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Henry "Harry" YORK

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Husband: Henry "Harry" YORK died at age 85

Born 17 Oct 1868 in Piddington, Northamptonshire, England

Died 28 Feb 1954 in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO

Buried 2 Mar 1954 in Evergreen Cem., Colorado Springs, CO

Father: Thomas Robert YORK

Mother: Mary Elizabeth YORK

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Wife: Linnie May PEABODY died at age 79

Married 5 Oct 1896 in Breckenridge, Summit Co., CO his age 27, her age 19

Born 11 May 1877 in Preston, Summit Co., CO

Died 7 Dec 1956 in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO

Buried 10 Dec 1956 in Evergreen Cem., Colorado Springs, CO

Throat cancer

Father: Edwin Judson PEABODY

Mother: Almeda Deborah SMITH

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F Child 1 Edna May YORK died at age 45

Born 5 Sep 1897 in Breckenridge, Summit Co., CO

Died 28 Jan 1943 in Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS

Buried in Evergreen Cem., Colorado Springs, CO

Spouse: Sydney Joseph GATELEY b. 10 Apr 1888 d. 25 May 1958

Married 20 Apr 1919 in Breckenridge, Summit Co., CO

1868 Oct 17: He was born in Piddington, Northamptonshire, England, to Thomas and Mary Elizabeth York.

**** Junction City, Kansas ****

1870 May: He arrived in Junction City with his family.

1880: After the death of his father, he ran away from home, going to Kansas City where he became a newsboy. In later years he spoke of living with other boys and a drunken doctor who took care of the group.

**** Denver Co., Colorado ****

1890-91: The Denver City Directories showed that Harry and his brother Fred ran York Bros., a grocery and meat market at 611 Emerald Ave. in Highlands, a community northwest of Denver, just across the South Platte River (Highlands was annexed to Denver in 1896, and later the name of Emerald Ave. was changed to 25^th Ave. 7^th St., now Federal Blvd., was the first north-south street west of the York store.)

1892-93: The Denver City Directories showed Harry and Fred at 613 Emerald Ave., but only Fred was listed as a grocer.

Unsubstantiated rumors [I have a note with these written on them but no clue to the source!]:

Harry lost $35,000 in the panic of '93. [Where would he have gotten $35,000? He received a bequest from England of £179 in 1889; this was worth about $900 at that time. So?]
The Panic of 1893 produced five bank failures in Denver; one of these may well have been the cause of Harry's $35,000 loss.

He worked for the Barnum Water Works.

1894-95: The Denver City Directories showed Harry into mining and a boarder at 720 Highland Ave. (now 26^th Ave.); Fred was not listed. There was no listing for Harry in 1896; he presumably had moved to Breckenridge.

**** Summit Co., CO ****

1895 March 23: "W. M. Reese of Denver after staying a few days with his friend Mr. York on the West placer left for his home Wednesday morning well pleased with his trip and examination of the property in which he is interested." [Summit Co. Journal. Is this Harry?]

1895-6?: He went to Breckenridge and stayed at the Colorado House, a boardinghouse owned and operated by Edwin and Almeda Peabody. This building was much later (1950s?) converted into the restaurant Fatty's Pizzeria which was stop #11 Historical Walking Tour in the Breckenridge 1993/94 VACATION & TRAVEL PLANNING GUIDE :

Mrs. Peabody and Mrs. Oakley were Linnie May Peabody's mother and sister. Linnie was living there when Harry York became a boarder and, after Harry broke both arms in a mining accident, fed him his meals. This propinquity eventually led to:

1896 Oct 5: He married Linnie May Peabody at Breckenridge.

1897 Sep 5: Their daughter Edna May was born at their home at 107 S. French St.

1900 Census: Summit Co., CO
Name		Relation	Born	Occupation
York	Harry	Head	1868, England	carpenter
	Linnie M.	Wife	1877, CO
	Edna M.	Daughter	1897, CO
Miller	Arthur	Boarder	1864, IA	civil engineer

1910 Census: Summit Co., CO
Name		Relation	Age, Born	Occupation
York	Harry	Head	41, England	carpenter
	Linnie M.	Wife	32, CO	none
	Edna M.	Daughter	12, CO	none

1917 August 11: [Summit Co. Journal]

Harry York is expecting hourly the arrival in town of his brother, Fred, who is coming from San Antonio, Texas, by automobile.
[The mines are booming…]

August 25:

Fred York and wife of San Antonio, Texas, have been the honored guests of Harry York this week. They arrived in an automobile in which they had made the entire trip and which they will use for a circuitous trip back home. They intend to cover a large portion of Kansas and Arkansas before returning to their Texas home.

