A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . ccess in his operations and has acquired anassured position among the younger generationof prosperous farmers. He is a man of liberalviews and of greatest integrity, energetic and pro-gressive, and is giving his earnest efforts to-wards the industrial, social and political im-provement of the valley, and more especially ofEscondido, where he resides. A son of E. , he was born September i. 1873, in Kan-sas, where he spent the days of
A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . ccess in his operations and has acquired anassured position among the younger generationof prosperous farmers. He is a man of liberalviews and of greatest integrity, energetic and pro-gressive, and is giving his earnest efforts to-wards the industrial, social and political im-provement of the valley, and more especially ofEscondido, where he resides. A son of E. , he was born September i. 1873, in Kan-sas, where he spent the days of his boyhood. A native of Indiana, E. H. Young settled whena young man in Stafford county. andwhile living there occupied a leading positionamong its men of influence, for several yearsserving as countv commissioner. Migrating withhis family to California in 1887, he was heresuccessfully employed in agricultural pursuitsfor about ten years. Since 1897 he has been aresident of Los Angeles, where he is now living,retired from active business. He served as asoldier in the Civil war. taking part in manyof the most important engagements of the con-. C_, (\. (^ HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 813 riict. In politics he is a stanch supporter of theprinciples of the Republican party. He marriedLizzie Brown, a native of England, and tenchildren were born of their union. Fourteen years of age when he came with hisparents to San Diego county, William W. Youngcompleted his education in the public schools ofEscondido, and as a farmers son was welltrained in the many branches of for his life work the independent oc-cupation to which he was reared, he worked forMr. Wohlford for five years, obtaining practicalexperience in general farming. Subsequently hewas employed for a short time in a fruit packinghouse, after which, in 1904, he accepted hispresent position as manager of W. L. Powersfruit ranch, which is devoted to the raising ofcitrus fruits. It c
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