West Virginia Pioneers

Francis King

Male 1829 - 1918  (88 years)


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  • Name Francis King 
    Born 26 Mar 1829  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Feb 1918  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I11939  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father Elijah King,   b. Abt 1801,   d. 28 Jun 1881  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Susanna Cruzan,   b. Abt 1799,   d. 23 Aug 1898  (Age ~ 99 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1822  [3, 4
    Notes 

    • 1840 Jackson, VA
      2m 0-5 George, William
      1m 5-10 John
      1m 10-15 Francis
      1m 15-20
      1m 30-40
      1f 0-5 Sarah
      2f 5-10 Catherine, Mary
      1f 40-50

      1850 Jackson, VA # 665-672
      King Elija 49 M Farmer Va
      King Susanna 50 F Va
      King Francis 21 M Farmer Va
      King Catherine 19 F Va
      King John R 17 M Farmer Va
      King Mary 16 F Va
      King George 14 M Va
      King Sarah 12 F Va
      King William 10 M Va
      King Eliza 7 M Va

      1860 Jackson, VA # 90-86
      Elijah, 59
      Susan, 60
      John R, 27
      Mary J, 25
      George W, 24
      Sarah A, 22
      William H H, 19
      Elijah T, 17
      William, 57

      1870 Jackson, WV, Mill Creek Dist 1-1
      Elijah, 69
      Susanna, 71
      Mary Jane, 35
      George W, 33
      William, 67
      William HH, 29
      Both buried King Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV
      [Jackson Co Cemeteries, Vol 2]

      John House: "Pioneers of Jackson Co. . "
      Other names identified with the early history of Cow Run are King, Boswell, frequently spelled "Bozzle", and Hartley. Descendants of all of these still live in the vicinity.

      Francis and John King, who live on Cow Run, are sons of Elijah, who was a son of the Francis King who came to Mill Creek with James Wolfe, in 1821.

      Francis married Ruth Baremore in Wood County, in 1852, and has nine children.

      John married Julia Carter in 1862. He had two children, Susan E. and Charles T.
    Family ID F3321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth S Baremore,   b. Abt 1833, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 12 Aug 1852  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Notes 

    • 1860 JC #234-220 p 26
      Eliza 2 months

      1870 JC # 39-39 p 139
      George 1 month
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth King,   b. Abt 1853, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Samuel Wilson King,   b. Feb 1855, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1929, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
     3. Miller F King,   b. Abt 1857, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Eliza Jane King,   b. 4 Apr 1860, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1932, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. Louisa Victoria King,   b. 21 Sep 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1939, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. William M King,   b. 1865, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. George M King,   b. 1870, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     8. Jonathan F King,   b. 14 Apr 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F4693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S170] Cemeteries JC Vol 2.

    4. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.

    5. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated.

    6. [S70] John House.