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Ernest Leroy King (1893 - 1918)

Ernest Leroy King
Born in Wall Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 25 Oct 1914 (to 27 Sep 1918) in Boston, Massachusettsmap
Died at age 24 in Camp Dix, Burlington, New Jersey, United Statesmap
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Biography

Ernest was born on 1 Oct 1893 in Manasquan, New Jersey. He was the son of Stewart King and Armina Johnson. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

On 14 June 1900 Ernest (8) was living with his father, Stewart and his mother, Minnie, and two brothers, Lester (5), and George (2) in North Spring Lake, New Jersey. [3]

On 10 June 1905 he (16) was living with Stewart B (32), Minnie (29) and brothers Lester J. (13), and George G. (11) in Highlands, New Jersey. [4]

Certainly by November 1908 he and his family had moved to Highlands, New Jersey, as he had perfect attendance in the seventh grade for the month. [8]

In 1909 he was elected Secretary of the Junior Epworth League of the Methodist Church in town. [9]

On 2 March 1910 he was initiated into the new Junior American Mechanics Lodge. [10]

On 15 April 1910 Ernest (16) was living with his father, Stewart and his mother, Minnie, and two brothers, Lester (13), and George (11) on 5th Street in Highlands, New Jersey. [5]

On 9 June 1910 Ernest graduated from Highlands high school. He also had a special part in the ceremony. [11][12]

On 16 July 1913 he took a furlough from the battleship Florida to come visit his parents, who were living on Fourth Street. [13] He returned back to Newport to end his furlough a week later. By then his parents had moved to Fifth Street. [This is an obvious error.] [14]

On 25 October 1914 he married Geneva Wilson (23) in Boston. Both were living at 20 Leverett Street[15] at the time. She was a laundress and he was a painter. [6]

On 5 June 1915 he was living with wife Eva in downtown Highlands. She was a housekeeper and he a waterman by trade. [7]

On 17 June 1917 he registered for the draft in Newark office with an address of 41 Elliott St, Newark. He listed dishonorable discharge after 3 years as an Ord. Seaman in the Navy as a reason for ineligibility. He also listed his marital status as single. [16][17]

Ernest entered the military on (maybe) 28 july 1917 (maybe this was him), 271948 was his listed number, [18] On 8 August 1917, an Ernest L. King was one of fifteen men who failed to answer the call to examination by the draft board.[19]

On 19 June 1918, on furlough, Ernest visited his parents in Highlands. [20]

Private Ernest L. King died from influenza on 27 September 1918 at Camp Dix, New Jersey.[21][22] Funeral services were Thursday, 3 October 1918, at the Highlands Methodist Church with Rev. H. P. Grim.[23] He was interred in Bay View Cemetery, Leonardo, New Jersey, with military honors. Soldiers from the Sandy Hook, New Jersey, base formed the honor guard. [24] [25] On the following Memorial Day, trees were planted in front of the Highlands school house in memory of Ernest and of William Mathews, two Highlands boys who died during the war.[26]

On 14 November 1923, a memorial service in Highlands was held to honor Ernest and fellow military member William Matthews. [27]

Research Notes

There is no application for a military widow's pension so that leads me to believe that he and jennie were divorced before he entered the service in '17. Also listed as single on the draft registration.

