Luther Eugene King (abt. 1897 - 1981)

Born about 25 Jun 1897 in Stonega, Wise, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Sep 1981 at about age 84 in Letcher, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Luther King was an Appalachian.

Private Luther King served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 6 Apr 1917
Unit(s): BATTERY "C" 55TH ARTILLERY C. A. C.
Service ended: 22 Jan 1919

Luther was born about 1897 to Elhanan King and Belle Pinson^[1]. During World War I, he served as a private in the U. S. Army^[2][3][4]. He passed away in 1981 and is buried at the Sandlick Creek Cemetery in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Richmond, Virginia, Delayed Certificate of a Birth before June 14, 1912, No. 4758 [Luther King, b. 25 Jun 1897, Stonega, Wise, Virginia; Father: E. H. King, age 32 at time of Luther's birth, b. Knott County, Ky; Mother: Mary Belle Pinson, age 31 at time of Luther's birth, b. Knott County, Ky; their marriage date is 1873, Knott County, Ky; Informant is brother W. L. King of Whitesburg, Ky Link to image at Ancestry.com, membership required
2. ↑ Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Accessed via Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 May 2021), memorial page for Luther Eugene King (25 Jun 1897–25 Sep 1981), Find A Grave: Memorial #166443032, citing Sandlick Creek Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.
4. ↑ The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 86, accessed at U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016 [Luther King, Dep. 10 Jan 1919, Brest France; Arr. 22 Jan 1919, New York; Residence: Roda, Va, Mother: Belle King; Ship: Cretic; Rank: Private: Service No. 576955; Notes: BATTERY "C" 55TH ARTILLERY C. A. C. [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61174/images/46920_3421606189_0083-00210 Link to image at Ancestry.com, membership required

• 1910 United States Census, Stonega, Wise County Virginia, ED 151, page 27A [Elhanan King, age 42; Mary King, age 40; Kisie Gilly, age 17; Mary King, age 14; Kitty King, age 12, Didy King, age 11; Luther King, age 10; Jesse Gilly, age 20, Mattie Jenkins, age 21, servant; Thomas Johnson, age 20, boarder; Paul Hodge, age 18, boarder; Charles Raugh, age 20, boarder; Scot Litton, age 28, boarder; Barney Gunley, age 18, boarder], Link to image at familysearch.org