Henry H. Young was born on May 1, 1836, in Indiana to Ira and Elizabeth Young. His father was a farmer. The family lived in Otter Creek, Indiana, and Young began working as a farmer in the 1850s. He married a woman named Mahala around 1866, and they had at least five children: Rosetta, born around 1866; Flora, born around 1868; George, born around 1871; Alfred, born around 1874; Effie, born around 1879.They lived in Center, Indiana, and Young continued working as a farmer. By 1870, he owned $3,800 of real estate and $600 of personal property. He died on December 4, 1912.