1. JAMES1 KING. He married ELIZABETH "BETSY" CLEMENS June 09, 1811 in
Livingston County Kentucky, daughter of GERSHOM CLEMENS and JANE USHER.
Notes for JAMES KING:
Pope Co.,Ill Courthouse Estate records Box 53...Will of James King proven 6 Sept.,
1839 and entered/probate record to page 266,67,68, & 69."In the name of God amen, I James King of the
county of Pope and state of Illinois, being weak in body but sound in mind and memory, do hereby make and ordain
and establish this to be my last will and testiment, hereby revoking all others and I do hereby appoint my beloved
wife Betsey King, David A. Floyd and Henry Armstrong executors of this my last will and testment; It is my wish
that all debts be paid and that a suffenciey of my personal property be sold for that purpose if found to be necessary;
After the payment of all past debts and funeral expenses I do hereby devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Betsey
the farm and improvements thereon________, on which I now live, containing ninety five acres, during her natural
life, to take the fees and profits thereof together with all my household and kitchen furniture, also two of my
grown horses to be selected by herself for the purpose of tending the farm and whaever grain and improvements may
be deemed necessary for the use of the farm, as to my stock of cattle, sheep and hogs, I further direct that my
wife in like manner as above select whatever part she may think proper or necessary for the use of herself and
family and the residue of all my personal property that remains after such selection made as aforesaid, to be sold
or disposed of by my executors in whatever manner they may think best and the proceeds to be equally divided among
all my children. It is my wish and desire that my only son James Clemens King do continue to live with his mother
on the farm and tract of land as above described and given to her, and that at her death the same shall descend
to him and his heirs in fee simple forever. To my son-in-law David A. Floyd and Sally Myrick Floyd, his wife, I
give and bequeath a certain tract of land patented to me by the United States and bearing the date of 7th day of
August, 1834 and known by the name of the ________improvement, comprising ninnety acres and fourteen hundredths
of an acre entered on the 13th day of October, 1837 with the Register of the land office at Shawneetown making
in all one hundred and four acres and twenty one hundredths of an acre with the exception of _______land off said
two tracts________. As for my son-in-law Henry L. Armstrong and his wife Mary Young Armstrong, I have already given
to them by deed eighty acres of land considered as their equal divide of my land with my other children. As to
my daughters Ester Jane, Betsey Williams and Francis Ann King, being minors, it is my will and direction that their
dividends and equal shares with those mentioned that are of age-both in land and personal property be attained
in the hands of my executors until they shall eventually become of lawful age and then to be paid over to each
of them agreeably to the true intent and meaning of my will which is that the dividends of all my children should
be equal in all respects both in real and personal estate...should the land herein mentioned bequeathed to my sons-in-law
Floyd and Armstrong be of or each of them be of greater value then what can be given out of my tendency tracts
of lands reserved for my minor daughters named as above, then and in that case the effects so bequeathed shall
be paid over to make good such deficiency. I furthur devise and authorise my executors herein named execute as
soon as it can be convienent for them a deed of conveyence to Gordon Thompson for a part of a tract of land of
thiry seven acres formerly sold by me to said Thompson no obligation having_____ ___ __ waiting for the conveyance
of said land. In testimony whereof I have ___ ___ my hand and affixed my seal the 15th day of July A.D. 1839 Signed...James
King Witnesses J. Finney, David B. Clemens, Jackson Crawford, May Clemens....At a special term of the Court of
Probate for said county of Pope held at the courthouse in Golconda on the 6th day of September A.D. 1839 ...this
day I personally appeared before John Raum, Probate Justice of the Peace in and for said county in open court the
above named James Finney, David B. Clemens & Jackson Crawford___ credible witnesses who being by me duly sworn
on their oaths dispose and say that they were present and saw the above named James King sign the above last will
and testiment in their presence, that they believed and still believe that the said James King was of sound mind
and memory at the time of signing the same, and that they attested the signing of said last will and testiment
in the presence and at the request of the said James King and in the presence of each other. In testimony whereof
I have heard, to set my hand and _______ the seal this ___ court, this 6th day of September 1839 Signed J. Raum,
P.J. P
Notes for ELIZABETH "BETSY" CLEMENS: source 1850 Pope County Census,
King family Bible in possession of Lois Williams of Golconda,Livingston County Ky marriage records, Golconda Public
Library.
