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Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson 1826–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: TN

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Black River Township, Independence County, Arkansas

Father: John King

Mother: Mrs. King

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William King, Henry KING, John King

In 1826, Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson entered the world in TN, born to John King And Mrs Eady King. Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson had children including Henry A King, John Wilouby King, William Taylor King. Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson passed away in 1851 in Black River Township, Independence County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson entered the world in TN, born to John King And Mrs Eady King.
  • Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson had children including Henry A King, John Wilouby King, William Taylor King.
  • Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson passed away in 1851 in Black River Township, Independence County, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

John King
1798–1850
Birth Location: Kentucky
JK
Mrs. King
1801–1850
Birth Location: Tennessee
MK

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William King
1862–1953
Birth Location: Independence, Arkansas, United States
WK
Henry KING
1846–
Birth Location: Massac, Illinois, United States
HK
John King
1845–1919
Birth Location: Sadorus, Champaign, Illinois, United States
JK

Melvina Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Melvina Dawson
1826–1851
Birth Place: TN
Parents
John King
1798–1850
Kentucky
Mrs. (Eady) King
1801–1850
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvina Dawson's Descendants

1.
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Melvina ('Leetie') Dawson (1826–1851)
  1. 1. William (Taylor) King 1862–1953 m. Mary (Bell) King 1868–1966
    1. 1. Lee (Kirby) King 1892–1963 m. Corrine (E) Walling 1898–1991 m. Lucy (Anna Carolina) Haggard 1893–1957 m. Thelma (Mae) Halliburton 1911–1988
      1. 1. Leroy (Howard) King 1935–2007
      2. 2. Oma (Helen "Lee") King 1912–2007 m. Julius (Charles "Jack") Murphy 1910–1992 m. Murray (Springfield) Smith 1891–1965 m. George (Henry) McClung 1908–1929
        1. 1. Delores (Lee) Murphy 1931–2000
        2. 2. Anna (Nadine) McClung 1929–2016
      3. 3. Velma (Irene) King 1913–1966 m. Oman (Cecil) Ford 1909–1963
        1. 1. John (Logan) Ford 1940–1990
        2. 2. Carol (Joy) Ford 1934–2016
        3. 3. Cecil (Clair) Ford 1931–2017
      4. 4. Anna (Lee) King 1921–1925
      5. 5. Barbara (Jean) King 1933–1992 m. Jack (Gordon) Walling 1932–2000
      6. 6. Opal (Mae) King 1924–1998
      7. 7. Doris (Lee) King 1932–2019 m. John (Roger) Miller 1931–1999
      8. 8. Hershel King 1922–
      9. 9. Delores (Lee) Murphy 1930–2000
    2. 2. Clora (Mae) King 1884–1976 m. Richard (Robert) Cummingham 1881–1965
      1. 1. Jesse (Lee) Cunningham 1903–1976
        1. 1. J. (L. (Johnny, John L.)) Cunningham 1925–2019
      2. 2. Ottis (Richard) Cunningham 1907–1995
      3. 3. Jewell (Bell) Cunningham 1910–2002
      4. 4. Freeman (James) Cunningham 1912–1975 m. Rosemary Douglas 1923– m. Edna (Faye) White 1908–1993
      5. 5. Bessie (Mae) Cunningham 1902–1985
        1. 1. Virginia (Dare) Dean 1923–2015
    3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) King 1886–1988 m. Alma (M) Gray 1894–1990
      1. 1. Bonnie King 1915–
    4. 4. James (Bryant) King 1889–1961 m. Sylva King 1897–1977
      1. 1. James (Bryant King) Jr 1932–1982
      2. 2. John (William) King 1919–2007
    5. 5. William (Alva) King 1904–1973 m. Edith (B) Boucher 1909–
    6. 6. John (Burnie) King 1907–1979 m. Eunice (Louise) King 1909–1997
      1. 1. Shirley (Alice) King 1936–1997
    7. 7. Annie (Jewell) King 1902–1974
  2. 2. Henry (A.) KING 1846–
  3. 3. John (Wilouby) King 1845–1919 m. Elizabeth (Jane Ledbetter) (King) 1850–1913
    1. 1. Joseph (Wilouby) King 1879–1961
    2. 2. Ova (Melinda) King 1889–1961 m. James (Albert) Collins 1884–
      1. 1. Beulah (Beatrice Collins) (McCaskill) 1914–2013
    3. 3. Cora (King (Henderson \) Robinson) 1883–1916
    4. 4. Ellen (May) King 1867–1964
    5. 5. Vera (Carletta King) (Long) 1895–1984
    6. 6. Mary (Isabella King) (Parnell) 1875–1960
    7. 7. William (Francis) King 1870–1951
    8. 8. Eleanor (M.) King 1872–
    9. 9. Nancy (Louise) King 1874–
    10. 10. Jasper (L.) King 1866–
    11. 11. David (F.) King 1868–
    12. 12. Margaret (Jane) King 1876–
    13. 13. Charlie (Otie) King 1890–1898
    14. 14. James (Baker) King 1868–

Melvina Dawson's Timeline

4 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson in TN
TN
1840
1840
Age 14
Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson was married
None
1844
7 Apr 1844
Age 18
Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson was married in Massac County, Illinois
Massac County, Illinois
1851
1851
Age 25
Death of Melvina 'Leetie' Dawson in Black River Township, Independence County, Arkansas
Black River Township, Independence County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1840

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1844
    Event Place: Massac County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Black River Township, Independence County, Arkansas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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