Plumas County Biographies

John C. Young

Transcribed by Craig Hahn, Dec. 2004 

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son of George and Anna Young, was born June 3, 1840, in Glengarry county, 
Canada, where he lived until twenty-three years of age. In 1863 he came, via 
Panama, to California. Upon his arrival he went direct to Plumas county, and 
spent the winter in the north arm of Indian valley. In the spring of 1864 he 
went to Greenville, where he mined two years. In 1866 he went to Idaho and lived 
four years, after which he went to White Pine, Nevada, where he was engaged for 
two years at mining, milling, and teaming. He returned to Plumas county in 
December, 1873. During 1874 he was occupied in running a tunnel for the North 
Fork Mining Company, but in the spring of 1875 he came again to Taylorville, and 
went into the general merchandise business with his brother, W. G. Young. In 
1879 he bought his brother out, and has since conducted the business alone. He 
was married October 29, 1879, to Miss Ella Cottingham, whose parents are old 
residents of Indian valley. They have one child, Marian, born October 18, 1880. 
Mr. Young is postmaster at Taylorville, and agent for the Western Union 
Telegraph company. 
 
Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, with California from 
1513 to 1850. � Fariss and Smith, San Francisco,  1882. p 306