THADDEUS S. YOUNG, Sheriff, was born in Venice, Cayuga county, New York, on the 31st day of March, 1826, and is the second child of Samuel and Freelove Young, who removed to this county in 1847; the father is still living, while the mother died in 1864.  Sheriff Young owes much of his education to our grand system of common schools, so purely American, though the higher branches were received from select schools.  Began the occupation of teaching when eighteen years of age, and taught successively for seven terms,—working on the farm during the summer, attending school in the fall, and teaching during the winter months.  Mr. Young was married on the 22d day of September, 1847, to Caroline A., daughter of Reuben and Lydia Benjamin, of Pierpont, this county.  Six children were born of this marriage, as follows: Myron B., born July 26, 1848; Chester C., Nov. 10, 1849; Reuben C., Dec. 28, 1851; A. Louisa, Feb. 25, 1854; L. Emily, Jan. 17, 1856, and H. Arthur, whose birth occurred on the 14th day of November, 1866.  Mrs. Young died on May 23, 1876, and on the 25th day of August, 1877, he was again married to Flora, daughter of Elisha and Mary Farnham, of Conneaut, Ohio.  Sheriff Young’s military record began on the 2d day of September, 1862, at which time he was mustered into the service of the United States as a private in the Second Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery.  This battery was assigned to the Twelfth Corps, and joined Grant’s army at Young’s Point, above Vicksburg; in April, 1863, was with that command during the Vicksburg campaign, and was transferred to the Department of the Gulf in the fall of 1863, and passed through the disastrous Red River campaign under Banks; was underfire for forty-four days successively; was in this department until the close of the war.  In the mean time private Young had gradually ascended the steps of promotion, until, when he was mustered out, on the 9th day of July, 1865, it was as a lieutenant.  Was elected to the office of sheriff in October, 1874, and re-elected in the fall of 1876.  Is a member of Cache commandery, No. 27, Knights Templar, of Conneaut.  Politically, he is, and has been since the organization of the party, a Republican.  He has filled many positions of trust, and is an efficient and faithful officer.
-----Source: 1798 History of Ashtabula County, Ohio with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men by Publ. Philadelphia - Williams Brothers - 1878 - Page 125