Charles A. Young

As printed in 1908

CHARLES ADDISON YOUNG, who has a fine farm of 265 acres in Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio, is traveling representative of the Peters Cartridge Company of Cincinnati, and is famed throughout the United States and Canada as a champion gun shot. In 1893, in competition with the world's greatest marksmen at Detroit, Michigan, he won the championship of the United States and Canada at artificial targets, breaking 99 of a possible 100 birds. In 1904 he won the live bird championship of the United States and Canada, killing 124 out of a possible 125 pigeons. In addition he has won numerous medals and cups in competition in different parts of the country.

Mr. Young was born in Frederick County, Maryland, September 10, 1866, and is a son of William A. and Sophia E. (Strawsburg) Young, the former a native of Frederick County, Maryland, and the latter of Washington Coimty, Maryland. In 1866 William A. Young, with his wife and only child, our subject, came to Ohio,.first stopping at Vandalia a short time and thence going to Mad River Township, Clark County, where they rented of Susan Funderburg a part of the farm Charles A. Young now lives upon. He had farmer up to this time, but subsequently engaged in the agricultural implement business at Spring-field, going back and forth between his farm and store each day. He was quite successful and continued thus occupied until his death, in 1899, at the age of fifty-two years. Mrs. Young, after the demise of her husband, carried on the business in partnership with her son, under the name and style of Young & Young, and still resides on the old home place.

Charles A. Young was sis months of age when brought by his parents to Clark County. He was reared on the home farm, and after completing the prescribed course of study in the district school, was a student for some time at Nelson's Business College, Springfield. He then became identified with his father in the agricultural implement business as Yoimg & Son, and later with his mother as Young & Young, continuing in the business for thirteen years. In his boyhood he took great delight in shooting, being naturally a good marksman. His enthusiasm and persistence developed him into an expert, and his success at the traps attracted the attention of the manufacturers. He accepted a position as demonstrator with the Baker Arms Company, of Batavia, New York, remaining with them three years. He was then with the Eobin Hood Powder Company, of Swanton, Vermont, two years, and since 1904 has been connected with the Peters Arms Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He has given exhibitions of shooting in every town of any importance in the United States, and in the larger towns and cities of Canada, working in the South during the winter months, and in the North during the summer. Of the 265 acres owned by Mr. Young, his first purchase was the David Funderburg place of 100 acres, of which the old home jDlace forms a part, and on which is located "Enon Mound." The remainder of his farm is made up of the R. L. Miller, Eliza Haines and John Harshman places, which he purchased at different times. He built his present commodious residence, which is on the north side of the Dayton Pike, seven miles west of Springfield, and many other substantial improvements.

In March, 1888, Mr. Young married Ida May Winget, a daughter of Daniel and

Minerva (Albin) Winget, both natives of Clark County, Ohio. Squire Winget lives at Enon and has served as Justice of the Peace for many years. Four children were born of this union: Chella Fern, Thurl, Reba, and Rolla. Fraternally Mr. Young is a member of Lodge No. 51, B. P. 0. E.; Tribe No. 711, Knights of Abel, at New Haven, Connecticut; and also of an order for marksmen known as "Indian Lodge," its membership being limited to seventy in the United States.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.