April 20 (Sunday): Edna May was married to Sidney Joseph Gateley (see Edna for details).

1920 Census: Summit Co., CO
Name		Relation	Age, Born	Occupation
York	Harry	Head	51, England	carpenter
	Linnie M.	Wife	42, CO	none

**** Carbon Co., WYOMING ****

1926: They were in McFadden. The following is an article in the Junction City Union, date unknown. "Charlie" is possibly Harry's brother Robert Charles, who went by the name "Charles" and "Charley"; He died on January 3^rd, 1925, which, if he is the right "Charlie", suggests that Harry and Linnie moved to McFadden no later than late 1924.

HARRY YORK IN WYOMING

Harry York writes from McFadden, Wyoming:

"Friend Charlie: I have moved from Breckenridge, Colorado, to McFadden, Wyoming, and want you to change the address of my paper to this place. I am here to try and improve my wife's health. The altitude here is 3000 feet lower than Breckenridge and the climate better. My daughter and her husband have been here a year. Came here 10 days ago, like it very much. The camp belongs to the Ohio Oil Co., and I will be employed by one Company. Have good school, good water, electric and gas lights; don't use wood or coal; burn gas. All together we are 12 miles from Rock River, west of it and 50 miles from Laramie."

Janice Beck (Harry's grandniece) includes in her York Family History the statement:

A friend in McFadden, Wyoming, told Robert Brown that Harry was a great tenor singer. On Sundays they would ride down to the Rock River and have picnics and sing with guitars and banjoes. [Robert Brown was Harry's half-grandnephew: "...taught in McFadden, WY, [~1954] where he heard much of Harry York"]

**** El Paso Co., COLORADO ****

c1929 They moved to Colorado Springs.

1943 Sep 17: He received his Certificate of Naturalization (this became necessary for him to receive a Colorado Old Age pension). At this time, according to the certificate, he was, at age 74, 5'-10½" tall and weighed 138 pounds.

1950: An article about him was published in a Colorado Springs newspaper in the section: I WATCHED OUR TOWN GROWING UP

1952 Oct 5: He and Linnie celebrated their 56th Wedding Anniversary . Two days later the Denver Post published an article about them. (56th Wedding Anniversary). The pump organ mentioned and shown in the accompanying photo now (2000) belong to their great-grandson Kyle Gateley and his wife, Pamela, who have restored it.

1954 Feb 28: He died from a heart attack (Myocardial degeneration due to Senility) according to the death certificate) in Colorado Springs and was buried on March 2^nd in Evergreen Cemetery. His obituary in the Colorado Springs Gazette & Telegraph read:

Harry York Passes Away; Rites Tuesday

Funeral services will be held in the Law drawing room at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Harry York, for many years an employee of the Golden Cycle Mill, who died at his home, 1810 Willow Circle, Sunday Morning.

Dr. Walter G. Schaefer will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Mr. York was born in North Hamptonshire, England, Oct. 17, 1868, and was brought to this country at the age of 18 months. He had been a resident of Colorado Springs since 1931, having lived in Colorado since 1890.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Linnie York, Colorado Springs; a grandson, Billy Gateley of Oxnard, Calif.; a nephew, Clyde Oakley, Denver, as well as several half brothers and sisters of Junction City, Kan.

May 16, 2001:

The following e-mail was received from Janice Beck.

(George York was Harry's half-brother.)

Dear Bill and Kith,

I know that Florence (granddaughter of George York) sent you an invitation to the reunion to be held on June 2 and hope that you or some of your children are able to attend this year. I stopped to see Florence the other day and she was recalling something I thought you might enjoy.

She said she remembered going to Colorado for Harry's funeral with her parents. She remembered the house they went to where Harry lived and has other foggy memories. She didn't think she could remember meeting any of the family but I assume she did or would not have memories of the house. It is strange how childhood memories are.

