Rev. York was a well known minister, teacher, writer, and founder of schools, in North Carolina. At the age of 48 in 1853, he lost his eyesight, and from then until her death, his daughter Fannie assisted him in his endeavors.
In his autobiography, Rev. York wrote, "On the sixth of June, '71, my daughter Fannie, who had been for sometime assisting me in the school*, died, and was buried at O'Kelly's Chapel, and her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. L. Branson, A. M., of Raleigh, on the 20th day of August. Her death was to me a bitter and protracted grief, for she had been for some years my eyes to see, and hand to write; but I have the best of reasons for believing that my loss was her eternal gain. She had been a member of the church from the age of 12, and her life was in every way consistent with her profession."
* The school mentioned was the Ruffin-Badger Institute in Chatham Co., which Rev. York had founded in 1869.
Rev. York was a well known minister, teacher, writer, and founder of schools, in North Carolina. At the age of 48 in 1853, he lost his eyesight, and from then until her death, his daughter Fannie assisted him in his endeavors.
In his autobiography, Rev. York wrote, "On the sixth of June, '71, my daughter Fannie, who had been for sometime assisting me in the school*, died, and was buried at O'Kelly's Chapel, and her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. L. Branson, A. M., of Raleigh, on the 20th day of August. Her death was to me a bitter and protracted grief, for she had been for some years my eyes to see, and hand to write; but I have the best of reasons for believing that my loss was her eternal gain. She had been a member of the church from the age of 12, and her life was in every way consistent with her profession."
* The school mentioned was the Ruffin-Badger Institute in Chatham Co., which Rev. York had founded in 1869.
Family Members
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Henry T York
1838–1853
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Maj Richard Watson "Watts" York
1839–1893
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Susan Jane "Jennie" York Rheim
1840–1921
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Mary Lucretia York
1845–1850
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Lieut Wesley Clegg York
1846–1912
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William Brantley York
1849–1918
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Dr Nelson Durant York
1851–1926
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Senora P. "Nora" York Clontz
1854–1912
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Rev Bascom Alfred York Sr
1858–1959
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Rev Davidson Victor York Sr
1863–1937
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