Person:Alvah York (1)

Biography

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Timeline

1868, April 6th - Alvah J. York was born.Alvah's Entry on Findagrave, accessed 3/31/16

1873, November 9th - Death of mother Nancy Jane Bean York.:1893, December 25rd - Marriage to Amanda Crone."Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJZT-7DH : accessed 1 April 2016), A. J. York and Manda Crone, 1893.:1895, January 12th - Birth of daughter Amanda Pearl York."Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVGH-X1Q : accessed 1 April 2016), A.J. York in entry for Amanda York, ; citing Fruitland, Muscatine, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1003494 V. 4-6.:1897, April 9th - Birth of Daughter Mildred Estella York.

1900, April 11th - Birth of son Raymond Alvah "Ray" York.:1903, January 7th - Birth of Daughter Laura Ada York."Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVDF-FQM : accessed 1 April 2016), Alvoh J York in entry for Laura H York, 1902.

~1906 - Birth of Daughter Flossie E York

~1907 - Birth of Daughter Edith York

1908, April 10th - Death of Father Joshua Hadley York:1941, July 31st - Death of Alvah J. York in Pleasant, Iowa.

Census Records

===1870 Census=== :1870 United States Federal Census."United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64Q-5FZ : accessed 1 April 2016), Alva York in household of Joshua York, Illinois, United States; citing p. 5, family 34, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,727.

Township 9, Range 5, Henderson County, Illinois

• Joshua York (45) Kentucky
• Nancy York (40) Kentucky
• Charles York (20) Illinois
• Elizabeth York (18) Illinois
• Franklin York (16) Illinois
• Randolph York (14) Illinois
• Alonzo York (12) Illinois
• Lucy York (9) Illinois
• Jesse York (7) Illinois
• Alva York (2) Illinois
• Jesse York (81) Kentucky (Joshua's Father)
• Melvina Connor (22) Illinois (Unknown)

===1880 Census === :1880 United States Federal Census."United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2Y-NNZ : accessed 1 April 2016), Alva York in household of John Odel, Jefferson, Louisa, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 446B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0350; FHL microfilm 1,254,350.

Jefferson, Louisa County, Iowa

• John Odel (25) (Alvah's Brother-in-law)
• Lucy Odel (19) Illinois (Alvah's Sister)
• Levi Odel (Infant) Iowa (Alvah's Nephew)
• Alva York (12) Illinois

===1900 Census===:1900 United States Federal Census."United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LM-B9T : accessed 1 April 2016), Alfred J York, Fruitland Township, Muscatine, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,450.

Fruitland Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, United States

• Alfred J York (32) Illinois
• Amanda York (26) Iowa
• Amanda P York (5) Iowa
• Mildred E York (3) Iowa
• Ray A York (Infant) Iowa

===1910 Census ===:1910 United States Federal Census."United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMR-PDN : accessed 1 April 2016), Alvah J York, Fruitland, Muscatine, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 101, sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,428.

Fruitland, Muscatine County, Iowa

• Alvah J York (42) Illinois
• Amanda York (35) Iowa
• Pearl A York (15) Iowa
• Mildred E York (13) Iowa
• Raymond A York (10) Iowa
• Laura A York (7) Iowa
• Flossie E York (4) Iowa

===1920 Census ===:1920 United States Federal Census."United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BK-3S4 : accessed 1 April 2016), Alva York, Benton, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 6A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,487.

Benton, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States

• Alva York (51) Illinois
• Amanda York (45) Iowa
• Raymond York (19) Iowa
• Edith York (13) Iowa
• Royal York (5) Iowa

===1930 Census===:1930 United States Federal Census."United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ9-WGN : accessed 1 April 2016), H A York, 1930.

Benton, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States

• H A York (62) Illinois
• Amanda York (55) Iowa
• Roy W York (15) Iowa

Sources

Notes

It seems alot of personal trees place Alvah as being born in Little York, Wabash County, Illinois. I cannot find a source for this information. The first census Alvah was in was the 1870 census, at that point the family was in Henderson County, Illinois. And given by the next census in 1880, he was living in Jefferson, Louisa County, Iowa with his sister's family. It would be more likely that he was born in a county that is on the Iowa / Illinois border rather than the other side of the state in Wabash County. Marriage record for Alvah and Amanda York, every detail correlates except the father, it is indexed as Geo. Unless this is a nickname for Joshua Hadley York, I'm not sure where this came from. I looked into other family members with the name George who could be a father figure in Alvah's family. The only person I found was 1 after Alvah's time and then his Nephew, who was about the same age. So no luck there.

RIN: MH:N866

PRIN: MH:I221

1. ↑ 555855
   
   RIN: MH:N868
   
   PRIN: MH:IF1061
2. ↑ 60
   
   RIN: MH:N869
   
   PRIN: MH:IF1062
3. ↑ 538650
   
   RIN: MH:N867
   
   PRIN: MH:IF1060