Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 78

Peter Atte_Wode

m: Petronilla [---] (ABT 1364-)

Children:

Petronilla

m: Peter Atte_Wode (ABT 1360-)

Children:

Peter Atte_Wode

m: Laurencia [---] (ABT 1324-)

Children:

Laurencia

m: Peter Atte_Wode (ABT 1321-30 NOV 1382)

Children:

Geoffrey Atte_Wode

Children:

William Atte_Wode

m: Juliana [---] (ABT 1274-)

Children:

Juliana

m: William Atte_Wode (ABT 1270-ABT 1345)

Children:

Alva York

Notes:

Born between June 1 1813 and July 30 1813
!Census (1850): Plymouth Town, Penobscot Co., Maine, taken 30 July 1850, Roll 265, page 3, Dwelling No. 39, Family No.39: Alva York, age 37, Male, Occupation=Miller, born New Hampshire Eliza Ann York, age 25, Famale, born Maine. Walter E. York, age 4, male, born Maine. Willard B. York, age 1, male, born Maine.
!Census (1870): Nashville, Mart Co., Minnesota. York, Alvah, age 58, White Male, Farmer, $1400/$519, b. New Hampshire ----, Eliza A., age 57, Keeping House, b. Maine York, Willard B. age 91 [note: should be "21"], White Male, Farmer, b. Maine ----, Hatta W., age 19, white female, b. Canada
Sept 10, 1870: Minnesota Land Grant to Alvah York for 178.89 acres in Martin Co., Minnesota, Range 29-W, Township 104-N, Sec 4 NE. Filed at land office at Jackson, Doc #703, Misc #1064 (MN2430__.083) Obtained from Bureau of Land Management - Eastern States, General Land Office, www.glorecords.blm.gov.
Note: Also on Sep 10, 1870, a Nathaniel T. York filed a land grant at the Jackson land office in Minnesota for 160 acres in Blue Earth County (Range 29-W, Twp 105-N, Sec 33 SW, Doc #895 Misc #1932 (MN2430__.250). Note the geographical proximity. Although I have not yet identified this Nathaniel, the fact that it was the same day, and so close, suggests a likely relationship.
!Census (1880): Yorkville, Brown Co., Dakota Territory, Roll 111, 84-15-1, p. 186A/1, Family No. 5, taken 1,2,3 June 1880, all ages are "prior to June 1st": York, Alvih, white male age 66, married, Retired Miller, b. New Hampshire, Father b. New Hampshire, Mother b. New Hampshire. ----, Eliza, white female age 55, wife, married, Occ=Dress Maker, b. Maine, Father b. Mass., Mother b. Mass. York, Willie, white male age 31, son, married, Occ=Farming, b. Maine, Father b. N.H., Mother b. N.H. ----, Harriet, white female age 29, wife, married, b. Canada, Father b. Vermont, Mother b. N.H. ----, Edna A., white female age 6, dau., single, b. Dakota, Father b. Maine, Mother b. Canada. ----, Lute, white female age 3, dau., single, b. Dakota, Father b. Maine, Mother b. Canada. ----, Kitty, white female age 2, dau., single, b. Dakota, Father b. Maine, Mother b. Canada.
!Marriage: [Marriage recs for Monroe, Waldo Co., Maine, LDS Batch M522891 film # 011565]: "Alva York and Eliza Ann King, m. 13 Oct 1844 in Monroe, Waldo Co., Maine".
!Marriage: LDS Film 0011565, Vol. 2, pg 115 [Marriage recs for Monroe Twp.]: "To all home it may concern. I hereby certify that Alva York and Mifs Eliza Ann King, both of Monroe in the county of Waldo and State of Maine were joined in marriage by me. Oct 13, 1844 Otis H. Johnson, minister of the Gospel"
!Intention: [VR for Monroe Twp., Maine, LDS Film 0011565, Vol. 2, pg. 96]: "Published Mr. Alvah York and Mifs Eliza Ann King both of Monroe. Sept. 21st, 1844. G.G. Nealley town clerk".
------------------------------------- Research / Leads:
In the Monroe Twp., vital records, the family record for Alvah York and Eliza Ann York shows the birth of Walter Edwin on July 15th, 1845, and the death of Jeremiah York on April 28, 1844. The record for Jeremiah York is indented, in the position that children are normally listed. But, the death predates the marriage of Alvah York and Eliza Ann King, and not corresponding birth record for Jeremiah is found. This leads me to conjecture that Jeremiah was probably the father of Alvah York.
His father-in-law (Sparrow King) appears in Monroe Twp., Waldo Co., Maine, in the 1820 and 1830 censuses. There is one York listed in the 1830 census in that township -- Archibald York, p.384. I was unable to locate Archibald York in the census for Maine or NH in either 1810 or 1820. Archibald is listed in the town vital records for Monroe Twp. -- he was not the father of Alvah.
The Annals of Oxford, Maine, p. 238, show the family of Jeremiah and Lydia York in Hebron, Oxford Co., Maine, with the following children: 1. Ira b.1806 2. Ephelet, 1808 3. Alvah, b. Apr 3, 1812 <----- 4. Betsey, b. 1814 5. Pauline, 1815 6. Lydia, 1817 7. Jeremiah, 1818 8. Ruth, 1820 9. Sally, 1822 10. Josiah, 1824 Thanks to Ann Alexander for finding and making me aware of this reference, Nov 1997. The way it was stated, it is possible that the children, or some of them, might have been born elsewhere, e.g., NH. At this point, until more info is found, this is just a lead.

