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Elizabeth "Betsey" Leah York 1817 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JAN 1817

Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky

Death Date: 6 NOV 1898

Death Location: Clay County, Kentucky

Father: Jeremiah York

Mother: Elizabeth Clark

Spouse(s): Patrick McGeorge

Children(s): Daniel McGeorge, James McGeorge, Sarah McGeorge, John McGeorge, Mariah Wilson, John Wilson, Alfred Wilson

Elizabeth "Betsey" Leah York was born in 1817 in Clay County, Kentucky, the child of Jeremiah York and Elizabeth Leah Clark. Elizabeth "Betsey" Leah York married Patrick Henry McGeorge, and had children including Daniel William "Dan" McGeorge, James Emery McGeorge, Sarah Ann McGeorge, John Clay Breckenridge McGeorge, Mariah "Maria" Wilson, John Spar "Skid" Wilson, Alfred Wilson. Elizabeth "Betsey" Leah York passed away in 1898 in Clay County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betsey" Leah York was born in 1817 in Clay County, Kentucky, the child of Jeremiah York and Elizabeth Leah Clark.
  • Elizabeth "Betsey" Leah York married Patrick Henry McGeorge, and had children including Daniel William "Dan" McGeorge, James Emery McGeorge, Sarah Ann McGeorge, John Clay Breckenridge McGeorge, Mariah "Maria" Wilson, John Spar "Skid" Wilson, Alfred Wilson.
  • Elizabeth "Betsey" Leah York passed away in 1898 in Clay County, Kentucky.

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Elizabeth York's Ancestors

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Elizabeth York
1817 – 1898
Birth Place: Clay County, Kentucky
Parents
Jeremiah York
1772 – 1843
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Leah) Clark
1773 – 1856
Cow Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Cowan) York
1734 – 1809
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Cynthia (Leah) Bryson
1752 – 1779
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
William Clark
1740 – 1818
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Leah Johnson
1742 – 1804
North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth York's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsey" Leah) York (29 JAN 1817 – 6 NOV 1898) m. Patrick (Henry) McGeorge (17 August 1812 – 17 April 1859)
  1. 1. Daniel (William "Dan") McGeorge (20 Nov 1845 – 22 Mar 1912)
  2. 2. James (Emery) McGeorge (13 February 1847 – 1932) m. Jane Edwards (June 1853 – 1930)
    1. 1. Elizabeth McGeorge (12 Feb 1875 – 30 May 1949)
    2. 2. Frank McGeorge (29 Feb 1888 – 19 Jan 1985) m. Mollie Eversole (1893 – )
      1. 1. Beatrice (V) McGeorge (1911 – 1958) m. George Phillips
        1. 1. Dorothy (Darlene) Phillips (9 Oct 1927 – 9 Dec 2017) m. Claude (Clifford) Taylor (10 May 1925 – 23 Aug 2005)
      2. 2. Robert (Truman) McGeorge (15 Aug 1913 – )
    3. 3. Jesse McGeorge (May 1892 – )
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) McGeorge (20 May 1854 – 24 Feb 1923)
  4. 4. John (Clay Breckenridge) McGeorge (2 Mar 1858 – 21 Feb 1903)
  5. 5. Mariah ("Maria") Wilson (Jun 1834 – 25 Jan 1926)
  6. 6. John (Spar "Skid") Wilson (3 Feb 1840 – 6 Oct 1920)
  7. 7. Alfred Wilson (12 Aug 1840 – 26 Sep 1906)

Elizabeth York's Timeline

2 Records

1817
29 JAN 1817
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsey" Leah York in Clay County, Kentucky
Clay County, Kentucky
1898
6 NOV 1898
Age 81
Death of Elizabeth "Betsey" Leah York in Clay County, Kentucky
Clay County, Kentucky

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1817
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 NOV 1898
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky

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