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Alvin Cullum York 1887–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1887

Birth Location: Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1964

Death Location: Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William York

Mother: Mary York

Spouse(s): Grace York

Children(s): Alvin Jr., Baby York, Samuel York, Infant York, Infant York, George York, Mary Franklin, Andrew York, Thomas York, Woodrow York

Alvin Cullum York was born in 1887 in Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Uriah York And Mary Elizabeth York. In 1935, Alvin Cullum York resided in Forbus, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee. In 1940, Alvin Cullum York resided in Civil Dist 2, Fentress, Tennessee, USA. Alvin Cullum York married Grace Loretta York, and had children including Alvin Cullum York Jr, Andrew Jackson York, Baby Boy York, Betsy Ross Lowrey, George Edward Buxton York, Infant Daughter York, Infant Son York, Mary Alice Franklin, Samuel Huston York, Thomas Jefferson York, Woodrow Wilson York. Alvin Cullum York passed away in 1964 in Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alvin Cullum York was born in 1887 in Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Uriah York And Mary Elizabeth York.
  • In 1935, Alvin Cullum York resided in Forbus, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Alvin Cullum York resided in Civil Dist 2, Fentress, Tennessee, USA.
  • Alvin Cullum York married Grace Loretta York, and had children including Alvin Cullum York Jr, Andrew Jackson York, Baby Boy York, Betsy Ross Lowrey, George Edward Buxton York, Infant Daughter York, Infant Son York, Mary Alice Franklin, Samuel Huston York, Thomas Jefferson York, Woodrow Wilson York.
  • Alvin Cullum York passed away in 1964 in Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alvin York's Ancestors

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Alvin York
1887–1964
Birth Place: Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Uriah York
1863–1911
Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) York
1866–1943
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alvin York's Descendants

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Alvin (Cullum) York (13 Dec 1887–2 Sep 1964) m. Grace (Loretta) York (7 February 1900–27 September 1984)
  1. 1. Alvin (Cullum York) Jr. 1921–1983 m. Bethel (Elizabeth) York 1925–2016
  2. 2. Baby (Boy) York 1920–1920
  3. 3. Samuel (Huston) York 1928–1929
  4. 4. Infant (Son) York 1920–1920
  5. 5. Infant (Daughter) York 1940–1940
  6. 6. George (Edward Buxton) York 1923–2018
  7. 7. Mary (Alice) Franklin 1935–1994
  8. 8. Andrew (Jackson) York 1930–2022
  9. 9. Thomas (Jefferson) York 1938–1972
  10. 10. Woodrow (Wilson) York 1925–1998

Alvin York's Timeline

4 Records

1887
13 Dec 1887
Birth of Alvin Cullum York in Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Alvin Cullum York resided here in Forbus, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee
Forbus, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 53
Alvin Cullum York resided here in Civil Dist 2, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
Civil Dist 2, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
1964
2 Sep 1964
Age 77
Death of Alvin Cullum York in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1887
    Event Place: Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03891; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 25-4
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Forbus, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03891; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 25-4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil Dist 2, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03891; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 25-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1964
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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