Milton C. "Fillmore" YORK is the son of Semore John YORK and his wife Bethany POWELL of Randolph County, North Carolina. Before his service in the Civil War Milton C. YORK accepted the new job as postmaster in Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina from 4 May 1856 until 14 Apr 1866. It is estimated that Milton C. YORK and his new wife Elizabeth Mary 'Betty' FELTS married about 1865 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Milton C. YORK served the Confederacy as a First Lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment Infantry, North Carolina Detailed Men, Company E.
According to the 1870 US Census, Milton C. YORK with his young family of two children, were living in the mountains of Ashe County, North Carolina. He had a skilled job in a woolen mill doing wool carding, Master Carder. Wool Carding is a fiber preparation for a spinning method called woolen spinning, sometimes called long-draw spinning. Carding arranges the fibers in an orderly but random way into a uniform mass of even density. Unlike wool combing, carding does not remove any short fibers, but is does do mechanical cleaning (lots of dirt and vegetable matter will fall out of the fiber mass,) and it will also do a very good job at blending different colored fibers, and fibers of different lengths (or even different origin,) although it is most suited for short-stapled wool, say, 3 inches or shorter. When spinning into yarn with a woolen method, twist is added during drafting, that is, the pulling out of fibers from the fiber mass to turn into yarn. This traps more air between the fibers and results in a woolen yarn, which is lofty and soft and makes for a warm garment. It emphasizes a fiber's softness and 'wooliness.' The soft fluffy wool yarn is used to create very soft flexible warm sweaters and blankets.
The early premature death of Milton C. YORK in about 1878 leaving a widow with a young family is only a matter of speculation. The exact date and cemetery he is buried is yet to be verified. Perhaps a living descendant can add more details and dates about this event.
Milton C. YORK and Elizabeth Mary 'Betty' FELTS were the parents of four children:
1. Millard Fillmore YORK, b. 1867 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1913 Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
2. Martha Victoria YORK, b. 1869 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1949 Rockingham County, North Carolina.
3. America Maggie YORK, b. 1872 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1917 Rockingham County, North Carolina.
4. James Milton YORK, b. 1875 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1938 Danville, Virginia.
According to the 1870 US Census, Milton C. YORK with his young family of two children, were living in the mountains of Ashe County, North Carolina. He had a skilled job in a woolen mill doing wool carding, Master Carder. Wool Carding is a fiber preparation for a spinning method called woolen spinning, sometimes called long-draw spinning. Carding arranges the fibers in an orderly but random way into a uniform mass of even density. Unlike wool combing, carding does not remove any short fibers, but is does do mechanical cleaning (lots of dirt and vegetable matter will fall out of the fiber mass,) and it will also do a very good job at blending different colored fibers, and fibers of different lengths (or even different origin,) although it is most suited for short-stapled wool, say, 3 inches or shorter. When spinning into yarn with a woolen method, twist is added during drafting, that is, the pulling out of fibers from the fiber mass to turn into yarn. This traps more air between the fibers and results in a woolen yarn, which is lofty and soft and makes for a warm garment. It emphasizes a fiber's softness and 'wooliness.' The soft fluffy wool yarn is used to create very soft flexible warm sweaters and blankets.
The early premature death of Milton C. YORK in about 1878 leaving a widow with a young family is only a matter of speculation. The exact date and cemetery he is buried is yet to be verified. Perhaps a living descendant can add more details and dates about this event.
Milton C. YORK and Elizabeth Mary 'Betty' FELTS were the parents of four children:
1. Millard Fillmore YORK, b. 1867 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1913 Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
2. Martha Victoria YORK, b. 1869 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1949 Rockingham County, North Carolina.
3. America Maggie YORK, b. 1872 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1917 Rockingham County, North Carolina.
4. James Milton YORK, b. 1875 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1938 Danville, Virginia.
Milton C. "Fillmore" YORK is the son of Semore John YORK and his wife Bethany POWELL of Randolph County, North Carolina. Before his service in the Civil War Milton C. YORK accepted the new job as postmaster in Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina from 4 May 1856 until 14 Apr 1866. It is estimated that Milton C. YORK and his new wife Elizabeth Mary 'Betty' FELTS married about 1865 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Milton C. YORK served the Confederacy as a First Lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment Infantry, North Carolina Detailed Men, Company E.
According to the 1870 US Census, Milton C. YORK with his young family of two children, were living in the mountains of Ashe County, North Carolina. He had a skilled job in a woolen mill doing wool carding, Master Carder. Wool Carding is a fiber preparation for a spinning method called woolen spinning, sometimes called long-draw spinning. Carding arranges the fibers in an orderly but random way into a uniform mass of even density. Unlike wool combing, carding does not remove any short fibers, but is does do mechanical cleaning (lots of dirt and vegetable matter will fall out of the fiber mass,) and it will also do a very good job at blending different colored fibers, and fibers of different lengths (or even different origin,) although it is most suited for short-stapled wool, say, 3 inches or shorter. When spinning into yarn with a woolen method, twist is added during drafting, that is, the pulling out of fibers from the fiber mass to turn into yarn. This traps more air between the fibers and results in a woolen yarn, which is lofty and soft and makes for a warm garment. It emphasizes a fiber's softness and 'wooliness.' The soft fluffy wool yarn is used to create very soft flexible warm sweaters and blankets.
The early premature death of Milton C. YORK in about 1878 leaving a widow with a young family is only a matter of speculation. The exact date and cemetery he is buried is yet to be verified. Perhaps a living descendant can add more details and dates about this event.
Milton C. YORK and Elizabeth Mary 'Betty' FELTS were the parents of four children:
1. Millard Fillmore YORK, b. 1867 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1913 Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
2. Martha Victoria YORK, b. 1869 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1949 Rockingham County, North Carolina.
3. America Maggie YORK, b. 1872 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1917 Rockingham County, North Carolina.
4. James Milton YORK, b. 1875 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1938 Danville, Virginia.
According to the 1870 US Census, Milton C. YORK with his young family of two children, were living in the mountains of Ashe County, North Carolina. He had a skilled job in a woolen mill doing wool carding, Master Carder. Wool Carding is a fiber preparation for a spinning method called woolen spinning, sometimes called long-draw spinning. Carding arranges the fibers in an orderly but random way into a uniform mass of even density. Unlike wool combing, carding does not remove any short fibers, but is does do mechanical cleaning (lots of dirt and vegetable matter will fall out of the fiber mass,) and it will also do a very good job at blending different colored fibers, and fibers of different lengths (or even different origin,) although it is most suited for short-stapled wool, say, 3 inches or shorter. When spinning into yarn with a woolen method, twist is added during drafting, that is, the pulling out of fibers from the fiber mass to turn into yarn. This traps more air between the fibers and results in a woolen yarn, which is lofty and soft and makes for a warm garment. It emphasizes a fiber's softness and 'wooliness.' The soft fluffy wool yarn is used to create very soft flexible warm sweaters and blankets.
The early premature death of Milton C. YORK in about 1878 leaving a widow with a young family is only a matter of speculation. The exact date and cemetery he is buried is yet to be verified. Perhaps a living descendant can add more details and dates about this event.
Milton C. YORK and Elizabeth Mary 'Betty' FELTS were the parents of four children:
1. Millard Fillmore YORK, b. 1867 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1913 Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
2. Martha Victoria YORK, b. 1869 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1949 Rockingham County, North Carolina.
3. America Maggie YORK, b. 1872 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1917 Rockingham County, North Carolina.
4. James Milton YORK, b. 1875 Elkin, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. 1938 Danville, Virginia.
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