowa,
retired from active pursuits. He has been a member of
the Legislature of Iowa and held other official positions.
He is the father of four sons, all living, and a daughter
dead. The names of the sons are: William S.
of Franklin, Ind.; Joseph B., of Blackhawk, Colo.;
Noble W., a farmer of Monona County, Iowa, and
Archibald A., our subject. William S. was a
soldier in Company F, Seventh Indiana, and lost a leg at
Cedar Mountain. The subject of our sketch was taken by
his parents to Fairfield, Iowa, when but an infant. He
remained here until he was fifteen, but was deprived of an
education, because of constant, chronic illness. At
the age of fifteen he left Iowa and returned to Franklin,
Ind., with his brother, William S., and went to
school during the winter, working on the farm during the
summer. Afterward he attended two terms of Franklin
College. This is all the schooling that he received
and it will be seen that he is self-taught, as he is a
self-made man. What schooling he received he had to
pay for and at the age of seventeen he entered the dry goods
store of R. V. Ditmers, of Franklin, with whom he
remained until the fall of 1872, when he came to
Indianapolis and was employed in what was then known as the
People's Store, conducted by W. M. Davis. Here
he remained until the fall of 1876, when the firm went out
of business. He then took service with L. S.
Ayres & Co., in May, 1877, with whom he remained until
Feb., 1893, when he organized the firm of Young, Dildim &
McMurray, merchant tailors, at Nos. 12 and 14 North
Meridian Street. This firm carries a very large and
fine stock of goods and are first class tailors.
Mr. Young was elected a member of the city council in
October, 1891, and has served his constituents most
acceptably, at the same time working faithfully for the
interests of the city. Prior to his election he made
the race for alderman from the second district, but was
unsuccessful. Mr. Young believes in social
organizations and is a member of the K. of P. and of the R.
A. Our subject was married in 1877 to Miss Georgia
A. Sloan, and this union has been blessed with three
sons: Howard S., Ralph A. and Byron C., all
promising and interesting lads. Mr. and Mrs. Young
are members of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church of which he is
a deacon. He is a stanch Republican and treasurer of
the Republican County committee. Mr. Young has
a number of interests in the city, being secretary of the
Illinois and Seventh Streets Savings and Loan Association,
treasurer of State Loan and Savings Association League and a
member of the Commercial Club. He enjoys the fullest
confidence of all who know him and is a reliable business
man in every sense of the term.
Source: Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs - Indianapolis
and Marion County, Indiana - Publ. Chicago - Goodspeed
Brothers, Publishers - 1893 - Page 99 |
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