Mary Ida (Atchison) York (1891 - 1925)

Born 26 Jul 1891 in Salitpa, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Simeon Beckham York — married about 11 Dec 1912 in Clarke, Alabama, United States

Died 21 Nov 1925 at age 34 in United States

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Biography

Mary Ida Atchison was born on 26 July 1891 in Salitpa, Clarke Count, Alabama, United States. She was the daughter of Joseph Barton Atchison (1863 - 1942) and Amanda T (Gilcrease) Atchison (1867 - 1900).

When Mary was 10 years old she was enumerated on the 1900 United States Census. She was living in the household of her parents which was located in River Hill, Clarke County, Alabama.^[1]

Mary's mother died shortly after the 1900 Census was taken. Her father remarried in about 1904. When the 1910 United States Census was taken, Mary was living with her father, her stepmother, and various other family members in River Hill, Clarke County, Alabama. Mary was recorded as being 18 years old.^[2]

Mary Ida Atchison and Simeon Beckham York were married on about 11 December 1912 in Clarke County, Alabama.^[3][4] They were the parents of 6 children. Five of the children were named in an affidavit her cousin Edmond Messer Gilchrist submitted in 1935 for a case involving a the question of the ownership of land in Texas. His statement outlined his relations. "...Mandy Gilchrist married J. Bart Atchinson and died leaving the following heirs, to-wit: Joe L. Atchinson, Mary Ida Atchinson York, Neva Atchinson Stringer, James T. Atchinson; that all of her children are living except Mary Ida York, who died and left five children, to-wit: Louise York, S. B. York, William [letter which cannot be read] York, Kathleen York, Mertie York..."^[5] The child omitted from the affidavit was Nora Lee York who had died when she was 7 years old.

Mary and Sim York were enumerated as a married couple on the 1920 United States Census. Three of their children and Sim's widowed mother were also members of the household. They were all living on College Avenue in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama.^[6]

Mary Ida (Atchison) York died on 21 November 1925 at the age of 34. She was buried in River Hill Cemetery, Clarke County, Alabama.^[7]

Known Children:

1. Josia Louise York (1913–1998)
2. Simeon Beckham York (1915–1987)^[8]
3. Nora Lee York (1918–1925)
4. Willie Roy York (1920–1993)^[9]
5. Mary Kathleen York (1922–2009)
6. Myrtie Mae York (1924–2017)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M983-M6R : accessed 3 November 2022), Mary T Atchinson in household of Joseph B Atchinson, Precinct 8 River Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Joseph B Atchinson	M	37	Married	Head	Farmer	Alabama
   Amanda Atchinson	F	33	Married	Wife		Alabama
   Joseph L Atchinson	M	11	Single	Son	At School	Alabama
   Mary T Atchinson	F	10	Single	Daughter	At School	Alabama
   Neva J Atchinson	F	7	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   William F Atchinson	M	5	Single	Son		Alabama
   James T Atchinson	M	3	Single	Son		Alabama
   Martha A Atchinson	F	5/12	Single	Mother		Georgia

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQM-4W4 : accessed 3 November 2022), Mary I Atchison in household of J B Atchison, River Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 7B, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 6; FHL microfilm 1,374,019.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   J B Atchison	M	47	Married	Head	Farmer	Alabama
   Willie O Atchison	F	44	Married	Wife		Alabama
   Joseph L Atchison	M	21	Single	Son	Clerk	Alabama
   Mary I Atchison	F	18	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   Neva E Atchison	F	16	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   William F Atchison	M	13	Single	Son	Laborer	Alabama
   James T Atchison	M	12	Single	Son	Laborer	Alabama
   Eva I Finch	F	14	Single	Niece		Alabama
   Nettie O Finch	F	12	Single	Niece		Alabama
   Jane E Dewitt	F	72	Widowed	Aunt		Georgia

3. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-MPCW : 19 February 2021), S B York and Mary Ida Atchinson, 11 Dec 1912; citing Clarke, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,838,437.
4. ↑ "York-Atchison Marriage," The Clarke County Democrat (Grove Hill, Alabama), 19 Dec 1912, p. 1, col. 2; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 03 Nov 2022).
5. ↑ “Edom Messer Gilchrist Affidavit,” Probate Court, Clarke County, Alabama, 17 August 1935; transcription in personal files of Nelda Gilchrist Spires, received from cousin (Living.)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZS-YHW : 31 January 2021), Mary I York in entry for Sim B York, 1920.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Sim B York	M	43	Married	Head	Manager	Alabama
   Mary I York	F	28	Married	Wife		Alabama
   Josie L York	F	6	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   S B York	M	4 2/12	Single	Son		Alabama
   Nora Lee York	F	1 5/12	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   Nora York	F	65	Widowed	Mother		Alabama

7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69852442/mary-ida-york: accessed 03 November 2022), memorial page for Mary Ida Atchison York (26 Jul 1891–21 Nov 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #69852442, citing River Hill Cemetery, Clarke County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Rodney A Arnold (contributor 47366827).
8. ↑ "Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WX7W-HC6Z : 12 December 2019), Mary Ida York in entry for S B York Jr, 12 Nov 1915; citing Birth, Salitpa, Clarke, Alabama, United States, multiple county Probate Judges, Alabama; FHL microfilm 007609231.
9. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #34671799 (accessed 3 November 2022)
   Name: Willie Roy York [Willie R York]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 18 Jul 1920; Birth Place: Jackson, Alabama; Death Date: 14 Oct 1993; Father: Simmie B York; Mother: Mary I Atchison; Notes: Jul 1937: Name listed as WILLIE ROY YORK; 22 Oct