Alvah York

Born between June 1 1813 and July 30 1813 !Census (1850): Plymouth Town, Penobscot Co., Maine, taken 30 July 1850, Roll 265, page 3, Dwelling No. 39, Family No.39: Alva York, age 37, Male, Occupation=Miller, born New Hampshire Eliza Ann York, age 25, Famale, born Maine. Walter E. York, age 4, male, born Maine. Willard B. York, age 1, male, born Maine. Census (1860): Stetson, Penobscot Co., Maine, enum 7 July 1860, p. 252-3, household 590, fam 592: Alvah York, 48, house carpenter, $500/500, b. N.H. Elizabeth York, 34, Maine Ellen Leavey, 17, domestic, Maine Walter York, 15, Maine Willard York, 12, Maine Daniel Dearborn, 23, farming laborer, Maine Frederick Loronson, 19, farming laborer, Maine Eben Drake, 21, farming laborer, Maine Perley Brown, 22, farming laborer, Maine Hezekiah Mullin, 25, farming laborer, b. Ireland Thomas Conway, 19, farming laborer, b. Ireland Blaisdel Bease, 20, farming laborer, b. Maine Giles Mullen, 22, farming laborer, b. Ireland !Census (1870): Nashville, Mart Co., Minnesota. Enum 15 Jul 1870. York, Alvah, age 58, White Male, Farmer, $1400/$519, b. New Hampshire ----, Eliza A., age 57, Keeping House, b. Maine York, Willard B. age 21, White Male, Farmer, b. Maine ----, Hatta W., age 19, white female, b. Canada Sept 10, 1870: Minnesota Land Grant to Alvah York for 178.89 acres in Martin Co., Minnesota, Range 29-W, Township 104-N, Sec 4 NE. Filed at land office at Jackson, Doc #703, Misc #1064 (MN2430__.083) Obtained from Bureau of Land Management - Eastern States, General Land Office, www.glorecords.blm.gov. Note: Also on Sep 10, 1870, a Nathaniel F. York filed a land grant at the Jackson land office in Minnesota for 160 acres in Blue Earth County (Range 29-W, Twp 105-N, Sec 33 SW, Doc #895 Misc #1932 (MN2430__.250). This was Alvah's brother. !Census (1880): Yorkville, Brown Co., Dakota Territory, Roll 111, 84-15-1, p. 186A/1, Family No. 5, taken 1,2,3 June 1880, all ages are "prior to June 1st": York, Alvih, white male age 66, married, Retired Miller, b. New Hampshire, Father b. New Hampshire, Mother b. New Hampshire. ----, Eliza, white female age 55, wife, married, Occ=Dress Maker, b. Maine, Father b. Mass., Mother b. Mass. York, Willie, white male age 31, son, married, Occ=Farming, b. Maine, Father b. N.H., Mother b. N.H. ----, Harriet, white female age 29, wife, married, b. Canada, Father b. Vermont, Mother b. N.H. ----, Edna A., white female age 6, dau., single, b. Dakota, Father b. Maine, Mother b. Canada. ----, Lute, white female age 3, dau., single, b. Dakota, Father b. Maine, Mother b. Canada. ----, Kitty, white female age 2, dau., single, b. Dakota, Father b. Maine, Mother b. Canada. !Marriage: [Marriage recs for Monroe, Waldo Co., Maine, LDS Batch M522891 film # 011565]: "Alva York and Eliza Ann King, m. 13 Oct 1844 in Monroe, Waldo Co., Maine". !Marriage: LDS Film 0011565, Vol. 2, pg 115 [Marriage recs for Monroe Twp.]: "To all home it may concern. I hereby certify that Alva York and Mifs Eliza Ann King, both of Monroe in the county of Waldo and State of Maine were joined in marriage by me. Oct 13, 1844 Otis H. Johnson, minister of the Gospel" !Intention: [VR for Monroe Twp., Maine, LDS Film 0011565, Vol. 2, pg. 96]: "Published Mr. Alvah York and Mifs Eliza Ann King both of Monroe. Sept. 21st, 1844. G.G. Nealley town clerk". ------------------------------------- Research / Leads: In the Monroe Twp., vital records, the family record for Alvah York and Eliza Ann York shows the birth of Walter Edwin on July 15th, 1845, and the death of Jeremiah York on April 28, 1844. The record for Jeremiah York is indented, in the position that children are normally listed. But, the death predates the marriage of Alvah York and Eliza Ann King, and not corresponding birth record for Jeremiah is found. It also now appears to not be his father, since Lydia, the widow of Jeremiah York of Frankfort, filed a petition for administration on 5 Aug 1857 stating that Jeremiah died on 28 June 1857 (not 28 Apr 1844). His father-in-law (Sparrow King) appears in Monroe Twp., Waldo Co., Maine, in the 1820 and 1830 censuses. There is one York listed in the 1830 census in that township -- Archibald York, p.384. I was unable to locate Archibald York in the census for Maine or NH in either 1810 or 1820. Archibald is listed in the town vital records for Monroe Twp. -- he was not the father of Alvah. The Annals of Oxford, Maine, p. 238, show the family of Jeremiah and Lydia York in Hebron, Oxford Co., Maine, with the following children: 1. Ira b.1806 2. Ephelet, 1808 3. Alvah, b. Apr 3, 1812 <----- 4. Betsey, b. 1814 5. Pauline, 1815 6. Lydia, 1817 7. Jeremiah, 1818 8. Ruth, 1820 9. Sally, 1822 10. Josiah, 1824 Thanks to Ann Alexander <bnaalex@clinic.net> for finding and making me aware of this reference, Nov 1997. The way it was stated, it is possible that the children, or some of them, might have been born elsewhere, e.g., NH. At this point, until more info is found, this is just a lead. In response to my query, Mark Richards <mricha@ma.ultranet.com> says he has an Abigail York (1756-1856) who married Tristram Richards in Middleton, NH and moved to Oxford ME in 1827. Joyce <geneolgy@ime.net> is also descended. Mark is descended from their son Stephen of Upton ME. This looks like a possible connections, and further lends credence to the theory that Jeremiah of Oxford may have come from NH. !Death: FindAGrave.com has Alvah York b. 3 Apr 1812, d. 8 Feb 1866 at Lakota Cemetery, Lakota, Nelson Co., North Dakota. However, the death date is in conflict with the fact that he was listed alive in the 1880 census, s the transcription must be in error. Maybe it is a transcription error that should have been 8 Feb 1886.