Have you been doing any more research and if so, have you found anything? I seem to stay too busy to have time to do new research but am still trying to enter the tons of stuff I have accumulated over the years. I can't seem to remember what I have unless I can do a search for it on computer and I hate to research for something that I already found but filed away.

Hope you and your family are well. Love, Janice

[The York house at 107 S. French St. in Breckenridge is now - about 1990 - the Studio Frame Shop.]

******** Some Documents from England *******

The two letters below have to do with money which the six York brothers inherited:

The First Letter

High St., Olney, Newport Pagnel, Bucks

October 11^th/89 [1889]
Mr. H. York

Dear Sir

I saw Mr. Smith of Northampton on Tuesday Evening, last, and we thought it advisable to write you by the next mail respecting your money.

We are compelled by law to ascertain if you are living, and if so, will thank you to write me per next mail stating when you will attain the age of Twenty one years, also if christened Harry or Henry, and if you would like the money sent to the same Bank has your other brothers was --

You must also send me your correct address. When I receive the information I require, will attend to it, and forward the money at once.

With Kind regards to you and your brothers

I am Dear Sir, Yours faithfully,

Thomas Eyles

The Second Letter

High St., Olney, Newport Pagnel, Bucks, England

Nov. 14^th 1889
Mr. H. York

Dear Sir

Your letter was some time in coming, I did not get it until the 7^th November, and I was from home for several days after it arrived. I went down on Monday last to see my Co-Executor at Northampton, and we gave the Bankers notice to have the money out, and forward it on to you at the National Bank Kansas City which is there American Agent.

The amount sent is £170 for your sixth share, and £9-4-6 for the interest. You must produce my letter complete to the Bank so that they may identify you as being the lawful person to receive it.

Your grandmother had two banking accounts one at Northampton, and the other at Newport-Pagnel, but we did not require the two so we closed the account at the latter, and have to send your money through a different bank from those of your Brothers. I believe there is a branch of the National Bank at Junction City, and if you go to your bank when you receive my letter, and enquire if they could get it transferred to the Junction City Bank, if they cannot do it for you - you will have to go to the National Bank of Kansas City for it. I am sorry to give you any extra trouble in this matter but we cannot avoid it now. When you have received it - please to write me full particulars about it - you will have to sign a receipt at the Bank, and you will have to pay the bankers charges for sending out to you - With Kind regards to you and your brothers,

I am Dear Sir, Yours faithfully

Thomas Eyles

Money sent

for your share 170 - 0 - 0

for interest 9 - 4 - 6

£179 - 4 - 6

A Letter from His Aunt Elizabeth (a great-aunt: the sister of his father's father)

Prospect Cottage, Little Houghton

Oct 29/13 [1913]
My true Nephew

I am trying to write a few lines in answer to yours for I am pleased to think the Lord has spared all to grow into manhood and to get comfortable homes for yourselves and to send me some of you photos it is thoughtful of you. I shall soon be done with all the things here but I hope you are looking to the savior of sinners for eternal life and then we shall all meet in the glory land above and there will be no more parting there.

So don't forget that I am glad that you all find something to do in that great land for when we look at our little country we say what a contrast but I don't want to come to see I am always glad I am of English birth and we can read the Bible and sing some glorious hymns in our plain way and the Lord can smile on us and bless us for he says that they that honner me I will honner but they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed and I think how true that is. I hope all our young ones who are growing up will serve the Lord God Almighty for deserve all our love He gives us his love and it is not much that we can give in return if we give our all I hope the inclosed will find all well. It leaves me in comfortable health have a cold and I am 89 years old so if I live to see June 28-1914 I shall be nignty years old but I am sure of my life being prolonged until then so Farewell

From Aunt Elizabeth

With Love to you all

On the bottom of this letter Harry wrote "This is the last letter I received from England".

