Family Group Sheet
NameWalter York
Birth6 Mar 1884, Grant Co., Kentucky
Death11 Jun 1959, Kenton Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam S. York (1835-1894)
MotherMartha Eunice Taylor (1842-1918)
Notes for Walter York
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Walter York, age 34, residence RD 1, Union, Boone Co., Ky, occupation farmer, self-employed, nearest relative C. Newton York, same address.
The Kentucky death index lists Walter York, age 75, died 11 June 1959 in Kenton Co., residence same.
The Kentucky death index lists Walter York, age 75, died 11 June 1959 in Kenton Co., residence same.
Census
1910 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 3B as family #49:
York, Charles N., 43, single, farmer; Martha, mother, 63, widowed, mother of 11 children, 10 living; Walter, brother, 23, single. All listed as born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Kenton Co., Ky, Covington ward 4, enumerated 2 Jan, lists on p. 1A as family #8, at 805 Lewis St:
Baker, E. Francis, 30, electrician on railroad, married; Earl, son, 9; Joe Ray, son, 8; Belle, mother, 57, widowed, b. Ky Ky NY. York, Walter, uncle, 36, b. Ky Ky NY. Baker, Kirkley, brother, 38, single. All except Belle and Walter born Ky Ky Ky.
“Belle Baker” is Walter’s sister Sarah Belle.
1930 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington precinct, enumerated 1 May, lists on p. 11A as family #36/37:
Gulley, Robert, 40, age at first marriage 22, farmer; Nellie, wife, 38, age at first marriage 20; Ida Pearl, dau, 8; York, Walter, boarder, 48, single, farmer. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Nellie Gulley, nee Pettit, is the daughter of Samuel Pettit and Ida York, Walter’s sister. So Walter is an uncle-in-law to Robert.
1940 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington district 2, ED 8-7, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 8A as family #170:
Pettit, Samuel, 78, farmer; Ida, wife, 70; Lena, dau, 46, single. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935. York, Walter, brother-in-law, 56, single, farm laborer, born in Kentucky, living in Union, Boone Co., Ky in 1935.
York, Charles N., 43, single, farmer; Martha, mother, 63, widowed, mother of 11 children, 10 living; Walter, brother, 23, single. All listed as born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Kenton Co., Ky, Covington ward 4, enumerated 2 Jan, lists on p. 1A as family #8, at 805 Lewis St:
Baker, E. Francis, 30, electrician on railroad, married; Earl, son, 9; Joe Ray, son, 8; Belle, mother, 57, widowed, b. Ky Ky NY. York, Walter, uncle, 36, b. Ky Ky NY. Baker, Kirkley, brother, 38, single. All except Belle and Walter born Ky Ky Ky.
“Belle Baker” is Walter’s sister Sarah Belle.
1930 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington precinct, enumerated 1 May, lists on p. 11A as family #36/37:
Gulley, Robert, 40, age at first marriage 22, farmer; Nellie, wife, 38, age at first marriage 20; Ida Pearl, dau, 8; York, Walter, boarder, 48, single, farmer. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Nellie Gulley, nee Pettit, is the daughter of Samuel Pettit and Ida York, Walter’s sister. So Walter is an uncle-in-law to Robert.
1940 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington district 2, ED 8-7, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 8A as family #170:
Pettit, Samuel, 78, farmer; Ida, wife, 70; Lena, dau, 46, single. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935. York, Walter, brother-in-law, 56, single, farm laborer, born in Kentucky, living in Union, Boone Co., Ky in 1935.
