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Joseph Lige King 1887 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1887

Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1923

Death Location: Washington, United States

Father: Joseph King

Mother: Nancy Weldon

Spouse(s): Ada Hester

Children(s): Phyllis King, Edith King

Joseph Lige King was born in 1887 in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA, the child of Joseph Davis King and Nancy Ann Weldon. Joseph Lige King married Ada Cordellia Hester, and had children including Phyllis May King, Edith Clancey King. Joseph Lige King passed away in 1923 in Washington, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lige King was born in 1887 in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA, the child of Joseph Davis King and Nancy Ann Weldon.
  • Joseph Lige King married Ada Cordellia Hester, and had children including Phyllis May King, Edith Clancey King.
  • Joseph Lige King passed away in 1923 in Washington, United States.

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Joseph King's Ancestors

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Joseph King
1887 – 1923
Birth Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Parents
Joseph Davis King
1859 – 1924
DeKalb, AL, USA
Nancy (Ann) Weldon
1855 – 1939
Shelby County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph King's Descendants

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Joseph (Lige) King (5 Jun 1887 – 26 Jan 1923) m. Ada (Cordellia) Hester (Dec 1883 – 18 Oct 1974)
  1. 1. Phyllis (May) King (23 February 1907 – 30 October 1990)
  2. 2. Edith (Clancey) King (abt 1914 – 2011) m. Lawrence (E) Underhill (abt 1901 – )
    1. 1. Donald (B) Underhill (abt 1937 – )
    2. 2. Gary (K) Underhill (abt 1939 – )
    3. 3. Nancy (Lee) Underhill (abt 1945 – ) m. Robert Tipling m. Howard (Sadanobu) Ishisaka (24 July 1937 – 25 November 2011)
      1. 1. Jason (M) Ishisaka (15 August 1971 – 6 Jan 1998)
    4. 4. Robert (A) Underhill (abt 1947 – )

Joseph King's Timeline

2 Records

1887
5 Jun 1887
Birth of Joseph Lige King in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1923
26 Jan 1923
Age 36
Death of Joseph Lige King in Washington, United States
Washington, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1887
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1923
    Event Place: Washington, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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