Marriage Notes for JAMES KING and ELIZABETH CLEMENS: Marriage records 1817/1887
Livingston County Kentucky
Children of JAMES KING and ELIZABETH CLEMENS are:
2. i. SARAH MINERVA2 KING, b. March 03, 1812; d. September 09, 1858, Pope County
Illinois.
ii. MARY YOUNG KING, b. August 21, 1815; m. ARMSTRONG.
iii. JOSEPH KING, b. February 02, 1819.
iv. EASTER JANE KING, b. June 11, 1821; m. WILLIAM M. FINNEY, June 30, 1842, Pope
County Illinois.
3. v. JAMES CLEMENS KING, b. March 02, 1827, Illinois.
vi. ANN RONDEAU KING, b. July 24, 1831. Ann Randeau was referred to As:
Frances Ann in her fathers will
vii. GEREMIAH JAMES KING, b. December 02, 1832.
4. viii. BETSY WILLIAMS KING, b. November 12, 1824.
Generation No. 2
2. SARAH MINERVA2 KING (JAMES1) was born March 03, 1812, and died September 09,
1858 in Pope County Illinois. She married DAVID ALEXANDER FLOYD March 22, 1832 in Golconda, Pope County, Illinois,
son of JONATHON FLOYD and MARGARET FINNEY.
Notes for SARAH MINERVA KING: called "Sally Myrick Floyd" in her fathers
will...buried in Floyd Cemetery
Children of SARAH KING and DAVID FLOYD are:
5. i. JAMES KING3 FLOYD, b. January 19, 1833.
ii. JONATHON CLEMENS FLOYD, b. August 06, 1835, Pope County Illinois; d. July
25, 1836, Pope County Illinois.
iii. MARY ELIZABETH FLOYD, b. February 12, 1837; m. HOBBS.
iv. WILLIAM SPENCER FLOYD, b. August 05, 1838, Pope County Illinois; d. June 14,
1849, Pope County Illinois.
v. MARGARET JANE FLOYD, b. June 20, 1841; m. HIRIAM WALLACE.
vi. SARAH M. FLOYD, b. May 02, 1844; m. BROWN.
vii. PRISCILLA A. FLOYD, b. July 13, 1847.
viii. INFANT FLOYD, b. July 13, 1847, Pope County Illinois; d. August 08, 1847,
Pope County Illinois.
3. JAMES CLEMENS2 KING (JAMES1) was born March 02, 1827 in Illinois. He married
LUCINDA WHITE March 13, 1857 in Williamson county Illinois, daughter of HAMILTON WHITE and NANCY.
Notes for JAMES CLEMENS KING:
In 1870 Census of Williamson County, James, age 44, Owned real estate valued at
$1,000, Post Office was Marion Illinois, lived in township range 9 which is south west of Pittsburg, Illinois.
King family Bible, in possession of Lois Williams of Golconda, Illinois.
Notes for LUCINDA WHITE:
Marriage license is on file in the Williamson County Illinois Courthouse. March
4, 1857 Census records of 1860 shows T9R2E, Marion ,Illinois - James C. King age 33 as head of the household, Frances
A. age 27 , Lucinda, age 33 is next and finally William H. is 1 year old. . The children are listed in the 1870
census- William, Adelade, George, Julie. Frances King , listed was James's younger sister, for whom he was responsible.
She is listed in the family Bible as "Ann Rondeau" King and in the Will of her father as "Frances
Ann"
Children of JAMES KING and LUCINDA WHITE are:
6. i. WILLIAM H.3 KING, b. 1858, Williamson County Illinois; d. Franklin County
Illinois.
ii. ADELADE KING, b. 1861, Williamson County Illinois.
Notes for ADELADE KING: Abie is the listed name in the census of 1860, however , other sources list her as Adeline,
1870 census lists her as Alice
7. iii. JULIA KING, b. May 08, 1864, Williamson County Illinois; d. June 14, 1948,
Franklin County Illinois.
8. iv. GEORGE W. KING, b. October 20, 1865, Williamson County Illinois; d. February
06, 1906, Franklin County Illinois.
4. BETSY WILLIAMS2 KING (JAMES1) was born November 12, 1824. She married JOHN
SOUTHERLAND May 17, 1846 in Pope County Illinois.
