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Wilson Otto King 1897–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Odessa, Clay County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1956

Death Location: Clarksburg, WV

Father: Homer King

Mother: Malissa Carnes

Spouse(s): Gertrude Doss

Children(s): David King, Patricia King

The story of Wilson Otto King began in 1897 in Odessa, Clay County, West Virginia, USA. Wilson Otto King married Gertrude Nan Doss, and had children including David Carroll King, Patricia Nan King. Wilson Otto King passed away in 1956 in Clarksburg, WV.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilson Otto King began in 1897 in Odessa, Clay County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Wilson Otto King married Gertrude Nan Doss, and had children including David Carroll King, Patricia Nan King.
  • Wilson Otto King passed away in 1956 in Clarksburg, WV.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wilson King's Ancestors

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Wilson King
1897–1956
Birth Place: Odessa, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Homer Holt King
1865–1933
Virginia, United States
Malissa (Mildred Samples) Carnes
1868–1934
West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (Smith) King
1839–1917
Nicholas, Virginia
Mary (Louise) Cochran
1844–1917
Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Wilson Carnes
1833–1897
Clay, Clay, West Virginia, United States
Mary Samples
1833–1880
Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joshua King
1800–1860
Ester Pierson
1809–1850
David Cochran
1801–1863
Elizabeth Corby
1796–1865
Peter Samples
1800–1873
Lurana Smith
1803–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles King
1765–1825
Nancy Napier
1776–1881
Joseph Pierson
1746–1827
Charlotte McKee
1775–1858
John Cochran
1781–1856
Elizabeth JAMES
1778–1840
Jane McCamey
1780–
Robert Samples
1765–1857
Mary Walker
1769–1857

Wilson King's Descendants

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Wilson (Otto) King (1 Jul 1897–30 May 1956) m. Gertrude (Nan) Doss (3 Jun 1898–26 Dec 1980)
  1. 1. David (Carroll) King 1924–2012 m. Dortha (Jean) Ramsey 1926–
  2. 2. Patricia (Nan) King 1922–2016

Wilson King's Timeline

2 Records

1897
1 Jul 1897
Birth of Wilson Otto King in Odessa, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
Odessa, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
1956
30 May 1956
Age 59
Death of Wilson Otto King in Clarksburg, WV
Clarksburg, WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Odessa, Clay County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1956
    Event Place: Clarksburg, WV

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