Birth[]
Denton was born in 1832, in Harrison County, Ohio, to parents Denton Young II (c1810-aft1850) and Elizabeth Dewalt (c1800-aft1838).
1860 Census[]
In 1860, Denton was listed as a head of household in Salem, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The household was enumerated as follows:
- Denton Young, 27
- Nancy Young, 27 (maiden name Carr)
- Mary Young, 5
- Emma Jane Young, 4
- Harriet Young, 1
- Mary Mastin, 60 (likely related to Denton's step-father James Mastin)