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Benjamin Curtis King 1920–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1920

Birth Location: Gates, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 29 Aug 1976

Death Location: Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William King

Mother: Myrtle Miller

Spouse(s): Rose Devers

Children(s):

Benjamin Curtis King was born in 1920 in Gates, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Henry King And Myrtle Mae Miller. In 1930, Benjamin Curtis King resided in German, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1935, Benjamin Curtis King resided in German, Fayette, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Curtis King married Rose M Devers. Benjamin Curtis King passed away in 1976 in Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Curtis King was born in 1920 in Gates, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Henry King And Myrtle Mae Miller.
  • In 1930, Benjamin Curtis King resided in German, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1935, Benjamin Curtis King resided in German, Fayette, Pennsylvania.
  • Benjamin Curtis King married Rose M Devers.
  • Benjamin Curtis King passed away in 1976 in Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin King's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin King
1920–1976
Birth Place: Gates, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Henry King
1894–1956
Adah, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Myrtle (Mae) Miller
1903–2002
Leckrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Shadrick (Johnson) King
1847–1924
West Virginia, United States of America
Ada (Virginia (Jenny)) Jacobs
1861–1919
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Benjamin (Curtis) Miller
1869–1956
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States
Ida (May) Guy
1873–1941
Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse King
1818–1907
Lucinda Harvey
1823–1907
Allen Jacobs
1833–1900
Eliza Jacobs
1841–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John King
1796–1861
Sarah Friend
1798–1835
Samuel Harvey
1802–1909
SARAH SHILLINGBURG
1802–1876

Benjamin King's Timeline

8 Records

1920
10 Oct 1920
Birth of Benjamin Curtis King in Gates, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Gates, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Benjamin Curtis King resided here in German, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
German, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Benjamin Curtis King resided here in German, Fayette, Pennsylvania
German, Fayette, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 20
Benjamin Curtis King resided here in German, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
German, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1945
1945
Age 25
Benjamin Curtis King resided here in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
26 Jan 1950
Age 30
Benjamin Curtis King resided here in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 31
Benjamin Curtis King resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1976
29 Aug 1976
Age 56
Death of Benjamin Curtis King in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1920
    Event Place: Gates, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1316
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: German, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03504; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 26-42
    [4] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: German, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341773
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2406; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 48-67

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: German, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: German, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341773

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: German, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: German, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03504; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 26-42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: German, German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: German, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03504; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 26-42

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1316

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1950
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2406; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 48-67

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1976
    Event Place: Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Benjamin Curtis King 29 Aug 1976

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2406; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 48-67

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1976
    Event Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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