William Lonzo York (1884 - 1951)

Born 6 Apr 1884 in Yellville, Marion County, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Desdemonia (Merrill) York — married Jul 1904 in Baxter, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 1951 at about age 66 in Sand Springs City, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

William Lonzo York was born in 6 April 1884 in Yellville, Arkansas to Thomas York and Helen Morris.^[1][2]

William married Desdemonia Merrill in July 1904 in Baxter, Arkansas. Their children were:

1. Pearl (York) Grayson
2. Ruby L. (York) Worley.^[3]
3. Ethel
4. Elmer
5. Thelma^[4] They also raised their daughter's, Jessie, children after her death.^[5]

Dessie died in 1941. In 1950 he was sharing a home with a brother and sister.^[6] William died in 1951 in Sand Springs City, Tulsa County, Oklahoma aged ~67. He is buried in Post Oak Cemetery, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.^[7]

Note

1910 census, Stone Co., ARK., Hixson Twp., ED 147, Line 23.

Sources

1. ↑ "Arkansas Births and Christenings, 1812-1965", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQKT-5X1 : 3 November 2021), William Alonzo York, 1884.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XF-DCX : 10 March 2022), William L York in entry for Thomas J York, 1900. Matney twp, Baxter, Arkansas.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKV1-RN1 : accessed 2 December 2022), Alonzo York, Hixson, Stone, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 147, sheet 11A, family 189, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 64; FHL microfilm 1,374,077.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC4L-LJT : accessed 2 December 2022), Dessie York in household of William L York, Red Fork, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 4A, line 40, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1933; FHL microfilm 2,341,667.

   William L. York 46 Ark

   Dessie 49 Ark

   Ruby Worley 20 Ark dau

   Lawrence Worley 22 Mo. son inlaw

   Ethel M York 19 Ark dau

   Elmer L 16 Ark son

   Thelma M 16 Ark dau

   Freda M Pangle 6 Ark g-d

   Leon I. Pangle 3 2/12 Ark g-s

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MR-1GB?cc=2000219&wc=QZXP-67F%3A790104801%2C799180401%2C791999001%2C799292701 : accessed 2 December 2022), Oklahoma > Tulsa > Red Fork Township > 72-33 Red Fork Township in Township 19 Range 11 > image 22 of 28; citing 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.

   Lon York Male 56 1935 Same Place 1884 Arkansas Md

   Dessie York Female 50 1935 Same Place 1890 Arkansas Married

   Freda Mae York Female 16 1935 Same Place 1924 Arkansas Single White American Adopted daughter 72-33 Red Fork Township in Township 19 Range 11 B 11

   Leon York Male 13 1935 Same Place 1927 Oklahoma Single White American Adopted son

6. ↑ 1950 Census, Redfork, Tulsa, Oklahoma

   Amsa York Head Male 64 years Arkansas

   William A York Brother Male 66 years Arkansas

   Pansy York Sister Female 54 years Arkansas

   Edward York Nephew Male 19 years Okla

7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158183649/lonnie-york: accessed 02 December 2022), memorial page for Lonnie York (1884–1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158183649, citing Postoak Cemetery, Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Lena Ward (contributor 46807370) .

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35W-TGM : 29 December 2021), William Lonzo York, 1917-1918. gives.dob