John KING
(1777-1842)
Elizabeth S. PRIEST
(1797-1851)
Thomas Henry KING
(1831-1899)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Kittie A. YOUNG

Thomas Henry KING 2 3

  • Born: 7 Jan 1831, Barren County, Kentucky 3
  • Marriage: Kittie A. YOUNG about 15 Oct 1860 in Barren County, Kentucky 1
  • Died: 15 Jan 1899, Barren County, Kentucky 3
  • Buried: Caldwell Cemetery, Barren County, Kentucky 3
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bullet  General Notes:

The family records of Margaret Lester Hill contain additional information on Thomas H. King and his descendants. Note that there was possibly a fifth child named William. 3

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census: 1850, Barren County, Kentucky. 4

Household of Elizabeth King: Thomas King, age 19, male, farmer, born in Ky.

2. Census: 1860, Barren County, Kentucky. 5

District 2, Glasgow P.O.
Dwelling 943, Family 955, Household of C. Roberts:
T. H. King, age 28, male, mercht, $6000 personal property, born in Ky.

3. Census: 1870, Barren County, Kentucky. 6

Dwelling 97, Family 95, Cave City
King, Chas H., age 39, male, white, farmer, $8000 real property, $1100 personal property, born in Ky
King, Kitty A., age 29, female, white, keeping house, born in Ky
King, Asa, age 8, male, white, born in Ky, attended school
King, Mary E., age 6, female, white, born in Ky, attended school
King, Ella, age 4, female, white, born in Ky
Lewis, Edwin B., age 19, male, white, farm hand, born in Ky

[This is clearly the family of Thos King, although his name appears as Chas King. Note that Chas Mead was the next head of household enumerated. Perhaps the enumerator mistakenly duplicated the name Chas.]

4. Census: 1880, Barren County, Kentucky. 7

Dwelling 81, Family 84, Glasgow
King, Thos. H., white, male, age 49, married, farmer, born in Ky, father and mother born in Va
King, Kittie A., white, female, age 39, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ky, father and mother born in Ky
King, Asa, white, male, age 18, son, single, at school, born in Ky, father and mother born in Ky
King, Lizzie, white, female, age 16, daughter, single, at school, born in Ky, father and mother born in Ky
King, Ella, white, female, age 14, daughter, single, at school, born in Ky, father and mother born in Ky
King, George, white, male, age 7, son, single, at home, born in Ky, father and mother born in Ky
Young, Green, black, male age "(27)", servant, single, laborer, cannot read or write, born in Ky, father and mother born in Ky


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Thomas married Kittie A. YOUNG about 15 Oct 1860 in Barren County, Kentucky.8 (Kittie A. YOUNG was born on 21 Feb 1841 in Kentucky 3 and died on 11 Oct 1893 in Barren County, Kentucky 3.)


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Sources


1 Family Records of Margaret Lester Hill, citing Marriage Bond in Bond Book 6:83, Marriage File 13. Margaret "Peggy" Lester Hill is a great great granddaughter of John King and his second wife, Elizabeth Priest, through their daughter, Elizabeth Carrington King Sanderson. Her mother was born in Barren County, Kentucky, so she is not far removed from her Barren County roots. She is an exceptional researcher who has lovingly preserved the history of our King family. She and her mother registered the John King Cemetery with the South Central Kentucky Historical Society. Peggy's e-mail address is hillsqtr15@keyisp.net and her postal address is 489 Middle Gate, Irvington, VA 22480.

2 Wills, Vol. 3, 1828-1856, Barren County, Kentucky, FHL Film No. 209,741, Will of John King, Page 189.

3 Family Records of Margaret Lester Hill.

4 1850 Census, Barren County, Kentucky, Roll M432_191, Page 320 (Ancestry.com Image 29 of 179).

5 1860 Census, Barren County, Kentucky, Roll M653_354, Page 132 (Ancestry.com Image 133 of 163).

6 1870 Census, Barren County, Kentucky, Roll M593_445, Page 523 (Ancestry.com Image 16 of 50).

7 1880 Census, Barren County, Kentucky, Roll T9_402, E. D. 7, Page 5A (Ancestry.com Image 9 of 56).

8 Family Records of Margaret Lester Hill, citing Marriage Bond in Bond Book 6:83, Marriage File 13.


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