Children of BETSY KING and JOHN SOUTHERLAND are:
i. PINKNEY3 SOUTHERLAND, m. KAREN WHITESIDES.
ii. J. NEWTON SOUTHERLAND, m. GEORGIAN WALLACE.
9. iii. MARY CATHERINE SOUTHERLAND.
10. iv. JOHN A. SOUTHERLAND.
11. v. SARAH SOUTHERLAND, b. 1858, Pope County Illinois.
12. vi. FRANCIS SOUTHERLAND, b. June 18, 1856.
vii. EUPHEMIA SOUTHERLAND, b. January 25, 1862; m. WILLIAM CHENEY, April 05, 1896,
Pope County Illinois.
13. viii. URIAH SOUTHERLAND, b. January 25, 1862.
Generation No. 3
5. JAMES KING3 FLOYD (SARAH MINERVA2 KING, JAMES1) was born January 19, 1833.
He married (1) SARAH ELIZABETH HODGE December 17, 1857.
Children of JAMES FLOYD and SARAH STORY are:
i. ALONZO H.4 FLOYD, b. December 22, 1861; d. October 28, 1940, Pope County Illinois;
m. LURA ROBERTSON, August 27, 1901.
Notes for ALONZO H. FLOYD: buried in OddFellows Cemetery
Notes for LURA ROBERTSON: buried OddFellows cemetery
JAMES KING FLOYD married (2) SARAH JANE STORY February 07, 1861.
Their children were:
ii. ROSE ERNESTINE FLOYD, b. May 07, 1863; d. February 01, 1950, Abilene, Kansas;
m. WILLIAM HODGE CARR, November 17, 1889, Pope County Illinois.
iii. EUGENE LOGAN FLOYD, b. September 28, 1864, Pope County Illinois; d. August
28, 1873, Pope County Illinois.
14. iv. FREDRICK FLOYD, b. December 23, 1866, Pope County Illinois; d. January
27, 1947, Pope County Illinois.
v. KATE FLOYD, b. June 21, 1869; d. April 07, 1954, Pope County Illinois; m. DRURY
FLANNERY, November 08, 1906.
Notes for KATE FLOYD: buried at OddFellows Cemetery, Golconda, Illinois
vi. BABY FLOYD, b. October 04, 1871, Pope County Illinois; d. October 07, 1871,
Pope County Illinois.
15. vii. BERTHA ELLEN FLOYD, b. February 24, 1873, Pope County Illinois; d. July
12, 1962, Pope County Illinois.
16. viii. LOREN FLOYD, b. February 11, 1877; d. December 25, 1961, Fresno, California.
6. WILLIAM H.3 KING (JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born 1858 in Williamson County
Illinois, and died in Franklin County Illinois. He married HATTIE BRADLEY, daughter of ROBERT BRADLEY and MARTHA
FARRELL.
Notes for WILLIAM H. KING: I believe he is buried in Galatia ,Illinois , Saline
County
More About HATTIE BRADLEY: Fact 1: Hattie Bradley was a sister to Julia
Bradley Clayton. Fact 2: Hattie married William King making Her niece and his nephew double cousins.
Child of WILLIAM KING and HATTIE BRADLEY is:
i. GRACE4 KING.
Notes for GRACE KING: Grace died as a young woman , never married
7. JULIA3 KING (JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born May 08, 1864 in Williamson County Illinois, and died June 14,
1948 in Franklin County Illinois. She married JOHN CHILDERS August 21, 1884 in Williamson County Illinois.
Notes for JULIA KING: Julia had terrible things happen to her as young orphaned
girl. She was sent to live with relatives when, (we think) her parents died. As an old woman she related the story
to unburden herself of the guilt she had carried all her life. She related that she had been as assaulted by a
man and as a result she had become pregnant. The census of Williamson County in 1880 does show Julia living with
her uncle,(her mother's brother) George White and his wife Sarah. She has a child . Julia's grandaughter wrote
a fictional story loosely based on her grandmothers story. The story was historically accurate, taking place in
Williamson County. However, most of the names were not, except for Julia, and her parents names. I called the granddaughter
, Ruth Childers Seamands, ferverantly wishing she had clues to what happened to James and Lucinda King. It turned
out to be a different matter altogether. Ruth knew nothing about the Kings, not even Julia's siblings names. We
did enjoy talking about family and filled each other in on details. Ruth was wonderfully candid, and insisted the
story about Julia was true but had no way of really knowing for sure. A few weeks later Helen Sutt Lind called
and told me to read through the index of the "Events in Egypt" that she had recently transcribed. A news
article dated November 20, 1879 reported that Julia King had filed bastardry charges against I.J. Pitts of the
southern precinct, and the paper then continued with a quote "He has gone west to grow up with the country".
