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Birth 12 Aug 1878 Reinwald, Samara, Volga, Russia 
Gender Male Immigration 01 Jun 1909 New York, New York - Ellis Island Arrival at Ellis Island from the Port of Libau Residence May 1915 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois - 4221 Kenton Ave Residence of Henry & Catherine York at the time of the death of daughter Lydia. Died 6 Aug 1955 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Buried 9 Aug 1955 Oakbrook Terrace, DuPage Co., Illinois - Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery Person ID I00890 4-22-08 Last Modified 27 Oct 2008 Father Living Family ID F02111 Group Sheet Family Katharina "Catherine" Mary Franz, *, b. 7 Mar 1888, Krasn Yar, Samara, Volga, Russia , d. 24 Jul 1983, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Married 30 Nov 1913 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois - St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Children 1. Lydia Jurk, b. 24 Oct 1913, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois , d. May 1915, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois > 2. Bertha York, b. 10 Mar 1915, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois , d. 4 Jan 2006, Elgin, Kane Co., Illinois - Provena St. Joseph Hospital > 3. Ida "Edith Teresa" York, b. 17 Aug 1916, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois , d. 2 Aug 1988, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois 4. Living > 5. Marie Katherina "Mary Catherine" York, b. 5 May 1920, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois , d. 08 Jun 2003, West Hills, Los Angeles Co., California - 23455 Hamlin Street > 6. Adolf William (William Thomas) York, b. 21 Jan 1922, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois , d. 31 Jul 2005, Orange, Orange Co., California > 7. Living Family ID F00616 Group Sheet -
Event Map Event 
Immigration - Arrival at Ellis Island from the Port of Libau - 01 Jun 1909 - New York, New York - Ellis Island 
Residence - Residence of Henry & Catherine York at the time of the death of daughter Lydia. - May 1915 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois - 4221 Kenton Ave 
Died - 6 Aug 1955 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois 
Buried - 9 Aug 1955 - Oakbrook Terrace, DuPage Co., Illinois - Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery 
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Jurk, Heinrick "Henry York" David
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York, Heinrich "Henry" David, Katharina "Catherine" Mary Franz & Lydia Jurk Documents 
York, Henry Internment Record 
Russia - Volga Germans 
Jurk, Heinrich - Passenger Record 
Jurk, Heinrich - Passenger Record #2
Second Half of Passenger Record
The "Russia" Passenger Ship
Photo of the passenger ship "The Russia" which arrived at Ellis Island June 1, 1909 with Heinrick Jurk, Konrad Diehl & Dorotha Krisman from the Samara Region of Russia
RUSSIA / ROSSIJA / RUSS / LATVIA / FUSO MARU / HUSO MARU RUSSIA 1908
8,596 gross tons, length 475ft x beam 57.7ft, two funnels, four masts, twin screw, speed 15 knots,…
Jurk, Heinrick "Henry York" David - Death Certificate Headstones 
York, Heinrick "Henry York" David Yurk/Jurk & Katharina 'Catherine" Franz
Status: Located.
York, Heinrich "Henry York" David Yurk/Jurk
Status: Located.
Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery Grave Location Map
Location of burial site for Henry & Catherine Franz York -
Notes - Arrived at Ellis Island 6-1-1909 From Libau
"Heinrick "Jurk" "
Lived on Avondale Avenue in Chicago, Illinois on a second floor apartment during the 1930's. they then moved to 4150 W. Montrose Avenue just before WWII (abt 1937-1938) They lived on Montrose Avenue until around 1979-1980. Aunt Lydia and Grandma moved to an apartment at 5038 N. Major Avenue, Chicago, Illinois until the time when Grandma passed away in 1983. Aunt Lydia then moved to California to live with my mom.
address at thime of death was
4150 W. Montrose Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Funeral Home was
W.H. Barron Co.
4332 Elston Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
- Arrived at Ellis Island 6-1-1909 From Libau