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Martin Luther King 1929 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1929

Birth Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 4 Apr 1968

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Father: Martin King

Mother: Alberta Williams

Spouse(s): Coretta King

Children(s): Yolanda King, Martin III, Dexter King, Bernice King

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in 1929, to Martin Luther King and Alberta Christine Williams. Later in life, Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott King; among their children were Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albert King. Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, 1968.

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Parents

Martin King
1899 – 1984
Birth Location: Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, United States
MK
Alberta Williams
1904 – 1974
Birth Location: Greene, Georgia, United States
AW

Spouses(s)

Coretta King
1927 – 2006
Birth Location: Heiberger, Perry, Alabama, United States
CK

Children(s)

Yolanda King
1955 – 2007
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
YK
Martin III
1957 –
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
MI
Dexter King
1961 –
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
DK
Bernice King
1963 –
Birth Location: –
BK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2017, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Publication Place: USA; Web edition:, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T627_733; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 160-241

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    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: April 4, 1968
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2017, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, Publication Place: USA; Web edition:

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Apr 1968
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

    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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