John Cherry King (1911 - 1985)

Born 24 Feb 1911 in Rhome, Wise, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ottie Lou Gray — married 10 Feb 1929 in Olton, Lamb, Texas

Died 27 May 1985 at age 74 in San Lorenzo, Alameda, California, United States

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Biography

John Cherry King was born on 24 Feb 1911 in Rhome, Wise, Texas, United States^[1], son of John Melvin King (1873 - 1961) and Elia Belle (Burrows) King (1889 - 1970).

His siblings were:

1. Huddleston King (1911 - 1911)
2. Lectie Belle (King) Burch (1915 - 1978)
3. James Edgar King (1918 - 1962)
4. Velma Bernice (King) Teague (1924 - 2013)
5. Doris Roberta (King) Leger (1929 - 2020)

John (17) married Ottie Lou Gray (21) , daughter of Henry Virgil Gray and Minnie Fuller, on 10 Feb 1929 in Olton, Lamb, Texas. Their children were:

1. John Harvey King (1933 - 2015)
2. Alvin Glenn King (1935 - 1935)
3. Linda Lee King (1945 - ~2008).

John died on 27 May 1985 in San Lorenzo, Alameda, California aged 74.^[2][3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 829
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #19678310 (accessed 8 April 2022)
   Name: John Cherry King; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 29; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 24 Feb 1911; Birth Place: Rome, Texas, USA; Residence Place: Olton, Lamb, Texas, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Olton, Lamb, Texas, USA; Employer: C E Bley; Height: 5 9; Weight: 125; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Gray; Next of Kin: Ottie King;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   John Cherry King 29 Self (Head)
   Ottie King Wife.
2. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG1P-5PJ : 26 November 2014), John Cherry King, 27 May 1985; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
3. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #33344350 (accessed 8 April 2022)
   John King death May 1985.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145267857/john-cherry-king : accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for John Cherry King (24 Feb 1911–27 May 1985), Find A Grave: Memorial #145267857, ; Maintained by Ed Thurman (contributor 46846073) Burial Details Unknown.

• "California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968"
  California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61066 #43536993 (accessed 5 January 2023)
  Name: John C King; Residence Date: 1912; Street Address: 122 Broadway; Residence Place: Alameda, California, USA; Party Affiliation: Republican; Occupation: cook. .R.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN11-4F9 : 3 February 2021), Cherry King in entry for 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

• "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2K2-5K2Y : 17 March 2018), Cherry King, 1923; citing School enrollment, Tipton, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States, multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm 2,167,418.

• "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2KL-NRCJ : 17 March 2018), Cherry King, 1923; citing School enrollment, Tipton, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States, multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm 2,167,418.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW2K-JMY : 29 July 2019), Cherry King, Justice Precinct 1, Lamb, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 140-3, sheet 7A, line 26, family 127, 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.

Cherry King's Spouses and Children

Ottie King Wife F 31 Texas

John Harvy King Son M 6 Texas

• 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 #847085172 (accessed 8 April 2022)
  Name: J C King; Gender: Male; Newspaper Title: The Tipton Tribune; Father: John King.