The report made it sound as if this was a young man, when in fact he was a man in his forties, married to Lucinda
White Kings sister. He had raped his own niece! Julia was probably fifteen at the time. Ruth Seamands was very
happy to be able to close that chapter. Julia is buried at Boners Cemetery in Franklin County Illinois
More About JULIA KING: Children/birthdates: 1994, Cast A long Shadow, by
Ruth Childers Seamands
Notes for JOHN CHILDERS: Source: birth/death dates of the Childers family....Ruth
Childers Seamands July 1999
Children of JULIA KING and JOHN CHILDERS are:
i. ELTON "MIKE"4 CHILDERS.
17. ii. SARAH JANE KING CHILDERS, b. Abt. 1879.
iii. GEORGE CHILDERS, b. November 07, 1886, Jan 4, 1947; d. January 04, 1947.
Notes for GEORGE CHILDERS: Elton "Mike" Childers was Georges son by his first wife
18. iv. HENRY CHILDERS, b. May 14, 1888, Williamson County Illinois; d. September
24, 1964, Williamson County Illinois.
19. v. ADDIE CHILDERS, b. December 04, 1891; d. June 10, 1927, Franklin County
Illinois.
20. vi. OLA CHILDERS, b. October 25, 1893.
21. vii. IDA CHILDERS, b. January 06, 1898.
22. viii. CENA M. CHILDERS, b. March 04, 1900.
23. ix. OLIVE CHILDERS, b. March 27, 1906; d. July 03, 1965.
8. GEORGE W.3 KING (JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born October 20, 1865 in Williamson
County Illinois, and died February 06, 1906 in Franklin County Illinois. He married REBECCA MARY ROBERTS September
18, 1889 in West frankfort Illinois , Franklin County, daughter of JOHN ROBERTS and NANCY WALKER.
Notes for GEORGE W. KING: I have a copy of George and Becky's marriage license
which has a return on the back, showing James Clement King and Lucinda White as his parents.
Marriage Notes for GEORGE KING and REBECCA ROBERTS: Rebecca Mary Roberts
was pregnant with her last child when her husband George died. She never married again and her baby was named "George"
after his father. She always favored George.
Children of GEORGE KING and REBECCA ROBERTS are:
24. i. JOHN ROBERTS4 KING, b. July 28, 1890, Rural Williamson County Illinois,
in an area North of Johnston City Illinois; d. May 06, 1959, West Frankfort, Illinois, Franklin County.
ii. LIEUCINDA KING, b. September 10, 1891, Williamson County Illinois; d. 1976;
m. WALTER WILLIAMS.
More About LIEUCINDA KING:
Fact 1: Married Walter Williams
Fact 2: 1976, Lou died and was buried at Boners Cemetery in Franklin County, Illinois.
25. iii. PERRY KING, b. November 29, 1892, Williamson County Illinois; d. January
01, 1970.
iv. EMMANUEL KING, b. May 14, 1894, Williamson County Illinois; d. October 06,
1918, Aisne, Vesle , France.
Notes for EMMANUEL KING: Emmanuel and brother Perry were together when this
battle took place...when Emmanuel died, Perry waited until dark and crawled to his brothers side and took his personal
belongings so that his mother could have them. Perry kept a personal diary from which this story was taken...the
diary is in the possession Perry's daughter Ruth Webb of west Frankfort, Illinois.
More About EMMANUEL KING:
Fact 1: August 10, 1918, Emmanuel was killed in France in WW1
Fact 2: he was a private in company F, 47TH infantry
Fact 3: Emmanuel King was listed on the #8 "Old Ben Corp" Honor roll
26. v. MARTHA KING, b. January 27, 1896, Williamson County Illinois; d. August
17, 1982.
vi. RENN KING, b. May 11, 1901, Willimson County, Illinois; d. January 15, 1917,
Franklin County, Illinois.
More About RENN KING: Fact 1: January 15, 1917, Renn was killed in an accident while moving a house.
He was entangled in wires overhead and electrocuted.
