John Melvin King (1873 - 1961)

Born 25 Aug 1873 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elia Belle (Burrows) King — married 5 Apr 1907 (to 21 Jul 1961) in Tarrant, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1961 at age 87 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States

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Biography

John Melvin King was born on 25 Aug 1873 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA, son of Jordan Taylor King (1848 - 1891) and Mary Rebecca (Kelly) King (1848 - 1910).

His siblings were:

1. Annie Mary (King) Morris (~1871 - ~1959)
2. James Simpson King (1872 - 1955)
3. Joel William King (1875 - 1928)
4. Martha Melvina (King) Hines (1878 - 1950)
5. George Washington King (1878 - 1921)
6. Jesse Taylor King (1883 - 1969)
7. Joshua King (~1885 - 1911)
8. Archie Bentley King (1891 - 1976)

John married Elia Bell Burrows (1889 - 1970) on 5 Apr 1907 in Tarrant, Texas, United States. Their children were:

1. John Cherry King (1911 - 1985)
2. Huddleston King (1911 - 1911)
3. Lectie Belle (King) Burch (1915 - 1978)
4. James Edgar King (1918 - 1962)
5. Velma Bernice (King) Teague (1924 - 2013)
6. Doris Roberta (King) Leger (1929 - living).

He and Elia moved to, what Elia called the "Bald Prairie", when Elia contracted tuberculosis. She needed an arid climate. His occupation was a dry-land farmer. They lived in a small 3 room house. When one entered the front door, there was a small dressing table to the right and to the left was a treadle sewing machine to the left. About half way into the room there sits a small dining table on the left and across the room from it is a bed. Close to the dining table was a door to the middle room of the house. To the left was a sink (no running water) and a stove. To the right was a bed. Through the next door was John's and Elia's room, complete with a small chest of drawers and bed. The kitchen was used for cooking, bathing and sleeping. The main room was the dining room, sewing / dressing room and bedroom. The restroom was outside at the end of a path, complete with an old sears catalog. As I look back on that small humble home, it could have been the beginning of the tiny house industry. John and Elia raised 6 loving children in this tiny humble home.

John died on 21 Jul 1961 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas aged 87.^{[1][2][3][4] [5][6]}

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982"
   Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2272 #23708662 (accessed 8 April 2022)
   John Melvin King death 21 Jul 1961 (age 87) in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
2. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Ancestry Record 60901 #6311241 (accessed 8 April 2022)
   Name: John Melvin King; Birth Date: 25 Aug 1873; Claim Date: 18 Jul 1949; Notes: 18 Nov 1977: Name listed as JOHN MELVIN KING.
3. ↑ "Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6RY-MZ4 : 13 February 2020), John Melvin King, 1961.
4. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ6Y-352 : 24 May 2014), John Melvin King, 21 Jul 1961; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 41363, Lubbock, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
5. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Tipton Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Jul 1961; Publication Place: Tipton, Oklahoma, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/666570133/?article=113b57a7-ec5d-4694-b3a5-a6bc2f4a5caa&focus=0.026041666,0.33943388,0.16893168,0.6243814&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #847036501 (accessed 8 April 2022)
   Name: John King; Gender: Male; Death Age: 87; Birth Date: abt 1874; Residence Place: Spring-lake; Death Date: Abt 1961; Death Place: Lubbock; Obituary Date: 27 Jul 1961; Obituary Place: Tipton, Oklahoma, USA; Newspaper Title: The Tipton Tribune; Spouse: Elia Burrows; Child: Charles N Leger Paul E Burch A D Teague J C King James E King.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67344954/john-melvin-king : accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for John Melvin King (25 Aug 1873–21 Jul 1961), Find A Grave: Memorial #67344954, citing Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by David Sifford (contributor 46564332) .

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7B-75B : 15 January 2022), John Melvin King in household of Taylor King, Maury, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

Taylor King Self Male 32 Mississippi, United States

Mary King Wife Female 34 Tennessee, United States

Anner King Daughter Female 19 Tennessee, United States

James S. King Son Male 8 Tennessee, United States

John Melvin King Son Male 7 Tennessee, United States

Joel W. King Son Male 5 Tennessee, United States

George W. King Son Male 3 Tennessee, United States

Martha King Daughter Female 1 Tennessee, United States

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Clay, Texas; Roll: 1619; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241619
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #70364386 (accessed 8 April 2022)
  John King (26), single boarder, Hired Laborer, in household of James A Pearce (30) in Justice Precinct 8, Clay, Texas. Born in Tennessee, USA.

James A Pearce 30 Head

Abba Pearce 22 Wife

James W Pearce 1 Son

Cathline Pearce 0 Daughter

John King 26 Boarder

Rose Doherty 23 Boarder

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2QH-J7W : accessed 8 April 2022), John King, Justice Precinct 5, Tarrant, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 165, sheet 2A, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1592; FHL microfilm 1,375,605.

John King Head Male 36 Tennessee

Elia King Wife Female 20 Texas

Bently King Brother Male 19 Texas

Mary Miller Mother Female 63 Tennessee

• "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L8P-53N2 : 14 February 2020), John Melvin King in entry for Lectie Belle King, 1915. Birth of a child Lectie Belle King.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFS-JPD : 23 December 2021), John Mellvin King, 1917-1918.

Name John Mellvin King

Sex Male

Event Date from 1917 to 1918

Event Place Wichita, Texas, United States

Event Place (Original) United States, Texas, Wichita County

Citizenship Place United States

Birth Date 25 Aug 1873

Birthplace , , United States

Race White

Event Type Draft Registration

Affiliate Publication Number M1509

Affiliate Publication Title World War I Selective Service System ::Draft Registration Cards

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN11-4X1 : 3 February 2021), John King, 1920.

John King Head Male 47 Texas

Elia King Wife Female 30 Texas

Cherry King Son Male 8 Texas

Elictra King Daughter Female 4 Texas

Eddy King Son Male 1 Texas

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H6C5-VT2 : accessed 8 April 2022), John M King, Precinct 1, Lamb, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 16B, line 74, family 344, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2368; FHL microfilm 2,342,102.

John M King Head Male 56 Tennessee

Elia King Wife Female 40 Texas

Lectie King Daughter Female 14 Texas

Edgar King Son Male 11 Texas

Velma King Daughter Female 6 Texas

Doris King Daughter Female 0 Texas

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW2N-WZC : 29 July 2019), John M King, Justice Precinct 1, Lamb, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 140-3, sheet 11B, line 80, family 227, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4091.

John M King Head Male 66 Tennessee

Elia King Wife Female 50 Texas

Velma King Daughter Female 16 Texas

Doris King Daughter Female 10 Texas

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lamb, Texas; Roll: 2948; Sheet Number: 81; Enumeration District: 140-4
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #189978792 (accessed 8 January 2023)
  John M King (76), married head of household in Lamb, Texas, USA. Born in Tennessee.

John M King 76

Elia B King 60

• "Texas Deaths, 1977-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH3D-X8M : 23 February 2021), John M King in entry for Lectie B Burch, 24 May 1978; citing Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States, 46719, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin; . Death of Child Lectie B Burch.

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