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Edith Loretta York 1917–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1917

Birth Location: Ohio County, Indiana

Death Date: 22 Jun 1992

Death Location: Portage, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Harry York

Mother: Bertha Jackson

Spouse(s): Lester Wolfe, Forrest Snelling

Children(s): Robert Sr, Evelyn Epley

Edith Loretta York was born in 1917 in Ohio County, Indiana, the child of Harry Claude York And Bertha Arilda Jackson. In 1920, Edith Loretta York resided in Randolph, Ohio, Indiana, USA. In 1930, Edith Loretta York resided in Sparta, Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA. Edith Loretta York married Forrest Lane Snelling, Lester E Wolfe, and had children including Evelyn Marie Ecklar Epley, Robert Wayne Snelling Sr. Edith Loretta York passed away in 1992 in Portage, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edith Loretta York was born in 1917 in Ohio County, Indiana, the child of Harry Claude York And Bertha Arilda Jackson.
  • In 1920, Edith Loretta York resided in Randolph, Ohio, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1930, Edith Loretta York resided in Sparta, Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA.
  • Edith Loretta York married Forrest Lane Snelling, Lester E Wolfe, and had children including Evelyn Marie Ecklar Epley, Robert Wayne Snelling Sr.
  • Edith Loretta York passed away in 1992 in Portage, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harry York
1887–1968
Birth Location: Pendleton Co, Kentucky, USA
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Bertha Jackson
1888–1946
Birth Location: Dry Ridge, Kentucky
BJ

Spouses(s)

Lester Wolfe
1915–1998
Birth Location: Newland, Jasper, Indiana, USA
LW
Forrest Snelling
1921–1944
Birth Location: Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
FS

Children(s)

Robert Sr
1940–2004
Birth Location: Moores Hill, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
RS
Evelyn Epley
1946–2010
Birth Location: Milan, Indiana
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Edith York's Ancestors

Self
Edith York
1917–1992
Birth Place: Ohio County, Indiana
Parents
Harry Claude York
1887–1968
Pendleton Co, Kentucky, USA
Bertha (Arilda) Jackson
1888–1946
Dry Ridge, Kentucky
Grandparents
Nicholas (Coleman) York
1857–1930
Bracken County, Kentucky, USA
Lydia (Anne) Whaley
1867–1938
Kentucky, United States of America
William (H) Jackson
1872–1890
Grant, Kentucky
Martha Martin
1862–1945
Crittenden, Grant, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Martin
1809–1913
Sarah Martin
1835–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
william taylor
1809–1850
Jane Dixon
1808–1870

Edith York's Descendants

1.
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Edith (Loretta) York (28 Aug 1917–22 Jun 1992) m. Lester (E) Wolfe (7 Jul 1915–3 Aug 1998) m. Forrest (Lane) Snelling (24 Apr 1921–17 Sep 1944)
  1. 1. Robert (Wayne Snelling) Sr 1940–2004
  2. 2. Evelyn (Marie Ecklar) Epley 1946–2010

Edith York's Timeline

8 Records

1917
28 Aug 1917
Birth of Edith Loretta York in Ohio County, Indiana
Ohio County, Indiana
1920
1920
Age 3
Edith Loretta York resided here in Randolph, Ohio, Indiana, USA
Randolph, Ohio, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Edith Loretta York resided here in Sparta, Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Sparta, Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Edith Loretta York resided here in Rural, Dearborn, Indiana
Rural, Dearborn, Indiana
1938
1938
Age 21
Edith Loretta York was married in Carroll County, Kentucky
Carroll County, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 23
Edith Loretta York resided here in Sparta, Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Sparta, Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1946
1946
Age 29
Edith Loretta York resided here in Bedford, Indiana, USA
Bedford, Indiana, USA
1992
22 Jun 1992
Age 75
Death of Edith Loretta York in Portage, Porter, Indiana
Portage, Porter, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Ohio County, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Vidette-Messenger of Porter County; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1992; Publication Place: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA; ,0.71486473,0.20328052,0.96978784&

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Carroll County, Kentucky
    Record Source: Carroll County, Kentucky Marriages, 1838-1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Randolph, Ohio, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Randolph, Ohio, Indiana; Roll: T625_459; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sparta, Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2340317

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Dearborn, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01035; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-26

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sparta, Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01035; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 15-26

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Bedford, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Portage
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Vidette-Messenger of Porter County; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1992; Publication Place: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA; ,0.71486473,0.20328052,0.96978784&

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1992
    Event Place: Portage, Porter, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Vidette-Messenger of Porter County; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1992; Publication Place: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA; ,0.71486473,0.20328052,0.96978784&

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portage, Porter County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Vidette-Messenger of Porter County; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1992; Publication Place: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA; ,0.71486473,0.20328052,0.96978784&
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