Sources

  1. ↑ "New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCPG-C99 : 9 March 2018), Ernest L. King, 01 Oct 1893; citing W, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton.; FHL microfilm 494,227.
  2. ↑ Birth: "New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931"
    FHL Film Number: 4012210
    Ancestry Record 2539 #4022 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    Ernest L King born on 1 Oct 1893, son of Stuart B King & Armena Johnson, in W, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F1-G2G : accessed 23 May 2018), Ernest King in household of Stewart B King, Wall Township Spring Lake borough, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 10A, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,987.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "New Jersey State Census, 1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMH9-SYB : 8 June 2022), Everett L King in entry for Stewart B King, 1905.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 'Missing 1910 US Census
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6M8Q-8R2?cc=1469062&wc=3PMS-6TL%3A1063289001 : 22 May 2018), 004329374 > image 857 of 1273; State Archives, Boston.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ancestry.com. New Jersey, State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Extracted from New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1915; Reference Number: L-10; Film Number: 48.
  8. ↑ "HIGHLANDS NEWS." Red Bank Record 12 Dec 1908: p?. Online http://rbr.mtpl.org/data/rbr/1900-1909/1908/1908.12.09.pdf
  9. ↑ "AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS. HAPPENINGS IN THE VILLAGES ROUNDABOUT RED BANK. HIGHLANDS NEWS." Red Bank Record 119 May 1909: p?. Online http://rbr.mtpl.org/data/rbr/1900-1909/1909/1909.05.19.pdf
  10. ↑ "NEWS FROM HIGHLANDS. NEW WATER WITCH CASINO ON BAY AVENUE OPENED LAST SATURDAY NIGHT." Red Bank Record 2 March 1910: p?. Online http://rbr.mtpl.org/data/rbr/1910-1919/1910/1910.03.02.pdf
  11. ↑ "." Red Bank Record 1 June 1910: p2. Online http://rbr.mtpl.org/data/rbr/1910-1919/1910/1910.06.01.pdf
  12. ↑ Commencement: "New Jersey, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current"
    The Daily Register; Publication Date: 15/ Jun/ 1910; Publication Place: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/515813942/?article=6ae991d1-c0f0-49ec-978f-e4d1167e2116&xid=zzzzz&terms=Ernest_L._King
    Ancestry Record 50061 #4497622506 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    Name: Ernest L. King; Topic: Other; Residence Date: 15 Jun 1910; Residence Place: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA; Newspaper Title: The Daily Register.
  13. ↑ "METHODIST CHURCH ANNIVERSARY TO BE CELEBRATED." Red Bank Record 17 July 1913: p5. Online http://rbr.mtpl.org/data/rbr/1910-1919/1913/1913.07.16.pdf
  14. ↑ "BOARD OF HEALTH ADOPTS RULES ON GARBAGE COLLECTION" Red Bank Record 23 July 1913: p5. Online http://rbr.mtpl.org/data/rbr/1910-1919/1913/1913.07.23.pdf
  15. ↑ "Leverett Street and its history were lost during urban renewal of the 1950's ·and had been approximately located along Thoreau Path in Charles River Park." The West End Museum. “Street Names: Lost and Found: Leverett Street.” The West End Museum, The West End Museum, 2019, thewestendmuseum.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/001_lost_streets023_leverett.pdf.
  16. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91WL-9FR8?cc=1968530&wc=9FC4-JWL%3A928311801%2C928849001 : 22 October 2019), New Jersey > Newark City no 8; A-K > image 3183 of 3327; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  17. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    Registration State: New Jersey; Registration County: Essex
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #31307098 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    Name: Ernest Leroy King; Race: Caucasian (White); Marital Status: Single; Birth Date: 1 Oct 1894; Birth Place: New Jersey, USA; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Street Address: 41 Elliott St; Residence Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA; Draft Board: 08; Physical Build: Medium; Height: Medium; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue.
  18. ↑ "United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98P-JVJ8?cc=1916228&wc=SYPZ-SPD%3A1516642801%2C1514702101 : 8 August 2016), 1893-1940 > Roll 145 1918 Jul (Expeditionary) > image 374 of 475; citing NARA microfilm publication T1118 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  19. ↑ "Failed to Answer." The Morning Post (Camden, New Jersey) Wednesday, August 08, 1917, page 8. Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "NEWS FROM HIGHLANDS. STRIPED BASS BEGIN BITING IN RIVER." Red Bank Record 19June 1918.: p?. Online http://rbr.mtpl.org/data/rbr/1910-1919/1918/1918.06.19.pdf
  21. ↑ Military: "U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
    Original data: United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2019
    Ancestry Record 61861 #3840293 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    Name: Ernest Leroy King; Record Type: Military Service; Birth Date: 1 Oct 1894; Residence Place: Highlands, New York; Death Date: 28 Sep 1918.
  22. ↑ Death: "New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017"
    New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Death Indexes, 1916-1926
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61260 #5235374 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    Ernest L King death 1918 in Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.
  23. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
    The Atlantic Highlands Journal; Publication Date: 4 Oct 1918; Publication Place: Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/495652130/?article=7aea6d5d-1c25-4d79-a5ee-fbcda072f0ed&focus=0.32880336,0.12290677,0.4726031,0.22881141&xid=3355
    Ancestry Record 61843 #564543918 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    Name: Ernest King; Gender: Male; Death Age: 27; Birth Date: abt 1891; Residence Place: Mlddletown; Death Date: Abt 1918; Death Place: Camp Dix; Obituary Date: 4 Oct 1918; Obituary Place: Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, USA; Newspaper Title: The Atlantic Highlands Journal; Parents: Stewart King.
  24. ↑ "News From Highlands - Highlands Not Damaged by Explosions -- Ernest King's Funeral." Red Bank Record 10 Sept 1918: p8. Online http://rbr.mtpl.org/data/rbr/1910-1919/1918/1918.10.09.pdf
  25. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 May 2018), memorial page for Pvt Ernest King (1893–27 Sep 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #8828594, citing Bay View Cemetery, Leonardo, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Kat (contributor 19409629) .
  26. ↑ "Highlands."
  27. ↑ "News From Highlands - Armistice Day Services Held Sunday Afternoon." Red Bank Record 14 Nov 1923: p6. Online http://rbr.mtpl.org/data/rbr/1920-1929/1923/1923.11.14.pdf




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