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John & Sarah York

My gg-grandfather, John York is on the 1830 Johnson County, Illinois
census. He was born in NC and Sarah we believe to have been born in TN (not sure)
I have a copy of the census. Can you help me find anything else about him and
his family. His wife's name is Sarah. We all think from family conversation that Sarah's maiden name was Mangrum/Mangum. We think since she was born abt 1808 that she might be the
daughter of or related to the Henry Mangrum who is also listed on the 1830 Johnson County, Illinois census.
I have not been able to find where my John York and Sarah married. I know this is my John York because of one of
the sons CSA Pension File in Texas. My gg-grandparents wound up in 1850 in Hempstead Co. Arkansas. On the Ark. census one son is missing.
Would you have any info or direct me to some source
that might tell me more about my John and Sarah York
family?
I have info on them in Ark. and then on to Texas and ages off of the 1850 Hemp.Co.Ark. census.
Also have the Ark. marriage info. Those children old enough married in Ark. before coming on to Texas.
I live about 50 miles from where they settled and have been there many times, courthouse
cemetery's, meetings, Genealogical Society, and the whole works. I have some info but missing a lot too. Have not been able to find the goldmine I've been looking for. I really wanted to know if you could help me
search backwards from 1830 when they were in Illinois and where they were before that.
Per the 1830 Ill. census, compared to the 1850 Ark. census they had one son die before coming
to Ark. I was hoping someone might help me find out about this.
John put his age at 53 on the 1850 Ark. census,
so he was born in NC abt 1797.
Sarah was 42 birth place unknown.
I have someone in NC trying to connect me
with York's there. (not absolutely sure which York's yet)
It is where and what happened between 1800 and
1830 that I would like to find something out.
Do you know someone well enough in Johnson County that
would let me know if there is a
"History of Johnson County, Illinois"
book that someone would be willing to do a lookup,
either free or for a small fee?

Thanks,
Darrell L. York Sr. dyorksr@hot.rr.com

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