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Wesley Jay King 1908–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 December 1908

Birth Location: Claiborne County, Tennessee

Death Date: 3 June 1974

Death Location: Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee

Father: Wylie King

Mother: Tennessee King

Spouse(s): Nancy Johnson

Children(s): Fred Sr

Wesley Jay King was born in 1908 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, the child of Wylie Tilmon King And Tennessee Christmas King. In 1935, Wesley Jay King resided in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee. In 1940, Wesley Jay King resided in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. Wesley Jay King married Nancy Jean Johnson, and had children including Billie Jean King, Fred Ronald King Sr, Lorrene King. Wesley Jay King passed away in 1974 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Wesley Jay King was born in 1908 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, the child of Wylie Tilmon King And Tennessee Christmas King.
  • In 1935, Wesley Jay King resided in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Wesley Jay King resided in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
  • Wesley Jay King married Nancy Jean Johnson, and had children including Billie Jean King, Fred Ronald King Sr, Lorrene King.
  • Wesley Jay King passed away in 1974 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wesley King's Ancestors

Self
Wesley King
1908–1974
Birth Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee
Parents
Wylie Tilmon King
1880–1955
Claiborne, Tennessee
Tennessee (Christmas) King
1887–1965
Claiborne County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Thomas (Lafayette) King
1851–1928
Hancock, USA
Artiemes ("Missy") Johnson
1857–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel King
1823–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Burwell King
1780–1871
Elizabeth Barron
1785–1861

Wesley King's Descendants

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Wesley (Jay) King (31 December 1908–3 June 1974) m. Nancy (Jean) Johnson (26 January 1911–19 August 1947)
  1. 1. Fred (Ronald King) Sr 1936–2010

Wesley King's Timeline

4 Records

1908
31 December 1908
Birth of Wesley Jay King in Claiborne County, Tennessee
Claiborne County, Tennessee
1935
1935
Age 27
Wesley Jay King resided here in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee
Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 32
Wesley Jay King resided here in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1974
3 June 1974
Age 66
Death of Wesley Jay King in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1908
    Event Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03913; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 52-11
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03913; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 52-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03913; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 52-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1974
    Event Place: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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