****** The following are the wills of Henry's great-aunts, Rebekah and Elizabeth *****

Will of Rebekah York

Rebekah York deceased: This is the last will and testament of me Rebekah York of Prospect Cottage, Little Houghton in the county of Northampton Spinster. I give devise and bequeath unto my loving sister Elizabeth of Prospect Cottage Little Houghton in the said county of Northampton Spinster all and every of my real and personal estates and effects which belong to me or may be coming to me at the time of my decease be the same of what kind nature or sort soever wether it consist of real or personal estates ready money bank shares secutities for money and espectances or anything which may belong to me at the time of my decease. Unto my said loving sister Elizabeth York absolutely for her own use and benefit after paying out the following legacies which I give devise and bequeath (namely) I give unto my sister Christiana Hammon of Olney in the county of Bucks ten pounds also I give to Mary Frear wife of Henry Frear of Daventry in the county of Northampton ten pounds also I give to my nephew Robert Hammon of Ravingstone Lodge Bucks five pounds also I give to my niece Ann Neall wife of Joseph Neall of Daventry in the county of Northampton five pounds also I give to my niece Hannah Barber daughter of Thomas Barber of Brayfield in the said county of Northampton five pounds and after the payment of the above named legacies I give all my real and personal estates and effects unto my said loving sister Elizabth York as aforesaid And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said sister Elizabeth York sole Executive for too this my last will and testament And I do hereby make void all other will and wills by me made And declare this to be my last Will and Testament. In witness thereof I the said Rebekah York the testator have herewith set my hand this twentieth day of April 1874.

Signed published and declared by the within named Rebekah York the Testator as and for her last Will and Testament who in the presence of us present and at her request Rebekah York who at the same time being in the presence of each other have herewith subscribed our names as witnesses

Witnesses

Edward Barlow

Lucy Main Wells

Codicil

The ten pounds which I gave and bequeathed to my sister Mary

Frear wife of Henry Frear at my decease I give and bequeath to

Ann Neall wife of Joseph Neall and daughter of Mary Frear the

aforesaid Mary Frear living or not at my decease.

Rebekah York

Witness February 16th 1883

Lucy Main Wells

Eliza Hannah Wells

Proved at Northampton with a Codical the 15th day of June 1888 by the oath of Elizabeth York Spinster the sole executrix named in the Will to whom Administration was granted.

The Testatrix Rebekah York was late of Prospect Cottage Little Houghton in the County of Northampton Spinster and died on the 27th day of April 1888 at Prospect Cottage aforesaid.

œ313..3..6 Gross The Executrix in Person œ299..7..6 Net

(County Probate Stamp here)

Will of Elizabeth York

This is the last Will and Testament of me Elizabeth York of Prospect Cottage Little Houghton in the County of Northampton Spinster I appoint my friend Frederick Covington of 9 Adams Avenue Northampton Gentleman to be the Executor and Trustee thereof I give devise and bequeath to my Trustee all my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever Upon trust to sell & convert into money such part as shall not consist of money & out of the proceeds and my ready money pay my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts & thereafter to distribute the residue in the manner following I give and bequeath the following legacies all free of duty namely To my Trustee if he shall prove my Will and act in the trusts thereof the sum of œ10 To the children of my nephew Robert Hammon the sum of œ20 each To my great nephews William Neall and Robert Thomas Neall the sum of œ75 each (I forgive and release unto them the sum of œ100 lent to them & all interest thereon which may be owing to me at my death & give their legacies in addition) To my nephews Robert York William York and Charles York the sons of Robert York the sum of œ25 each To the son of my late Niece Elizabeth Robinson the sum of œ40 To my great niece the daughter of John Hammon the sum of œ10 To the daughter of my niece Sarah James Norton the sum of œ30 To the son of the said Sarah James Norton the sum of œ10 To Robert York Barber son of Hannah Barber the sum of œ10 To Sarah Christiana Nichols daughter of the said Hannah Barber the sum of œ30 To my great nieces Mary Ann Ada York Barber, Kate œowman and Ellen Elizabeth Barber the sum of œ20 each To the widow of Thomas York of Olney the sum of œ25 All the residue of my estate to be equally divided between the children of my brother John York who shall be living at my decease. In witness thereof I have herewith set my hand this tenth day of March One thousand nine hundred and thirteen

Elizabeth York

Signed by the said Elizabeth York as & for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us both present at the same time who in her presence and in the presence of each other have herewith subscribed our names as witnesses

W Yorke Groves Solicitor Northampton

Ellen Covington 9 Adams Avenue Northampton

On the 13th day of July 1914 Probate of this will at

Northampton to Frederick Covington the sole Executor

(Seal Here)