Charles Clay King (1855 - 1934)

Born 15 Dec 1855 in Michigan, United States

Died 2 Jan 1934 at age 78 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States

Biography

The son of Charles King and Sarah Thomas, Charles was born in Michigan in 1855. In 1860, his mother was the head of the household, working as a dress maker in Midland, Michigan.^[1] In 1870, Charles, age 13, and his sister, Clara, age 15, were living in the household of George B. and Dorcas DeGroff in Denmark Township, attending school. There is no indication if if the children were boarding, had been adopted, or were also working in the household. The only other member of the household, other than Mr. and Mrs. DeGroff and the two King children, was Mr. DeGroff's 74-year-old father. Both he and he son worked at joining, in carpentry.^[2]

Charles married Mary L. Youmans (1859-1894), the daughter of Eleazer James Youmans and Jane Harriet Andrews, in Denmark Township on December 31, 1878.^[3] He was living in Gilford Township and farming at the time, and she lived in Denmark Township. Their children included:

1. George F. King (1879-1896)
2. Albert E. King (1883-1930)
3. William J. King (1887-1957)
4. Sarah Jane "Jennie" King (1889-1979)
5. Alta May King (1891-1919)

Mary passed away in 1894 and Charles remarried, marrying Alma M. "Allie" Nichols. By 1920, they had moved back to Lansing, Michigan, where Charles worked as a carpenter for an automobile company and Mary taught music at home.^[4] He passed away from the effects of heart disease at the age of 78, being treated at Reo Motor Car Company Hospital in Lansing, Michigan.^[5] He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lansing, Michigan.^[6]

Research Notes

His second wife's last name is from a suggestion on FindAGrave; could not find sourcing to support it.

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Year: 1860; Census Place: Midland, Midland, Michigan; Page: 3; Family History Library Film: 803543. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Ancestry Record 7667 #44662533 with attached Image
2. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Year: 1870; Census Place: Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan; Roll: M593_705; Page: 46B; Family History Library Film: 552204. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Ancestry Record 7163 #25243628 with attached Image
3. ↑ Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 16; Film Description: 1878 Hillsdale-1878 Van Buren. Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 9093 #805874 with attached Image
4. ↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1920; Census Place: Lansing Ward 6, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: T625_772; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 111: Lansing City, Ward 6 (part) Precinct 4 bounded by Cedar River, East City line, South City line, Cedar. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 6061 #40065753 with attached Image
5. ↑ Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records: State Office No. 133 9902; Register No. 5. Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 60872 #3099465 with attached Image
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #23650701