m: Eliza Ann King (26 APR 1825-AFT 1880)

Children:

Eliza Ann King

Notes:

!Census (1850): "Eliza Ann York age 25 Female b. Maine" (In household of Alva York).
!Birth: 1998 IGI: "Eliza Ann King, b. 26 Apr 1825, Monroe, Waldo Co., Maine, parents: Sparrow and Judeth King".

m: Alva York (ABT JUN 1813-AFT 1880)

Children:

Rufus S. Rice

Notes:

Census Soundex 1900: (3-54-15-13). "Rice, Rufus S., b. Oct 1843 age 56, b. NY, Residing on West Wilfiem St., Danbury Town, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Family: Mary L., Wife, b. Nov 1850 age 49, b. NY Hary L., Son, b. Nov 1878 age 21, b. NJ Florence, dau, b. Jan 1881 age 18, b. CT Ida, dau, b. Aug 1883 age 16, b. CT William, Son, b. Aug 1885 age 14, b. CT Ralph, Son, b. Mar 1888 age 12, b. CT Leon, Son, b. Sep 1890 age 9, b. CT Samuel, Son, b. Mar 1894 age 6, b. CT Daniel, Son, b. Sep 1896 age 3, b. CT Crofutt, Mary, Mother-in-Law, b. Aug 1829 age 70 b. NY
He was apparently living in Jersey City, New Jersey, until about 1879/1880, since adult records of son Rufus C. Rice state Rufus C's birthplace as Jersey City.
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His parentage is currently unknown. One possibility is a Rufus Rice age 1 in 1850 in Sanford, Broome Co., New York, father Orsin D. Rice [IGI Batch 7132804]. Siblings include Reuben, 11, Sherman, 8, and Sylphina, 6. Note however that to be consistent with the 1900 census, Rufus should be 6 in 1850, not 1, so I have little faith that this is him.
Most likely theory: He is probably a grandson of Rufus W. Rice (1792-1872) of McGraw, NY, who m. 1817 Lucilla Stevens. He was the son of Moses Rice from CT. Rufus has 11 children. They are, in birth order, Clark, Samuel, Rufus Jr (b.1822), Lafayette, Darwin, Septimus, B. Franklin, John, Charles, Lurilla, and Ralph. A descendant of B. Franklin Rice is Martin Errol Rice (b. 1949), 696 N. 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg FL 33701-3610, (813) 821-4884. I send a letter to Martin 12/31/96. This info is from The Early Rices of Salisbury, Herkimer Co., NY, sent to me by Rosemary E. Bachelor Another possibility: Tirus/Tyrus Rice Sr. was at Salisbury when the 1810 census was taken. Tyrus Rice Jr., b. 1804 in VT, m. 1824 Sopia Foster (b.1810 NY). Their children were: Ellen, Ai, Fatima, Horace, RUFUS, Justis, and Jonathan. All but Rufus (b. 1836 PA) were born in Salisbury, even though four were older and two younger. This Rufus Rice married Sophia Munger.

m: Mary Louise Crofutt ( NOV 1850-)

Children: