Esther (Barnes) King (1890 - 1994)

Born 3 Jun 1890 in Mississippi, USA

Died 5 Nov 1994 at age 104 in Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA

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Esther (Barnes) King is buried in Shiloh Cemetery.

Biography

Esther Barnes was born on Jun 03, 1890 in Mississippi, USA as a child of Sebastian "Bash" Barnes and Gena C Laird. She died on Nov 05, 1994 in Bay Springs, Jasper, Mississippi, USA (Jasper County Hospital; Age at Death: 104).

Esther Barnes was buried in Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Shiloh Cemetery). ^[1]

Race: (White) She lived in Oakchay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 19; Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Wife). She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 38; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 49; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

William Meddie King and Esther Barnes had the following children:

1. William Meddie King Jr was born on May 07, 1919 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 14, 1990 (Age at Death: 71).
2. Sam Sebastain King was born on Jul 28, 1923 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 12, 2001 (Age at Death: 77).
3. Eula Mae King was born on Oct 12, 1924 in Mississippi, USA. She married Samuel "Sam" William Dyar on Nov 24, 1948 in Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA.

Obituary

Laurel Leader-Call Sunday, November 6, 1994, p. 2-A

ESTHER BARNES KING

Esther Barnes King, 104, of Shiloh, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 1994, at Jasper County Hospital, Bay Springs.

The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Shiloh Baptist Church near Collins with burial in Shiloh Cemetery. The Revs. Rester, Vem Holifield, and Billy Bum will officiate.

She was an avid gardener until her 101 birthday, and a longtime member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She was the last survivor of the 14 siblings of Mr. and Mrs. Bash Barnes.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Meddie King, and her son Billy King.

She is survived by a son, Sam King of Louin; a daughter, Eula Mae Dyar of Mendenhall; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Terry King, Ricky Bratches, Eric McCormick, Ray Pugh, Jack Flynt, Emmett Harvey, Gene Bassett, and Tommy Kean.

Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. today at Johns Funeral Home in Collins, which is in charge of the arrangements.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ See Findagrave - Esther Barnes King
2. ↑ Published Laurel Leader-Call Sunday, November 6, 1994, p. 2-A

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9D5-KPG : accessed 27 April 2016), Esther B King, 05 Nov 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGC-71R : accessed 27 April 2016), Ester King in household of W M King, Beat 5, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-14, sheet 17A, family 268, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2019.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBG-53K : accessed 27 April 2016), Esther King in entry for W Meddie King, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNRP-RXG : accessed 27 April 2016), Esther King in household of W M King, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 14A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,872.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8C-QW8 : accessed 27 April 2016), Esther Barnes in household of Sebastian Barnes, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,751.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96J-ZND : accessed 27 April 2016), Esther Barnes in household of Sebastion Barnes, Beat 5 Oakchay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,804.