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William King
William King was born Sept. 5, 1823, in Kentucky, a son of John and Judith (Roundtree) King, and came with his parents to Indiana in 1828, where he was reared and educated in the common schools. He has always followed the vocation of a farmer, and now owns 480 acres on section 33, Webster Township, which he purchased in 1855. He was married Jan. 1, 1846, to Jemima, daughter of Caleb and Olive Jackson, of Centre Township. She was born May 13, 1826, in Wayne County, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. King are members of the Christian church. They have had a family of fifteen children — John C., Rebecca E., Caleb J., Joseph W., William A., Charles O., James E., Julia E., Thomas L., Elijah G., Mary A., Asa M., Arthur T., Luther Z., and an infant, deceased. Mr. Kings father was born in Virginia, May 13, 1783, a son of Jesse and Cynthia King. He went to Kentucky when seventeen years of age, and located near Winchester. Jan. 25, 1810, he married Judith Roundtree, a native of Kentucky, born April 9, 1789. They came to Wayne County in 1828, where they died, Mr. King Jan. 5, 1859, and Mrs. King in 1866. They had a family of eleven children — Eliza A., Lucinda, James, John, Polly, Joseph, William, Jesse, Presley, Nancy and Jackson. Mrs. King was one of the first members of the Centreville Christian church.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2