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William Uriah York 1863–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1863

Birth Location: Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 November 1911

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

Father: Pvt. York

Mother: Elizabeth Livingston

Spouse(s): Mary Brooks

Children(s): Lucy Rains, Lillie Stewart, Henry York, George York, Albert York, John York, Joseph York, Hattie Wright, Alvin Sr, James Sr, Robert York

The story of William Uriah York began in 1863 in Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA. William Uriah York married Mary Elizabeth Brooks, and had children including Albert York, Alvin Callum York Sr, George Alexander York, Hattie Mertillie Wright, Henry Singleton York, James Preston York Sr, John Samuel York, Joseph Marion York, Lillie Mae Stewart, Lucy Ermine Rains, Robert Daniel York. William Uriah York passed away in 1911 in Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Uriah York began in 1863 in Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Uriah York married Mary Elizabeth Brooks, and had children including Albert York, Alvin Callum York Sr, George Alexander York, Hattie Mertillie Wright, Henry Singleton York, James Preston York Sr, John Samuel York, Joseph Marion York, Lillie Mae Stewart, Lucy Ermine Rains, Robert Daniel York.
  • William Uriah York passed away in 1911 in Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William York's Ancestors

Self
William York
1863–1911
Birth Place: Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Pvt. Uriah M York
1825–1865
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Livingston
1830–1885
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Lt. (John William York) II
1800–1863
Randolph County, North Carolina, United States of America
Thomas Livingston
1802–1880
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Jane) Beason
1800–1880
South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas York
1771–1846
Martha Mitchell
1774–1855
Henry Livingston
1764–1834
Susannah Carmack
1777–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James York
1750–1814
Lucinda McPherson
1753–1774
William Livingston
1714–1778
Sarah Ware
1718–1794

William York's Descendants

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William (Uriah) York (15 May 1863–17 November 1911) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Brooks (8 August 1866–21 May 1943)
  1. 1. Lucy (Ermine) Rains 1910–1993
  2. 2. Lillie (Mae) Stewart 1903–1967
  3. 3. Henry (Singleton) York 1882–1968 m. Martha Pyle 1901–1921 m. Carlie (Elizabeth) Dishman 1902–1984
    1. 1. William (Hobart) York 1928–1979 m. Lois (Edith) Smith 1939–1963
    2. 2. Roy (Earl York) Jr 1935–1994
  4. 4. George (Alexander) York 1898–1980 m. Avo Pate 1891–1965
  5. 5. Albert York 1893–1957 m. Minnie (Ellen) Crouch 1897–1952
  6. 6. John (Samuel) York 1891–1962
  7. 7. Joseph (Marion) York 1885–1959
  8. 8. Hattie (Mertillie) Wright 1895–1929
  9. 9. Alvin (Callum York) Sr 1887–1964 m. Gracie (Loretta) Williams 1900–1984
    1. 1. York 1920–1920
    2. 2. Alvin (Callum York) Jr 1921–1983 m. Glennis (Ellen) Riley 1923–2006
      1. 1. Rosalee (Ruth) York 1943–2007
    3. 3. George (Edward Buxton) York 1923–2018
    4. 4. Woodrow (Wilson) York 1925–1998
    5. 5. Samuel (Huston) York 1928–1929
    6. 6. Andrew (Jackson) York 1930–2022
    7. 7. Mary (Alice) York 1935–1991
    8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) York 1938–1972
    9. 9. York 1940–1940
  10. 10. James (Preston York) Sr 1900–1943
  11. 11. Robert (Daniel) York 1906–1993

William York's Timeline

2 Records

1863
15 May 1863
Birth of William Uriah York in Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
1911
17 November 1911
Age 48
Death of William Uriah York in Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1863
    Event Place: Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1911
    Event Place: Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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