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From the historical files of June E. Tuck, who does not validate or dispute any historical facts in the article.
Past History and Present Stage of Development of Texas
Published by The Forrister History Company
Regan Printing House, Chicago, Ill.
I. G. Forrister, Publisher
(No date given. 1912??)
Rev. H. G. York was born on a farm in Calhoun County, Alabama, March 27, 1845, and there matured to young manhood. His grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier under Gen. George Washington; he had one uncle in the Mexican war, and two brothers and many other relatives in the civil strife, and himself and two brothers are ministers of the Gospel, be being a Baptist, they Methodist. At an early stage of the civil war, in August 1861, when but sixteen years old, Mr. York enlisted in the Confederate army, Co. K, 18th Ala. Infantry; was in numerous engagements, among which were the battles of Corinth, Chickamauga, and being taken prisoner at Missionary Ridge was kept in the Rock Island((Illinois) prison for eighteen months, where he was mustered out at the close of the hostilities. The war being over, he went to the western plains country and spent three years helping to build the Union Pacific railway, after which he returned to his native Alabama and married Miss Kate Dison, of St. Clair county, July 27, 1869, seven children being born to them, three daughters and one son, deceased. Nine years later, with his family, he came to Paris, Texas, later lived at Cooper, Delta County, and Pickton and Como, this county, moving to Sulphur Springs, last year upon being inducted into the county treasurer’s office. Brother York has been a minister of the Gospel, Baptist denomination, for the past forty years, his first charges beginning in Alabama and continuing along his career since coming to Texas, having charge of the Cooper church nine years, the Como church eight out the ten years he resided at that place. He is a Mason and Odd Fellow. (Edited)
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