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Wesley King 1798–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1798

Birth Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Shelby, Illinois, United States

Father: George? King

Mother: Jemima Smith

Spouse(s): Margery Sinclair

Children(s): William King

Wesley King was born in 1798 in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States, the child of George King And Jemima Smith. Wesley King married Margery Sinclair, and had children including William Henry King. Wesley King passed away in 1870 in Shelby, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Wesley King was born in 1798 in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States, the child of George King And Jemima Smith.
  • Wesley King married Margery Sinclair, and had children including William Henry King.
  • Wesley King passed away in 1870 in Shelby, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George? King
1748–
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Jemima Smith
1748–1804
Birth Location: Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
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Spouses(s)

Margery Sinclair
1802–1872
Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

William King
1834–1909
Birth Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
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Wesley King's Ancestors

Self
Wesley King
1798–1870
Birth Place: Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
Parents
George? King
1748–
Massachusetts, USA
Jemima Smith
1748–1804
Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
Grandparents
Experience (Ephriam) Smith
1717–1808
Hadley, Hampshire, MA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wesley King's Descendants

1.
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Wesley King (Abt. 1798–1870) m. Margery Sinclair (29 Oct 1802–13 Feb 1872)
  1. 1. William (Henry) King 1834–1909 m. Mary (Ann) Miller 1834–1894
    1. 1. Martha (Almeda) King 1866–1922 m. Orlando (Nimrod) Black 1849–1936
      1. 1. Oliver (Jacob) Black 1882–1965 m. Martha (Suzanne) Pope 1883–1966
        1. 1. Gale Black 1917–2006 m. Melva (Kathleen) Walker 1922–2008

Wesley King's Timeline

2 Records

1798
Abt. 1798
Birth of Wesley King in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
1870
1870
Age 72
Death of Wesley King in Shelby, Illinois, United States
Shelby, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1798
    Event Place: Hampshire, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Shelby, Illinois, United States
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