Did you know that it has been one hundred years since the United
States entered World War I? The "war to end all wars" soon came to a
community known as Scott County and many men went to Europe to serve
their country. The museum will take time to feature the twenty one men
who sacrificed their lives while in the service.
First we will
feature Jasper York. York was born in December of 1892 in the Cordell
community of Scott County, close to Byrges Creek
United Baptist Church. Jasper York entered the service and rose to the
rank of sergeant. He died of pneumonia contracted after having Spanish
Flu before being shipped to the battlefields of Europe on February 9,
1918. He was twenty five years old. York's body was returned to Scott
County and he was buried in the York family cemetery, now a secluded
area in the Bull Creek community.
Photos courtesy of findagrave.com
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| Jasper York in his WWI uniform |
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| Jasper York in civilian clothes |
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| Jasper York tombstone |
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