Eva Lee was born on June 21, 1896 at Robbins in Scott County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Sherman Sexton and Mary Ann ( Hicks ) Sexton . She married John York on August 9, 1915 in Campbell County, Tennessee, after his death in 1964, Eva
married Archie Newport on August 2, 1968 in Campbell County. She passed away at home on January 22, 1985 in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee.
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Burial : Farmers Grove Cemetery, Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Find A Grave memorial # 49866510 [1]
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/49866510/eva-lee-york : accessed 18 July 2021), memorial page for Eva Lee Sexton York (21 Jun 1896–22 Jan 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49866510, citing Farmers Grove Cemetery, Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Leo York (contributor 47707923) .
"Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFQ-V5N : 4 December 2014), John York and Eva Setton, 09 Aug 1915; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 86, Campbell, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
"Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4Z-JGS : accessed 15 February 2016), Archie Ancil Newport and Eva Lee York, 02 Aug 1968; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 58, Campbell, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ3-MJQ : accessed 13 February 2016), Eva Sexton in household of Sherman Sexton, Civil Districts 9, 14, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF6-7W5 : accessed 15 February 2016), Sherman Sexton, Civil District 9, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 171, sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,528.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-485 : accessed 15 February 2016), Eva York in household of John York, Civil District 1, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 6A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,761.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K44S-876 : accessed 16 February 2016), John York, Civil District 4, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-6, sheet 9A, family 163, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3871.
"United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FSC-ZXVP : Tue Jan 31 15:10:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Eva York and John York, 25 April 1950, Anderson, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSC-ZXVG>
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