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     Jeremiah York was born about 1700/1 at Yorkshire, England. He was the son of John York. Jeremiah York died on October 11, 1784 at Randolph County, North Carolina.

     Jesse York was born in 1821 at Indiana. He was the son of Aaron York and Mary Leakey.

     Jesse P. York was born on February 14, 1840 at Henry County, Indiana. He was the son of John P. York and Laura Perham. Jesse P. York married, at age 26, Mary A. Hendricks on Wednesday, January 16, 1867 at Miami County, Indiana, . Jesse P. York married, at age 26, Mary A. Hendricks on Friday, January 18, 1867 .¹ Jesse P. York died on February 19, 1878 at Peru, Miami County, Indiana, at age 38.

     John York was born in 1780 at Sandy Creek, Randolph County, North Carolina. He was the son of John York and Mary (surname unknown). John York married Hannah Hammer, daughter of Elisha Hammer and Elizabeth Rains, on Thursday, January 8, 1801 at Randolph County, North Carolina, .¹ John York died on October 30, 1838 at Shoal Creek, Caldwell County, Missouri.

     John York was born in 1750/51 at Randolph County, North Carolina. He was a Baptist. He was the son of John York. John York died in 1795 at Randolph County, North Carolina.

     John York was born about 1719/20 at Pipecreek Settlement, Maryland. He was the son of Jeremiah York and Sarah Seymour.

     John York was born at Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Thomas York.

     John C. York was born about 1871 at Miami County, Indiana.^1,2 He was the son of Aaron B. York and Polly Miles. John C. York married Lura Belle Huffman after 1914 .

     John Gerald York was born on June 19, 1875. He was the son of Jesse P. York and Mary A. Hendricks. John Gerald York worked on September 12, 1918 as a Baptist Minister,
West Side Baptist Church at West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

     John H. York was born in July, 1860 at Indiana. He was the son of Benjamin S. York and Elizabeth Laymon. John H. York married Ruth A. Reese about 1879 .¹ John H. York died on May 1, 1932 at Miami County, Indiana, at age 71. He was buried about May 3, 1932 at Santa Fe Cemetery, Miami County, Indiana.

     John Henry York was born on February 3, 1865. He was the son of John Wright York and Mary Monica Kennedy. John Henry York married, at age 26, Rebecca Ellen Gasaway, age 18 on Sunday, April 12, 1891 . John Henry York died on July 26, 1953 at age 88.

     John P. York was born on September 7, 1808 at Sandy Creek, Randolph County, North Carolina. He was the son of John York and Hannah Hammer. John P. York married, at age 21, Laura Perham, age 17 on Thursday, October 8, 1829 at Preble County, Ohio, . John P. York married, at age 68, Eve Haney, age 38 on Sunday, October 1, 1876 at Miami County, Indiana, . John P. York died on July 28, 1880 at Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana, at age 71. He was buried after July 28, 1880 at Crider Chapel Cemetery, Miami County, Indiana.

     John Walter York was born on March 31, 1919 at Wabash County, Indiana.^1,2 He was the son of Andrew Thomas York and Nettie Marie Webb. John Walter York began military service in 1943 at California in the U.S. Army, serving in the Pacific Theatre during WW2.³ He died on April 26, 2013 at Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, at age 94.² He was buried after April 26, 2013 at Santa Fe Cemetery, Santa Fe, Miami County, Indiana.²
John Walter York, 94, a longtime Akron resident, died at 4:22 AM Friday April 26, 2013 at Woodlawn Hospital Rochester, Indiana after being in declining health for a number of years. In spite the fact he could no longer drive, he continued working until shortly before his death and considered his life as one well-lived.

Born March 31, 1919 in Wabash County, Indiana, he was the son of Andrew Thomas (A.T.) and Nettie M. (Webb) York. He graduated from Butler Township High School, Miami County, in 1937 as class Valedictorian and entered Purdue University that fall. He left Purdue at the end of his freshman year and enrolled in Manchester College's School of Music in 1939. In 1940, he left college to draft house plans for D.A. Pike in Akron.

On March 30, 1941, he and Virginia Pike were married at the home of her parents, D.A. and Eva Pike. Virginia preceded him in death on December 4, 2000.

The couple moved to California in 1941 where John worked at Lockheed Aircraft as an engineer until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943 and eventually sent to Japan where he served in the Pacific Theater during WW II. After his discharge in 1946, he bought a sawmill in Kenton, Ohio that he described as the first sawmill he ever saw. He quit the saw mill in 1959 after, in his words, "The union took all of my money to pay false back wages and fines." He worked for another company for two years before his sister-in-law, Helen Utter, asked him to work for Pike Lumber Company. He and his family moved to Akron in 1961 and joined the Akron United Methodist Church, where John taught Sunday school and sang in the choir, his wife Virginia played the organ. John was also was a Lay Speaker for the United Methodist Church. He also was a longtime member of the Akron Lions Club.

John left Pike in 1979 and pursued other lines of work, including developing computer programs with his son, Douglas, that were sold to other lumber companies. He served as Akron Clerk-Treasurer in the 1990's. At the dinner following his wife's death, John Brown, now president of Pike Lumber Co., asked him to return to Pike Lumber Company as a salesman. He continued to do this, working from his home, until he became incapacitated.

