Margaret Empire (Fox) York (1828 - 1905)

Born 23 Jan 1828 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Feb 1905 at age 77 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Empire was born in 1828. She was the daughter of John Fox and Sallie Teague. She passed away in 1905.

Married William Franklin York

• Children:
  • George Forbis b. 1858
  • James Wellons b. 1868

Sources

• Vallentine, John Franklin. Fox Family History, pg 172
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BH-RM6 : 24 December 2020), Peggy E Fox in household of George Fox, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8Y-N87 : 29 May 2021), Peggy M York in entry for William F York, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXV-9DC : 14 January 2022), Margaret E. York in household of W. F. York, Liberty, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBF-VZX : 22 January 2022), Paga E York in entry for William F York, 1900.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81153593/empire-york: accessed 30 July 2023), memorial page for Empire Fox York (23 Jan 1828–6 Feb 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81153593, citing Rocky River Methodist Church Cemetery, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Tammy York Orman & Timothy (contributor 47151717).