27. vii. GEORGE KING, b. July 1906, Williamson County Illinois; d. November 13,
1939, Randolph County, Illinois.
9. MARY CATHERINE3 SOUTHERLAND (BETSY WILLIAMS2 KING, JAMES1). She married JOHN
GULLETT.
Children of MARY SOUTHERLAND and JOHN GULLETT are:
i. MINNIE4 GULLETT.
ii. OTIS GULLETT.
iii. WILLIAM PETER GULLETT.
iv. JANIE GULLETT.
10. JOHN A.3 SOUTHERLAND (BETSY WILLIAMS2 KING, JAMES1). He married KITTY WELLS
September 29, 1878 in Pope County Illinois.
Children of JOHN SOUTHERLAND and KITTY WELLS are:
i. HARRY4 SOUTHERLAND.
ii. ROBERT SOUTHERLAND.
iii. MABEL SOUTHERLAND.
11. SARAH3 SOUTHERLAND (BETSY WILLIAMS2 KING, JAMES1) was born 1858 in Pope County
Illinois. She married JAMES READY August 27, 1884.
Child of SARAH SOUTHERLAND and JAMES READY is:
i. RUTH4 READY.
12. FRANCIS3 SOUTHERLAND (BETSY WILLIAMS2 KING, JAMES1) was born June 18, 1856.
He married HENRIETTA TRUEBEGER.
Notes for FRANCIS SOUTHERLAND: src: Pope County Ill History Book p. 257,
Vol 2.
Children of FRANCIS SOUTHERLAND and HENRIETTA TRUEBEGER are:
i. FRED4 SOUTHERLAND.
ii. JULIUS SOUTHERLAND.
iii. CHARLES SOUTHERLAND.
iv. MAYME SOUTHERLAND.
v. LUTE SOUTHERLAND.
28. vi. LOREN G. SOUTHERLAND, b. May 25, 1878; d. May 02, 1926.
13. URIAH3 SOUTHERLAND (BETSY WILLIAMS2 KING, JAMES1) was born January 25, 1862.
He married HATTIE INA KIDD.
Child of URIAH SOUTHERLAND and HATTIE KIDD is:
29. i. VIRGINIA ELIZABETH4 SOUTHERLAND.
Generation No. 4
14. FREDRICK4 FLOYD (JAMES KING3, SARAH MINERVA2 KING, JAMES1) was born December
23, 1866 in Pope County Illinois, and died January 27, 1947 in Pope County Illinois. He married OLIVE MYRTLE CARR
December 01, 1889 in Pope County Illinois.
Notes for FREDRICK FLOYD: buried "Old Grandpier Cemetery, Pope County,
Illinois
Notes for OLIVE MYRTLE CARR: buried at Old Grandpier Cemetery
Children of FREDRICK FLOYD and OLIVE CARR are:
i. BABY5 FLOYD, b. December 14, 1891, Pope County Illinois; d. December 16, 1891,
Pope County Illinois.
ii. MAUDE MARIE FLOYD, b. June 27, 1895; d. 1989, Pope County Illinois; m. (1)
WILL ABBOTT; m. (2) CLAUDE DALLAS ROBBS, December 14, 1912, Golconda, Pope County, Illinois.
Notes for MAUDE MARIE FLOYD: buried in OddFellows cemetery
iii. CLARA OCTAVIA FLOYD, b. September 04, 1900; d. May 24, 1975, Golconda, Illinois;
m. (1) JOHN H. BRANDT, September 28, 1918, Golconda, Pope County, Illinois; m. (2) MERRILL DAVIS, Aft. 1919; m.
(3) JAMES PAUL AVERILL, Aft. 1920.
Notes for CLARA OCTAVIA FLOYD: buried in Old Grandpier Cemetery, Golconda
Notes for JOHN H. BRANDT: made their home in Chicago, Illinois
Notes for JAMES PAUL AVERILL: buried at Old Grandpier Cemetery, Golconda,
Illinois
15. BERTHA ELLEN4 FLOYD (JAMES KING3, SARAH MINERVA2 KING, JAMES1) was born February
24, 1873 in Pope County Illinois, and died July 12, 1962 in Pope County Illinois. She married JOHN FOREMAN October
14, 1907.
