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Martin Luther King 1899 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1899

Birth Location: Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 11 Nov 1984

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: James King

Mother: Delia Linsey

Spouse(s): Alberta Williams

Children(s): Willie King, Martin King, Alfred King

Martin Luther King Sr was born in Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, United States in 1899, to James Albert "Jim" King and Delia Linsey. Later in life, Martin Luther King Sr married Alberta Christine Williams; among their children were Willie Christine King, Martin Luther King and Alfred Daniel Williams Sr King. Martin Luther King Sr died in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA, 1984.

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Parents

James King
1864 – 1933
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
JK
Delia Linsey
1875 – 1924
Birth Location: Henry County, Georgia
DL

Spouses(s)

Alberta Williams
1904 – 1974
Birth Location: Greene, Georgia, United States
AW

Children(s)

Willie King
1928 –
Birth Location: Georgia
WK
Martin King
1929 – 1968
Birth Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
MK
Alfred King
1930 – 1969
Birth Location: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States
AK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 December 1899
    Event Place: Stockbridge, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T627_733; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 160-241

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T627_733; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 160-241

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T627_733; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 160-241

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 November 1984
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Nov 1984
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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