Grace Loretta (Williams) York (1900 - 1984)

Born 7 Feb 1900 in Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alvin Cullum York — married 6 Jun 1919 (to 2 Sep 1964) in Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1984 at age 84 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Gracie (Williams) York was a Tennessean.

Grace Loretta Williams, daughter of Francis Williams and Alice Pile, was born in Pall Mall, Tennessee in 1900. She was listed as "Minnie Mae" when she was counted on the census with her parents and family in Fentress County, Tennessee in 1900,^[1] and "Gracie" in 1910.^[2]

She married Alvin C. York in 1919, after he returned a hero from his World War I military service.^[3]

Children of the marriage:

1. William York (1920–1920)^[4]
2. Alvin Cullum York Jr (1921–1983)^[5]
3. George Edward York (1923–2018)
4. Woodrow Wilson York (1925–1998)
5. Samuel Huston York (1928–1929)^[6]
6. Andrew Jackson York (1930-)
7. Betsy Ross York (1933–)^[7]
8. Mary Alice York (1935–1994)
9. Thomas Jefferson York (1938–1972) [killed in the line of duty]
10. Infant Girl York (1940–1940)

In 1920 the couple was counted on the census in Fentress, Tennessee before the birth of their first child.^[8] They had three surviving children by 1930, and were still living in Fentress County.^[9] And by 1940 there were six children at home with them, as well as other family members.^[10]

Her husband died in 1964;^[11] she died on 27 September 1984 in a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee,^[12][13] and was buried at Wolf River Cemetery in Pall Mall, Tennessee.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS86-579 : accessed 24 November 2020), Minnie May Williams in household of F A Williams, Civil Districts 7-8, 11, Fentress, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 10B, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,569.

   F A Williams Head Male 45 Tennessee

   Allie Williams Wife Female 41 Tennessee

   Timothy A Williams Son Male 24 Tennessee

   Werley B Williams Son Male 20 Tennessee

   Mary K Williams Daughter Female 18 Tennessee

   Gillispy B Williams Son Male 16 Tennessee

   Claudis P Williams Son Male 15 Tennessee

   Loula E Williams Daughter Female 13 Tennessee

   Bertha B Williams Daughter Female 12 Tennessee

   Maudie M Williams Daughter Female 9 Tennessee

   Columbus Williams Daughter Female 7 Tennessee

   Caroline Williams Son Male 5 Tennessee

   Oscar Williams Son Male 2 Tennessee

   Minnie May Williams Daughter Female 0 Tennessee

   Mary A Williams Mother Female 67 Tennessee

   Mary Pile Mother-in-law Female 83 Tennessee

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFC-6DD : accessed 24 November 2020), Gracie Williams in household of Francis A Williams, Civil District 2, Fentress, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 10B, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1498; FHL microfilm 1,375,511.

   Francis A Williams Head Male 54 Tennessee

   Alice Williams Wife Female 50 Tennessee

   Mary K Williams Daughter Female 26 Tennessee

   Bertha Williams Daughter Female 21 Tennessee

   Mandy Williams Daughter Female 18 Tennessee

   Calal* Williams Daughter Female 16 Tennessee

   Carradine Williams Son Male 14 Tennessee

   Oscar Williams Son Male 11 Tennessee

   Gracie Williams Daughter Female 10 Tennessee

   Mary ? Williams Mother Female 76 Tennessee

3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-N914 : 6 November 2017), Alvin C York and Gracie Williams, 06 Jun 1919; citing Fentress, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,928,667.
4. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSXK-MLW : 26 August 2019), Gracie Williams in entry for York, 10 May 1920; Death, Fentress, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
5. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DZ-MN31 : 29 November 2018), Grace Williams in entry for Junior York and Glenis Riley, 13 Jan 1940; citing Marriage, Albany, Clinton, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,877,074.
6. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSFC-C3G : 26 August 2019), Gracey Williams in entry for Sam Huston York, 19 Oct 1929; Death, Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
7. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-W521 : 4 November 2017), Gracie Loretta York in entry for Howard Joseph Lowery and Betsy Ross York, 06 Sep 1952; citing Fentress, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,928,670.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGJ-8HW : accessed 24 November 2020), Gracie York in household of Alvin C York, Civil District 2, Fentress, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 18, sheet 6A, line 32, family 107, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1739; FHL microfilm 1,821,739.

   Alvin C York Head Male 32 Tennessee

   Gracie York Wife Female 20 Tennessee

9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPWT-Z6D : accessed 24 November 2020), Gracie M York in household of Alvin C York, District 2, Fentress, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 1B, line 54, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2247; FHL microfilm 2,341,981.

   Alvin C York Head Male 42 Tennessee

   Gracie M York Wife Female 30 Tennessee

   Alvin C York Jr. Son Male 9 Tennessee

   George E B York Son Male 6 Tennessee

   Woodroe W York Son Male 4 Tennessee

   Mary York Mother Female 63 Tennessee

   Alvie Hatfield Servant Female 24 Tennessee

10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K44T-QNC : 10 December 2019), Grace L York in household of Alvin C York, Civil District 2, Fentress, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-4, sheet 10B, line 80, family 165, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3891.

    Alvin C York Head Male 52 Tennessee

    Grace L York Wife Female 40 Tennessee

    George E B York Son Male 16 Tennessee

    Woodrow W York Son Male 14 Tennessee

    Andrew J York Son Male 10 Tennessee

    Betsy R York Daughter Female 7 Tennessee

    Mary A York Daughter Female 4 Tennessee

    Thomas J York Son Male 2 Tennessee

    Mary York Mother Female 73 Tennessee

    M Kansas Williams Sister-in-law Female 57 Tennessee

    Mertie A Rains Cook Female 25 Tennessee

    Dixie York Nephew Male 22 Tennessee

11. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSB-F3JL : 25 August 2019), Gracie Williams York in entry for Alvin Cullon York, 2 Sep 1964; Death, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
12. ↑ Gracie York dies; Widow of WWI hero, UPI, September 27, 1984.
13. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL7J-46Y : 22 August 2020), Gracie York, Sep 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
14. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 July 2018), memorial page for Grace Loretta “Gracie” Williams York (7 Feb 1900–27 Sep 1984), Find A Grave: Memorial #11378969, citing Wolf River Cemetery, Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Karlene Kost (contributor 46552432) .