Child of BERTHA FLOYD and JOHN FOREMAN is:
i. FRANCES LUCILLE5 FOREMAN, b. March 22, 1912, Pope County Illinois; d. March
28, 1920, Pope County Illinois.
16. LOREN4 FLOYD (JAMES KING3, SARAH MINERVA2 KING, JAMES1) was born February
11, 1877, and died December 25, 1961 in Fresno, California. He married AMBY SUTHERLAND September 23, 1903.
Notes for LOREN FLOYD: buried Lemoore Cemetery, California
Child of LOREN FLOYD and AMBY SUTHERLAND is:
i. GLEN5 FLOYD, b. October 12, 1910.
17. SARAH JANE KING4 CHILDERS (JULIA3 KING, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born Abt.
1879. She married WILLIAM HINMAN.
Children of SARAH CHILDERS and WILLIAM HINMAN are:
i. PATRICIA5 HINMAN.
ii. JOE HINMAN, m. CARRIE SULLENGER, Herrin, Illinois.
iii. WILLIAM HINMAN.
iv. FRED HINMAN.
18. HENRY4 CHILDERS (JULIA3 KING, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born May 14, 1888
in Williamson County Illinois, and died September 24, 1964 in Williamson County Illinois. He married PEARL GIBBS
July 18, 1915, daughter of WILLIAM GIBBS and ELIZABETH NALL.
Children of HENRY CHILDERS and PEARL GIBBS are:
i. RUTH5 CHILDERS, b. December 15, 1916; m. JOHN T. SEAMONDS.
ii. ARTHUR CHILDERS, b. February 16, 1919; m. MARGARET COTTLE.
iii. IRENE CHILDERS, b. December 29, 1921; m. JACK FRICK.
19. ADDIE4 CHILDERS (JULIA3 KING, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born December 04,
1891, and died June 10, 1927 in Franklin County Illinois. She married DAVID DURHAM.
Children of ADDIE CHILDERS and DAVID DURHAM are:
i. EDGEL5 DURHAM.
ii. LEBURN DURHAM.
iii. EVELYN DURHAM.
iv. D.W. DURHAM.
20. OLA4 CHILDERS (JULIA3 KING, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born October 25, 1893.
She married ED MAYERS.
Children of OLA CHILDERS and ED MAYERS are:
i. AVIS5 MAYERS.
ii. HELEN MAYERS.
iii. EUGENE MAYERS.
iv. MARVIN MAYERS.
21. IDA4 CHILDERS (JULIA3 KING, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born January 06, 1898.
She married RALPH GREEN.
Child of IDA CHILDERS and RALPH GREEN is:
i. JUANITA5 GREEN.
22. CENA M.4 CHILDERS (JULIA3 KING, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born March 04,
1900. She married ARTHUR E. CROSLIN, son of ALONZO CROSLIN and ELLA.
Children of CENA CHILDERS and ARTHUR CROSLIN are:
i. SHIRLEY5 CROSLIN.
ii. JUNE CROSLIN.
iii. AFTON CROSLIN.
23. OLIVE4 CHILDERS (JULIA3 KING, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born March 27, 1906,
and died July 03, 1965. She married KENNEDY.
Notes for OLIVE CHILDERS: Lived in St. Louis, Missouri
Children of OLIVE CHILDERS and KENNEDY are:
i. BETTY5 KENNEDY.
ii. CORALIE KENNEDY.
24. JOHN ROBERTS4 KING (GEORGE W.3, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born July 28,
1890 in Rural Williamson County Illinois, in an area North of Johnston City Illinois, and died May 06, 1959 in
West Frankfort, Illinois, Franklin County. He married LENA CLAYTON February 19, 1914 in Creal Springs, Illinois.
Williamson County, daughter of GEORGE CLAYTON and JULIA BRADLEY.
More About LENA CLAYTON: Fact 1: Lena was very pretty, slender.
Children of JOHN KING and LENA CLAYTON are:
i. GEORGE BEN5 KING, b. May 15, 1915; d. October 1943, Italy.
More About GEORGE BEN KING: 1943, Died in WWll in Sicily, temporary burial was in Sicily. On May 27, 1947,
War Dept. moved his remains to Paestum, Italy. Plot D, Row 2, Grave 560, Located approximately twenty-two
miles south east of Salerno Italy.
ii. ROBERT GLENN KING, b. January 06, 1918, West Frankfort Illinois Franklin County;
d. October 08, 1985, Carlsbad New Mexico; m. VIRGINIA GRAY.
