PIONEER WOMAN IS BURIED FROM HOME IN ST. HELENA
Remains of Mrs. York, Who Came to Golden State in 1845, Interred in Napa County
ST. HELENA, May 23.— The funeral of Lucinda York, wife of John York, took place from the family residence here today.
Mrs. York was born in Lafayette County, Missouri, on June 20, 1834. On September 5, 1842, she was married to John York, and on April 15, 1845, the couple started for California. On October 15 they arrived at Johnson's Ranch, in California. Mr. and Mrs. York, with several others, came to Calistoga, in this county, then known as Hot Springs. In June, 1846, when the Bear Flag war was begun, these families moved to Sonoma in order to secure better protection. It was John York who, with Samuel Kelsey, was entrusted with the carrying of the American flag from Sonoma to Sacramento, where they delivered it to Captain Sutter of Butter's Fort. Mr. and Mrs. York, in the autumn of 1846, returned to Napa County, but with the discovery of gold removed, to the vicinity of Hangtown (Placerville). After a few years at the mines the couple returned to their old home near St. Helena, where they have since resided. Mrs. York, besides her husband, leaves four sons and a daughter, all but one of whom are residents of this vicinity.
[ Source: San Francisco Call, Volume 97, Number 177, 24 May 1905 ]
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Note: Birth engraving on headstone is different than what is stated in bio.
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Remains of Mrs. York, Who Came to Golden State in 1845, Interred in Napa County
ST. HELENA, May 23.— The funeral of Lucinda York, wife of John York, took place from the family residence here today.
Mrs. York was born in Lafayette County, Missouri, on June 20, 1834. On September 5, 1842, she was married to John York, and on April 15, 1845, the couple started for California. On October 15 they arrived at Johnson's Ranch, in California. Mr. and Mrs. York, with several others, came to Calistoga, in this county, then known as Hot Springs. In June, 1846, when the Bear Flag war was begun, these families moved to Sonoma in order to secure better protection. It was John York who, with Samuel Kelsey, was entrusted with the carrying of the American flag from Sonoma to Sacramento, where they delivered it to Captain Sutter of Butter's Fort. Mr. and Mrs. York, in the autumn of 1846, returned to Napa County, but with the discovery of gold removed, to the vicinity of Hangtown (Placerville). After a few years at the mines the couple returned to their old home near St. Helena, where they have since resided. Mrs. York, besides her husband, leaves four sons and a daughter, all but one of whom are residents of this vicinity.
[ Source: San Francisco Call, Volume 97, Number 177, 24 May 1905 ]
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Note: Birth engraving on headstone is different than what is stated in bio.
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PIONEER WOMAN IS BURIED FROM HOME IN ST. HELENA
Remains of Mrs. York, Who Came to Golden State in 1845, Interred in Napa County
ST. HELENA, May 23.— The funeral of Lucinda York, wife of John York, took place from the family residence here today.
Mrs. York was born in Lafayette County, Missouri, on June 20, 1834. On September 5, 1842, she was married to John York, and on April 15, 1845, the couple started for California. On October 15 they arrived at Johnson's Ranch, in California. Mr. and Mrs. York, with several others, came to Calistoga, in this county, then known as Hot Springs. In June, 1846, when the Bear Flag war was begun, these families moved to Sonoma in order to secure better protection. It was John York who, with Samuel Kelsey, was entrusted with the carrying of the American flag from Sonoma to Sacramento, where they delivered it to Captain Sutter of Butter's Fort. Mr. and Mrs. York, in the autumn of 1846, returned to Napa County, but with the discovery of gold removed, to the vicinity of Hangtown (Placerville). After a few years at the mines the couple returned to their old home near St. Helena, where they have since resided. Mrs. York, besides her husband, leaves four sons and a daughter, all but one of whom are residents of this vicinity.
[ Source: San Francisco Call, Volume 97, Number 177, 24 May 1905 ]
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Note: Birth engraving on headstone is different than what is stated in bio.
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Remains of Mrs. York, Who Came to Golden State in 1845, Interred in Napa County
ST. HELENA, May 23.— The funeral of Lucinda York, wife of John York, took place from the family residence here today.
Mrs. York was born in Lafayette County, Missouri, on June 20, 1834. On September 5, 1842, she was married to John York, and on April 15, 1845, the couple started for California. On October 15 they arrived at Johnson's Ranch, in California. Mr. and Mrs. York, with several others, came to Calistoga, in this county, then known as Hot Springs. In June, 1846, when the Bear Flag war was begun, these families moved to Sonoma in order to secure better protection. It was John York who, with Samuel Kelsey, was entrusted with the carrying of the American flag from Sonoma to Sacramento, where they delivered it to Captain Sutter of Butter's Fort. Mr. and Mrs. York, in the autumn of 1846, returned to Napa County, but with the discovery of gold removed, to the vicinity of Hangtown (Placerville). After a few years at the mines the couple returned to their old home near St. Helena, where they have since resided. Mrs. York, besides her husband, leaves four sons and a daughter, all but one of whom are residents of this vicinity.
[ Source: San Francisco Call, Volume 97, Number 177, 24 May 1905 ]
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Note: Birth engraving on headstone is different than what is stated in bio.
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