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Benjamin Franklin King 1848–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 OCT 1848

Birth Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 JAN 1917

Death Location: Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA

Father: John King

Mother: Jane McCarson

Spouse(s): Laura Dickey

Children(s): David King, Mary King, Henry King, Laura King, Benjamin King, James King, Anna King, John King, Alla King

Benjamin Franklin King was born in 1848 in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Samuel King And Jane Elizabeth Mccarson. Benjamin Franklin King married Laura Helen Dickey, and had children including Alla Elizabeth King, Anna B King, Benjamin Harry King, David Max King, Henry J King, James Edward King, John B King, Laura Imogene King, Mary Eliza King. Benjamin Franklin King passed away in 1917 in Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin King was born in 1848 in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Samuel King And Jane Elizabeth Mccarson.
  • Benjamin Franklin King married Laura Helen Dickey, and had children including Alla Elizabeth King, Anna B King, Benjamin Harry King, David Max King, Henry J King, James Edward King, John B King, Laura Imogene King, Mary Eliza King.
  • Benjamin Franklin King passed away in 1917 in Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA.

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Benjamin King's Ancestors

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Benjamin King
1848–1917
Birth Place: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Samuel King
1805–1861
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Jane (Elizabeth) McCarson
1807–1879
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (James) King
1770–1849
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Leodicia (Parks) Morgan
1772–1849
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel King
1747–1828
Elizabeth Underwood
1739–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel King
1721–1775
Jane Hill
1716–
Joseph Underwood
1727–1783
Mary Brown
1727–1824

Benjamin King's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) King (18 OCT 1848–31 JAN 1917) m. Laura (Helen) Dickey (24 NOV 1853–6 MAR 1922)
  1. 1. David (Max) King 1890–1950
  2. 2. Mary (Eliza) King 1892–1977
  3. 3. Henry (J.) King 1886–1910
  4. 4. Laura (Imogene) King 1896–1979
  5. 5. Benjamin (Harry) King 1883–1907
  6. 6. James (Edward) King 1879–1957
  7. 7. Anna (B.) King 1886–1956
  8. 8. John (B.) King 1881–1905
  9. 9. Alla (Elizabeth) King 1888–1975

Benjamin King's Timeline

2 Records

1848
18 OCT 1848
Birth of Benjamin Franklin King in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1917
31 JAN 1917
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Franklin King in Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA
Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 OCT 1848
    Event Place: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1917
    Event Place: Plainview, Hale, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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