More About ROBERT GLENN KING: Fact 1: Moved from West Frankfort, Illinois in the fifties to Carlsbad N. Mexico.
He was a veteran of WWll. He worked in the Potash mines in New Mexico.
iii. JOHN JUNIOR KING, b. February 21, 1921, West Frankfort Illinois, Franklin
County; d. September 01, 1984, West Frankfort Illinois, Franklin County; m. FLORENE ODUM.
More About JOHN JUNIOR KING: He retired from Bonifields Trucking Co and his nickname was "Fat"
He lived all his life in West Frankfort ,Illinois.
iv. MARY ELIZABETH KING, b. December 31, 1922, West Frankfort Illinois Franklin
County; d. October 16, 1993, Thompsonville Illinois Franklin County; m. PAUL EDWARD UNDERWOOD, November 13, 1939,
Charleston Missouri.
Notes for MARY ELIZABETH KING:
Mary was my Mother, she was very loving and helpful. She often said she didn't
know how to cook when she married. She was the baby and got pampered a lot. She always said Pauls Mama taught her
to cook. Dad lived on peanut butter sandwiches for the first year of marriage! Their life together started on a
sunny day in West Frankfort when Mary went roller skating to the grocery store with her best friend Maxine Kirkpatrick.
She was fourteen years old. Paul and his best friend Marion "Thub" Pinkston were hanging around the store
when the girls skated by. They eloped two years later to Charleston Missouri. They planned to keep the marriage
secret but fate intervened. Mother's Uncle George was in a terrible car accident in Chester,Illinois. When her
folks went to school to tell her, she was not there. Uncle George died the next day. Dad went into the Navy during
WWll , Brother Bob was a baby , Mom was pregnant with me. Dad was in France when I was born, He sent Mom and I
lace gloves, mine were baby blue. I still have them. Not a day has passed that I don't think of my Mother. She
was the bravest woman I have ever known. She had both her legs amputated the last few years of her life due to
diabetes, but she never slowed down. She continued to keep house from a wheel chair. After Dad died, she politely
told us girls" we could come to visit her all we wanted, but don't pack a bag". We were with her every
day until her death, only as "visitors". She was an inspiration.(written by daughter, Betty Moake , January
21,1998)
More About MARY ELIZABETH KING: Her nickname was "Piddle" She
was buried in Boner Cemetery ,Franklin County Illinois
Notes for PAUL EDWARD UNDERWOOD:
Dad was one of the best. He loved his family, loved his grandchildren, and loved
to fish! He and Mom set up housekeeping at Horseshoe lake every summer and Dad fished every day, (or almost), He
and Mom loved to roam the Hills of Southern Illinois looking for everything that is free in life, strawberries,
asparagus, "poke" greens, blackberries, dewberries, elderberries, mushrooms, (a really favorite spring
treat that Dad could find just about anywhere, although he had his favorite spots that he kept secret! In the winter
they traveled to Okeechobee, Florida, where Dad could fish some more, they visited with other retirees who swarmed
to Florida in winter. He and Mom loved to go to Flea Markets. Even after Mom lost her leg to diabetes, they continued
to yard sale and shop Flea Markets near Olive Branch, close enough to the Cabin that Mom could hurry home if she
tired out. Dad knew every tree, flower and herb that grew in Southern Illinois. His family in the Pine Hills knew
how to survive on the bounties of nature , I learned a lot from Dad, in fact, I inherited his genes that dictate
the love of nature, the outdoors, and a need to know where we came from. Dad was in the Navy in WWII, he worked
for the "Pure Milk Company " in West Frankfort Illinois and after the war he went to work for Freeman
United Coal Company working first in West Frankfort Illinois, then in Farmersville Illinois and back to Waltonville
mine in Southern Illinois, where he retired. (writtten by Paul's daughter, Betty Moake, April 1998)
More About PAUL EDWARD UNDERWOOD: Fact 1: Buried in Boner Cemetery Franklin
County Illinois
25. PERRY4 KING (GEORGE W.3, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born November 29, 1892
in Williamson County Illinois, and died January 01, 1970. He married MARY SWINEBURN.
More About PERRY KING: Fact 1: Perry listed page 250 , "old Ben Corp."
mine #9 honor roll
More About MARY SWINEBURN: Fact 1: Mary had been married before to a Mr.
