Jen's Genealogy 2: York

James Henderson York (son of J. Harvey York and America “Myrtle” Lykens) was born on January 4, 1889 in Glenhayes, Wayne, West Virginia. He died on December 30, 1966 in Welch, McDowell, West Virginia. He married Eliza Curry (daughter of Harvey Curry and Sarah Meadows) on December 24, 1909 in Mingo County, West Virginia. She was born on March 12, 1889 in Logan County, West Virginia. She died on April 30, 1928 in Mingo County, West Virginia.

James Henderson York was buried in Palm Memorial Gardens in Matheny, Wyoming, West Virginia.

Children of James Henderson York and Eliza Curry

1. Delbert Charles York was born on October 9, 1910 in West Virginia. He died on July 1, 1952 in Omar, Logan, West Virginia. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia.
2. Harley York was born in 1914 in Virginia.
3. Violet York was born on May 15, 1918 in West Virginia. She died on July 17, 1935 in Pineville, Wyoming, West Virginia.
4. Elmer York was born in 1920 in West Virginia.
5. Myrtle York was born on March 15, 1921 in Canterbury, Mingo, West Virginia.
6. Cecil York was born on August 11, 1923 in Ajax, Mingo, West Virginia.

Child of James Henderson York
7. Billy Lee York was born in 1930 in West Virginia.

He married Alice Blanche Canterbury (daughter of Monteville Perry Canterbury and Chloa Ann Cozart) on February 4, 1936 in Raleigh County, West Virginia. She was born on May 4, 1905 in Wyoming County, West Virginia.

There were no children to this union.

Note:
I do not know who the mother of Billy Lee York is. He was born after Eliza Curry died and before James married Alice.
I am not related to the children of James Henderson York and Eliza Curry so their descendants will not be traced.

Sources:

1910 Census: Oceana, Wyoming, West Virginia

1920 Census: Wyoming County, West Virginia

1930 Census: Oceana, Wyoming, West Virginia

1930 Census: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
1940 Census: Trap Hill, Raleigh, West Virginia
Birth Record – Myrtle York

Birth Record - Alice Blanche Canterbury
Marriage Record for Alice Blanche Gunnoe and James Henderson York
Marriage Record for Henderson York and Eliza Curry
Death Record – James Henderson York
Death Record – Eliza York
Death Record – Delbert York
Death Record – Violet York
Find A Grave page for Alice Blanche Canterbury York
Find A Grave page for James Henderson York
Find A Grave page for Delbert Charles York
Social Security Death Index – James York