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Leah G. King 1827–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 FEB 1827

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

Death Date: 11 SEP 1884

Death Location: Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA

Father: John King

Mother: Jane McCarson

Spouse(s): Presley Lawrence

Children(s): Anna Lawrence, Rachel Lawrence, Amanda Lawrence, Alice Lawrence, Cora Lawrence, William Lawrence, E. Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, John Lawrence

The story of Leah G. King began in 1827 in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA. Leah G. King married Presley Benjamin Lawrence, and had children including Alice Lawrence, Amanda Emily Lawrence, Anna Leah Lawrence, Cora Carrie Lawrence, E Jane Lawrence, John David Lawrence, Rachel J Lawrence, Sarah L Lawrence, William Benjamin Lawrence. Leah G. King passed away in 1884 in Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Leah G. King began in 1827 in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Leah G. King married Presley Benjamin Lawrence, and had children including Alice Lawrence, Amanda Emily Lawrence, Anna Leah Lawrence, Cora Carrie Lawrence, E Jane Lawrence, John David Lawrence, Rachel J Lawrence, Sarah L Lawrence, William Benjamin Lawrence.
  • Leah G. King passed away in 1884 in Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John King
1805–1861
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Jane McCarson
1807–1879
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JM

Spouses(s)

Presley Lawrence
1830–1890
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
PL

Children(s)

Anna Lawrence
1868–1941
Birth Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
AL
Rachel Lawrence
1858–1942
Birth Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
RL
Amanda Lawrence
1856–
Birth Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
AL
Alice Lawrence
1865–1894
Birth Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
AL
Cora Lawrence
1863–
Birth Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
CL
William Lawrence
1872–1925
Birth Location: Farmersville, Collin, Texas, USA
WL
E. Lawrence
1851–1903
Birth Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
EL
Sarah Lawrence
1854–
Birth Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
SL
John Lawrence
1860–1946
Birth Location: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
JL

Leah King's Ancestors

Self
Leah King
1827–1884
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

Leah King's Descendants

1.
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Leah (G.) King (10 FEB 1827–11 SEP 1884) m. Presley (Benjamin) Lawrence (1 NOV 1830–31 MAY 1890)
  1. 1. Anna (Leah) Lawrence 1868–1941 m. James (Franklin) Willcoxson 1856–1908
    1. 1. Lula (Belle) Willcoxson 1887–1974 m. Willis (Wesley) Smith 1882–1944
      1. 1. D. (K.) Smith 1904–1965 m. Tillie (Mae) Litton 1905–1991
      2. 2. Alden (Hiram) Smith 1907–1957 m. Betty Blainer 1906–1938
    2. 2. Newt (Clark) Willcoxson 1894–1948 m. Ida (May) Holmes 1891–1933
      1. 1. Jimmy (Clark) Willcoxson 1933–1991
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Willcoxson 1884–1968 m. Willie (Jefferson) Flippin 1878–1952
      1. 1. Effie (Lucille) Flippin 1907–1912
      2. 2. Newt (Clark) Flippin 1911–1961
      3. 3. J. (D.) Flippin 1909–1983 m. Anna (George) Metcalf 1914–1970
      4. 4. Roy (Henry) Flippin 1914–1994 m. Lois (Thelma) Manor 1912–1977
        1. 1. J. (C.) Flippin 1938–1970
      5. 5. Willie (Franklin) Flippin 1902–1975 m. Jewell Wright 1901–1983
        1. 1. Bobbie (Ray) Flippin 1928–1968
  2. 2. Rachel (J.) Lawrence 1858–1942 m. Alexander (Benjamin) Watson 1855–1906
    1. 1. Bennie (P.) Watson 1877–1887
    2. 2. Marcus (Lafayette) Watson 1878–1965
  3. 3. Amanda (Emily) Lawrence 1856–
  4. 4. Alice Lawrence 1865–1894
  5. 5. Cora (Carrie) Lawrence 1863–
  6. 6. William (Benjamin) Lawrence 1872–1925 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Helton 1879–1962
    1. 1. Melissa (Lucille) Lawrence 1910–1968 m. Ellis Wallace 1907–1973
      1. 1. Mildred (Kathryn) Wallace 1935–1935
  7. 7. E. (Jane) Lawrence 1851–1903 m. Joseph Stanford 1846–1910
  8. 8. Sarah (L.) Lawrence 1854– m. David (L.) Morrow 1852–
  9. 9. John (David) Lawrence 1860–1946 m. Lou (Anne) Robinson 1868–1948 m. Ellen (Ladonia) Kennedy 1864–1938
    1. 1. Nannie (Ester) Lawrence 1894–1963
    2. 2. Mary (Lena) Lawrence 1898–1977
    3. 3. Dora (Brunett) Lawrence 1891–1974
    4. 4. Ollie (May) Lawrence 1902–
    5. 5. Lance (Edgar) Lawrence 1882–1884
    6. 6. Pinky (Hampton) Lawrence 1900–1901
    7. 7. John (Wesley) Lawrence 1899–1958
    8. 8. Emit (Dudley) Lawrence 1889–1896
    9. 9. William (Marvin) Lawrence 1888–1962
    10. 10. Effie (Jane) Lawrence 1886–1901
    11. 11. Ora (Ethel) Lawrence 1904–1981
    12. 12. Myrtle (Belle) Lawrence 1884–

Leah King's Timeline

2 Records

1827
10 FEB 1827
Birth of Leah G. King in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1884
11 SEP 1884
Age 57
Death of Leah G. King in Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 FEB 1827
    Event Place: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1884
    Event Place: Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
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