John Taylor York (1820 - 1910)

Born 15 Jun 1820 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucinda (Hudson) York — married 5 Sep 1841 in Lafayette, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1910 at age 89 in Napa, California, United States

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Biography

When John "Jack" York was born on June 15, 1820^[1][2], in Tennessee, his father, Enoch, was 30 and his mother, Nancy, was 30. He married Lucinda "Cindy" Hudson on September 5, 1841^[3][4], in Dade, Missouri. They had 11 children in 23 years^[5]. He and his young family emigrated overland from Missouri to the Mexican province of Alta California in 1845 with the Grigsby-Ide party.^[6][7][8] Shortly after arriving, he and his brother-in law David Hudson built the first two cabins in what later became the town of Calistoga in the Napa Valley. The site is marked by a bronze plaque, but you have to look for it.^[9][10] He participated in the Bear Flag Revolt and then in the war which led to the acquisition of California by the United States^[11]. Over the years, he became an esteemed leader in the growing Napa Valley community.^[12] He died on February 26, 1910^[13], in Oakville, California, having lived a long life of 89 years, and was buried in St Helena, California^[14].

The long commemorative biography in Find A Grave: Memorial #5698851 is in agreement with my own prior knowledge, but more eloquently composed than what I have written here. Smith-238883 09:35, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Z5-XT8G?cc=2137266 : 16 August 2019), > image 1 of 1; California State Library, Sacramento.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PT-825 : 23 January 2022), John York, 1900.
3. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQP8-WTPZ : 18 January 2020), John York, 1841.
4. ↑ John Taylor York and Lucinda Hudson, marriage certificate 1841. "[1]"
5. ↑ John York 1820–1910 "[2]"
6. ↑ Sutter’s Fort Pioneers (Alphabetical by Last Name) "[3]"
7. ↑ The Emigrant Parties to California From 1841 - 1846. "http://www.coresuttersfort.weebly.com/uploads/8/6/8/9/8689417/emigrant_parties.pdf"
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4SM-DDF : 20 December 2020), John York, Napa, Napa, California, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Site of John York's Cabin, Calistoga, in California Historical Markers "[4]"
10. ↑ Personal Recollection. I have visited this site at least twice, once around 1961-1963, when it was on the lot of a gas station, and also in 2005, after it had been unceremoniously removed and placed in a parking area across the street at the corner of California State Highway 29 and Lincoln Avenue.
11. ↑ Barbara R. Warner. The Men of the California Bear Flag Revolt and Their Heritage. Arthur H. Clark Publishing Co.; "[5]"
12. ↑ Rodney McCormick. Memories of Grandfather York. Typed manuscript, copy in possession somewhere, obtained by niece from Berkeley, California, if I recall correctly.
13. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-KKCK : 23 February 2021), John York, 26 Feb 1910; citing 4281, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,047.
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #5698851

• Hubert Howe Bancroft, et. al. History of California: 1841-1845. "[6]"
• A Brief History of the Bear Flag, by William J. Trinkle. "[7]"
• BEAR FLAG REVOLT, California Pioneer Heritage Foundation "[8]" (Not a specific reference to York, but a nice summary of events.)
• Recorded personal recollections of subject's grandson Rodney McCormick, from Family Search, 16 pages (stops abruptly before actual end, but contains most of the important data, albeit with some historical inaccuracies and unverifiable events). "[9]"
• Personal recollections of stories told by Lassly Smith, not exactly a qualified source, but certainly a reference, if I may be so allowed. Smith-238883 09:36, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDK6-FQ4 : 18 February 2021), John York, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6K-2Y7 : 28 May 2021), John York, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6P9-1DF : 13 January 2022), John York, St. Helena, Napa, California, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .