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Reuben Augustus York 1870–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1870

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1957

Death Location: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Father: Stephen York

Mother: Naomi Powers

Spouse(s): Virginia Sanders

Children(s): Ralph York, Frank York, Edna York, Robert York, Ruby York, Helen York

Reuben Augustus York was born in 1870 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Stephen Calvin York And Naomi Helen Powers. Reuben Augustus York married Virginia Lee Sanders, and had children including Edna Ethel York, Frank Augustus York, Helen York, Ralph See York, Robert Calvin York, Ruby Clark York. Reuben Augustus York passed away in 1957 in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Augustus York was born in 1870 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Stephen Calvin York And Naomi Helen Powers.
  • Reuben Augustus York married Virginia Lee Sanders, and had children including Edna Ethel York, Frank Augustus York, Helen York, Ralph See York, Robert Calvin York, Ruby Clark York.
  • Reuben Augustus York passed away in 1957 in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Reuben York's Ancestors

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Reuben York
1870–1957
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Stephen Calvin York
1851–1908
Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Naomi (Helen) Powers
1853–1907
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Reuben (Hiram) Powers
1803–1884
Sinking Creek, Scott, Virginia, USA
Naomi (Omie) Ritchie
1809–1884
Scott, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Ritchie
1776–1860
NANCY HUTCHINSON
1778–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ritchie
1757–1813
Mary Keith
1756–1808

Reuben York's Descendants

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Reuben (Augustus) York (5 December 1870–19 Sep 1957) m. Virginia (Lee) Sanders (18 May 1883–22 Sep 1961)
  1. 1. Ralph (See) York 1913–1956
  2. 2. Frank (Augustus) York 1918–1925
  3. 3. Edna (Ethel) York 1904–1988 m. Fred (Johnson) Smith 1897–1952
    1. 1. Robert (Reese) Smith 1925–2004 m. Nell (Louise) Hylton 1929–2011
    2. 2. Fred (York) Smith 1926–1948
    3. 3. Edna (Virginia) Smith 1926–2017
  4. 4. Robert (Calvin) York 1900–1913
  5. 5. Ruby (Clark) York 1901–1902
  6. 6. Helen York 1927–2015

Reuben York's Timeline

2 Records

1870
5 December 1870
Birth of Reuben Augustus York in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
1957
19 Sep 1957
Age 87
Death of Reuben Augustus York in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1870
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1957
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

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