Posted on: Green Co. Wi Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/GreenBios/10114 Surname: ------------------------- "History of Green County, Wisconsin," published 1884 by Union Publishing Company, Springfield, IL, @ pgs 1075 & 1076: Isaac W. Young was born in Knox Co., Ohio, Sept. 14, 1840. His father, Evin G. Young, brought his family to Green County in the autumn of 1846, and settled in the town of Jefferson, about two miles south of the village of Juda. There was a family of fourteen children, five sons and nine daughters—William, Samuel, Isaac W., Zenas and Joseph L. were born in Knox Co., Ohio. William, born Feb. 27, 1835; Samuel, Aug. 19, 1836; Zenas, Feb. 2, 1845; and Joseph L., April 18, 1846. William and Zenas are now deceased. Nancy married Joseph Melick, Feb. 23, 1842; Elizabeth married Andrew Riley, Jan. 4, 1847; Savenia, married John Vanderbilt, July 24, 1851, now a widow, he having died a prisoner in Andersonville during the Rebellion; Martha A., married William Riley, Feb. 16, 1862; Mary J., married Clarence Bryan, March 12, 1865; Alice J., married Henry G. Townsend, May 18, 1866; Catharine, Rowena, Levina A., and Martha A., are now deceased. Joseph L. enlisted in 1863, in company G, 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, serving until the end of the war. He subsequently married Eunice Straw, a daughter of Malachi Straw, Nov. 29, 1869, and is now living near Greenwood, Cass Co., Neb. Isaac W., the subject of this sketch, lives in this town on section 15, which was a part of the Charles Woodling place. His father, Evin Young, died at Juda, in December, 1880. His mother's death occurred less than one month later. He enlisted Oct. 23, 1861, in company B, 18th Wisconsin Volunteers. He was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps in 1864. After his discharge from the army he was married to Eliza Woodling, daughter of Charles Woodling, May 31, 1868. The year following he worked his father's farm in Jefferson, and then moved to his present location. They have four children–Willie W., born March 31, 1869; Orletta J., born March 29, 1871; Anna M., born Aug. 22, 1872; and Clyde E., born March 28, 1878. Transcribed by Ellen Bisson. Note: Isaac Young's sister, Savenia, is referred to as Sovina in her BIO (posted) as widow of John N.H. Vanderbilt, @ pg 1074 of this same source.