James Wesley York

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Name of Deceased: YORK, James W Name of Newspaper: Macoupin County Enquirer
Date of Obituary: June 26, 1895

Obituary: Died at his residence in Honey Point Township, Monday, June 24, 1895, James W. YORK, aged 61 years, 7 months and 27 days. James W. YORK was born in Williamson county, Tennessee, on the 28th day of October, 1813.

When he was 15 years old he, together with his father's family removed to Illinois and settled in Morgan county. In February 1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary KEPLINGER of that county and soon afterwards removed to Macoupin county and settled on a tract of land which he had entered from the government, and where he continued to reside up to the time of his death. His first wife died in the year 1875. his second marriage was to Hester HAMILTON of Montgomery county.

Uncle Jimmy, as he was familiarly called, was a man of decided convictions on all subjects, but was willing to concede the same freedom of opinions to others that he claimed for himself. Politically he was a Democrat and his first vote for President was given to Martin VAN BUREN in 1836. Under the old militia organization he filled the office of first lieutenant. He was the first supervisor elected from Honey Point after the adoption of the township organization. In every position in which he was placed he preformed his duty to the entire satisfaction of the people. In 1857 he united with the Honey Creek Baptist church of which he remained a faithful and consistent member up to the time of his death. A good man and one the pioneers who have done so much to make Macoupin county what it is today, is gone. Peace to his ashes. Macoupin County Enquirer, Wed. June 26, 1895.

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