Fred Otis Young, son of George D. and Elizabeth Young, was born in Liberty Center, Ohio, February 23rd, 1876, and died at the home of his brother, Charles M. Young, in Toledo, Ohio, March 14th, 1921, at the age of 45 years and 18 days.

he was taken with a severe attack of rheumatism at the young age of nine years and was thereby made a permanent cripple and has been a great sufferer since those early days.

He was naturally of a patient and considerate disposition and this characteristic undoubtedly had much to do with his ability to endure his suffering with little complaint.

He leaves behind three brothers, James D. Young and M. Clifford Young, of Liberty Center, Ohio, and Charles M. Young, of Toledo, Ohio, and two sisters, Mrs. Vida E.Yaney, of Delta ,Ohio ,and Mrs. Grace Houts, of Toledo, Ohio, and other relatives.

He was a grandson of the late C. C. Young who was one of the early settlers in this region of the country and who had much to do with establishing and building up Liberty Center.