Cyrus Bristol King (1838 - 1920)

Born 5 Dec 1838 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Rachel (Matheney) King — married 1 May 1878 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States

Died 27 Feb 1920 at age 81 in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)

Cyrus King served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 14 , 1863
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 25th Virginia Infantry, Rockbridge Guards

Cyrus King was a POW during the United States Civil War.

Cyrus Bristol King was born on December 5, 1838 to William King and Mary Cooper in Upshur County, WV.

Cyrus went with his brother, John Rufus King, to Warm Springs, Virginia, where they both enlisted in the Confederate Army on the 17th of May, 1863. Their brother, Joshua James King fought for the Union. Cyrus and John never spoke to their brother, Joshua, again.

They both served until the end of the war. Cyrus Bristol was severely wounded at Gettysburg and was taken prisoner to Elmira Hospital in New York. He was exchanged in 1864, but remained in the South till the war was over. ^[1] He married Rachel Rebecca Matheney, May 1, 1878, lived near Buckhannon, West Virginia. They did not have children. He died on the 27th of February, 1920; his wife, on the 18th of November, 1905. ^[2]

Marriage

Cryus B. King married Rebecca Matheney on May 1, 1878 in Upshur County, WV. ^{[3] [4]}

They did not have children.

Military

Elmira Civil War POW Camp Elmira, NY

Cyrus Bristol King, Gettysburg wounded

Cyrus eventually recovered and was transferred to Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA before being released after the end of the war.

Death and Burial

Cyrus passed away on February 27, 1920.^[5]

He is buried at Swecker Cemetery near Roanoke, WV. ^[6][7]

Additional Reading

Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA

Elmira POW Camp

DeCamp Hospital, David's Island, NY Harbour

What being a POW was like during the Civil War

25th Regiment VA Infantry, Heck's Brigade

Sources

1. ↑ American Civil War Soldiers, database on-line. Side served: Confederacy; State served: Virginia; Enlistment date: 14 May 1863
2. ↑ King Family Record by Ward M. King
3. ↑ Marriage Register for 1878, Line 29 [1]
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TC-MWZ : 15 January 2022), Cyrus B. King, Upshur, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ Death Certificate for Cyrus Bristol King [2]
6. ↑ "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZ8-35L : 26 April 2021), Cyrus B King
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #29683075