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Richard Wilson King (1833 - 1903)

Richard Wilson King
Born in New York, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 70 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Private Richard King served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 23 Apr 1861
Mustered out: 30 Jul 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months, 1861)
Musician Richard King served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 19th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Grand Army of the Republic
Richard King was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Garfield Post 25, Wichita, Kansas.

Richard was born in 1850. He was the son of Apollos King and Fidelia Janes.[1] He passed away in 1903.[2]

Richard served as a Private in Co. H of the 11th Ill Infantry for three months during the Civil War, after which he was a musician in the F&S Co. of the 19th Ill Infantry.[3][4][5]

After the war he was the proprietor of a cigar box and pump factory with his brother Henry.[6]

He married Arvilla Beard 7 Sep 1859 at LaSalle County, IL.[7] She was born 24 May 1835 at ME and she died 4 Oct 1908 at Wichita, KS.[8] Children:

  1. Mary King, b. ~Jan 1870; m A J Johnson[2]
  2. Richard Edwin King[2], b. 29 Dec 1874 at Ottawa, IL; d. 15 Sep 1948; m. Florence Emily Kenneck[9]

Census

  • 14 Aug 1850 at Ottawa, IL[10]
  • 20 Jul 1860 at Ottawa, IL[11]
  • 15 Jun 1870 at Ottawa, IL[12]
  • 7 Jun 1880 at Ottawa, IL[13]
  • Jun 1890 at Guthrie, OK[14]
  • 1 Mar 1895 at Wichita, KS[15]
  • 9 Jun 1900 at Wichita, KS[16]

Sources

  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Illinois County, District and Probate Courts. La Salle County, Illinois Probate Estate Files, 1831-Ca.1901; Indexes, 1831-1922; Author: Illinois. Circuit Court (La Salle County). Probate Estate Files, Box 339 No·12-Box 341 No·2, 1898-1901, Apollos King, 3 Jun 1865. The application for administration names his children. View Images with Subscription
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Newspapers.com - The Wichita Eagle - 24 May 1903 - Page 3, Obit: Richard Wilson King. View Clip
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kansas, U.S., Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Kansas Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1943. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas Historical Society. Loose paper, 104 boxes. Garfield Post #25 (1882-1940), Wichita, #624
  4. ↑ National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, acquired 2007.
  5. ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA. Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men, Richard W King
  6. ↑ Newspapers.com, The Ottawa Free Trader, various advertisements 1870s - 1890s
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, LaSalle County, Richard W King, 7 Sep 1859.
  8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13941683/arvilla-a-king: accessed 01 January 2024), memorial page for Arvilla A. King (24 Nov 1835–4 Oct 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13941683, citing Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Judy Mayfield (contributor 46636512).
  9. ↑ Newspapers.com - The Wichita Eagle - 16 Sep 1948 - Page 6, Obit: Richard Edwin King. View Clip
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Home in 1850: Ottawa, Lasalle, Illinois; Roll: 115; Page: 190a. View Image with Subscription
  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Home in 1860: Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M653_196; Page: 478; Family History Library Film. View Image with Subscription
  12. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Census Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 547A. View Image with Subscription
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: 223; Page: 524A; Enumeration District: 081. View Image with Subscription
  14. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives in Washington, D.C., Guthrie, First, Oklahoma and Indian Territory, USA. View Image with Subscription
  15. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original Data: 1895 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-169. Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_138; Line: 32, Wichita Ward 5.View Image with Subscription
  16. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Wichita Ward 3, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 499; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0283. View Image with Subscription




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