He is survived by a Daughter, Pamela Melcher, Akron, IN, a Grandson: Dana York, Ft. Wayne. IN and his Daughter-In-Law: Linda Crockett York, Ft. Wayne. Also surviving are 1 Brother: Eldon and wife Phyllis York, Peru, IN, 2 Great Grandchildren and 2 Nieces: Karen Shriver, Akron, IN & Kim Graham, Peachtree City, GA. He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia York Dec. 4, 2000 and his son Douglas York July 13, 2005.

Visitation will be from 10:00 - 11:00 AM Monday April 29, 2013 at the Akron United Methodist Church Akron, Indiana. Funeral Service will be at 11:00 A.M. with Pastors Mimi Ault and Kent B. Harting officiating, a dinner will be held following the service at the Akron United Methodist Church, following the dinner there will be a graveside service and burial held at the Santa Fe Cemetery, Santa Fe (Miami County) Indiana.³

     John Wright York was born on July 20, 1837 at Milford Township, Yorktown, Butler County, Ohio. He was the son of John P. York and Laura Perham. John Wright York married, at age 22, Mary Monica Kennedy, age 25 on Sunday, May 6, 1860 at Miami County, Indiana, . John Wright York died on August 27, 1928 at Peru, Miami County, Indiana, at age 91. He was buried after August 27, 1928 at Cryder Chapel Cemetery, Miami County, Indiana.

     Laura J. York was born on May 18, 1836 at Henry County, Indiana.¹ She was the daughter of Nathaniel York and Elizabeth Bishop. Laura J. York married, at age 16, David Hartleroad, son of Lawrence Hartleroad and Susannah Maud Woonshower, on Wednesday, November 17, 1852 at Miami County, Indiana, .² Laura J. York died before 1872 at Miami County, Indiana. She was buried at Miami County, Indiana.

     Laura S. York was born in 1850 at Miami County, Indiana. She was the daughter of John P. York and Laura Perham. Laura S. York married Lewis Ford on Saturday, May 22, 1869 at Miami County, Indiana, .

     Leo Miles York was born on April 16, 1889. He was the son of Miles F. York and Mary Catherine Mackey.

     Leona York was born on April 5, 1872. She died after April 5, 1872 at Miami County, Indiana, sometime during her first year. She was the daughter of Aaron B. York and Polly Miles.

     Louella York was born in 1873. She was the daughter of Jesse P. York and Mary A. Hendricks.

     Louisa Mary York was born on May 6, 1845 at Miami County, Indiana. She was the daughter of John P. York and Laura Perham. Louisa Mary York married, at age 20, Robert Renview Green, age 46 on Sunday, August 20, 1865 at Miami County, Indiana, . Louisa Mary York died on June 21, 1881 at Miami County, Indiana, at age 36 Tuberculosis.

     Lucretia York died. She was born after 1861 at Indiana. She was the daughter of Benjamin S. York and Elizabeth Laymon. Lucretia York died before 1887.

     Lucy Ann York was born in 1834 at Butler County, Ohio. She was the daughter of John P. York and Laura Perham. Lucy Ann York married Solomon Hicks on Sunday, September 12, 1852 at Miami County, Indiana, . Lucy Ann York died in April, 1857 at Kansas.

     Madison York was born in 1809 at Randolph County, North Carolina. He was the son of John York and Hannah Hammer. Madison York died after 1827.

     Margaret E. York was born on May 4, 1842 at Miami County, Indiana.¹ She was the daughter of Miles Monroe York and Susannah Hendricks. Margaret E. York married, at age 20, Joseph Wallick, age 28 on Thursday, May 22, 1862 at Miami County, Indiana, .² Margaret E. York died on March 11, 1876 at Miami County, Indiana, at age 33.¹

     Maria Louisa York was born in June, 1844 at Miami County, Indiana. She was the daughter of John P. York and Laura Perham. Maria Louisa York married, at age 21, James Yost, age 28 on Tuesday, October 10, 1865 at Miami County, Indiana, . Maria Louisa York married, at age 31, Thomas G. Horton, age 49 on Thursday, March 16, 1876 at Miami County, Indiana, . Maria Louisa York died on September 27, 1907 at Macy, Miami County, Indiana, at age 63.

     Mariah V. York was born in 1881. She was the daughter of Aaron B. York and Sarah C. Bennett. Mariah V. York died on March 23, 1889 at Washington Twp, Miami County, Indiana, in the same dynamite explosion that killed her mother and destroyed their house.¹

     Mary York was born in 1830 at Ohio. She was the daughter of Nathaniel York and Elizabeth Bishop.

     Mary York was born in 1841 at Indiana. She was the daughter of Aaron York and Mary Leakey.

     Mary Jane York was born about 1783 at Virginia. She married John Daubenspeck, son of Phillip Daubenspeck and Barbara Smelser, about 1815 . Mary Jane York died on September 8, 1850 at Hamilton County, Indiana.