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Mathew Thomas King 1853–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1853

Birth Location: Paradise Prairie, Perry, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 1917

Death Location: Perry Co, Illinois - White Church Cemetery

Father: Joshua King

Mother: Mary Brooks

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In 1853, Mathew Thomas King entered the world in Paradise Prairie, Perry, Illinois, USA, born to Joshua John King And Mary Polly Elizabeth Brooks. Mathew Thomas King passed away in 1917 in Perry Co, Illinois - White Church Cemetery.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Mathew Thomas King entered the world in Paradise Prairie, Perry, Illinois, USA, born to Joshua John King And Mary Polly Elizabeth Brooks.
  • Mathew Thomas King passed away in 1917 in Perry Co, Illinois - White Church Cemetery.

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Mathew King's Ancestors

Self
Mathew King
1853–1917
Birth Place: Paradise Prairie, Perry, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joshua John King
1814–1881
Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
Mary ("Polly" Elizabeth) Brooks
1812–1891
Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Matthew Brooks
1780–1846
Person County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly Harrell Brooks) Hobby
1784–1867
Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev War)
1748–1840
Sarah Faulkner
1758–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert War)
1700–1778
Tabitha Brooks
1708–1800
John .
1730–1805
Joyce Craig
1735–1813

Mathew King's Timeline

2 Records

1853
7 Aug 1853
Birth of Mathew Thomas King in Paradise Prairie, Perry, Illinois, USA
Paradise Prairie, Perry, Illinois, USA
1917
7 Feb 1917
Age 64
Death of Mathew Thomas King in Perry Co, Illinois - White Church Cemetery
Perry Co, Illinois - White Church Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Paradise Prairie, Perry, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Perry Co, Illinois - White Church Cemetery

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