Background
York was born November 24, 1839 in Exeter, New Hampshire, and died February 9, 1927 in Los Angeles, California.
York was born November 24, 1839 in Exeter, New Hampshire, and died February 9, 1927 in Los Angeles, California.
York, a cornet player in Grand Rapids, Michigan theaters, started an instrument repair company in the latter part of the 19th century. Two partnerships, "Smith and York" in 1883 and "York and Holton" in 1885, were reformed into the "J.W.York and Company" instrument manufacturing company in 1884. In 1917, York retired from the musical instrument manufacturing business and moved to California.
lieutenant was here that, in 1927, he died.