McCutcheon
Children of PERRY KING and MARY SWINEBURN are:
i. PERRY5 KING II, b. September 17, 1928, West Frankfort Illinois Franklin County;
d. January 09, 1997, Manchester Missouri; m. MILDRED JOANN BRAWLEY, October 16, 1954, St. Louis Missouri.
Notes for PERRY KING II: June 5, 1993, excerpt of letter received from Perry
after I had sent family information to him. "You asked if I had any information concerning James Clemen(t)
King I must admit that I have never attempted to trace either side of the family. At least in part, that was because
of something that occurred when I was quite young - I do not remember exactly how old I was but I was about 6 or
8 years old, which would make it about 1934 to 36. We often went for rides, many times to see relatives, especially
Martha and Lou, but my mother always went along. However, this time my father took only me. We went to Creal Springs
and from there into the country to an old farm house; On the porch was the man we came to see. I thought he was
very old, He sat in a rocker, had thin white hair and only a few teeth. Today I would guess he was 85 to 90 years
old. Dad introduced him as Uncle Will King. We visited awhile and he was a little slow, but able to hold conversation,
and seemed very pleased that we had come to visit him. In the car on the way home Dad told me the following story
that I have never heard mentioned again. I can remember him talking some about the Roberts family, how they happened
to stop in Williamson County, and about his father George, their home, how he cleared land etc., but he never talked
about anyone before his father. Anyway, the story he told, at least as I understood it, was as follows: Uncle Will
King had found a wagon on a trail in the woods near his farm. In the wagon was a young man and woman, both dead.
Also in the wagon was a baby boy about a year old , and alive. Uncle Will buried the parents, took the boy home
and raised him as one of his own, naming him George King. There was no identification on the parents. I have never
tried in anyway to verify that story. It seemed at the time that it was a difficult thing for Dad to talk about,
and I never brought the subject up again. I have always assumed that it was true. If you have found any records
for your great grandfather, George, I would certainly like to know about it. Again , thank you very much for the
pictures and the information. Please forgive my tardiness in responding." (Note from Betty...Uncle Billy or
Will King would have been about 78 years old in the 1934-36 range...he was married to Hattie Bradley, sister to
Julia Bradley who eventually married George Clayton. To furthur complicate this, Lena Clayton eventually married
John King, brother of Perry Sr. But, Uncle Will must have been a real storyteller! He and Aunt Hattie had only
one child, Grace, who died at about age 17 yrs. They lived in the country near Galatia which would have been between
Creal Springs and Galatia. After his death, Aunt Hattie moved to West Frankfort, right next door to Grandma and
Grandpa King on Monroe St. I remember Aunt Hattie, she was a favorite person for the neighborhood kids to visit,
she always had a nickel for ice cream. Uncle Will was born in 1858 and George in 1865, so he would have been 7
years old when George was born! (and two sisters between them) Will is listed in the Williamson County Illinois
census in 1860 along with James,Lucinda and Francis A. King(James's sister) He was listed as age one) I do not
pretend to know why Uncle Will decided to tell this Tale, but he deceived a boy many years ago. There is still
an unsolved mystery, and the family was truly orphaned sometime between 1870 and 1880, the children were parceled
out to relatives, the awful event that shaped Julia's life happened and is documented. George's marriage certificate
lists James King and Lucinda White as his parents. The family is well documented, except for whatever happened
to James and Lucinda that left their children without parents. I continue to look for the answers...B.J.M. July
8, 1999)
More About PERRY KING II:
Fact 1: Perry graduated from West Frankfort High Fact 2: was a chemist/Phd
Notes for MILDRED JOANN BRAWLEY: Mildred is a R.N.
ii. RUTH KING, m. ALONZO WEBB.
26. MARTHA4 KING (GEORGE W.3, JAMES CLEMENS2, JAMES1) was born January 27, 1896
in Williamson County Illinois, and died August 17, 1982. She married PAUL ATHIEL RICHERSON, son of ALFRED RICHERSON
and MARTHA HARPER.
More About MARTHA KING: Fact 1: Married Paul Richerson. Fact 2: Paul
was born May 30,1888 and died August1,1977.
Children of MARTHA KING and PAUL RICHERSON are:
i. HAROLD5 RICHERSON, b. September 26, 1914, Franklin County Illinois; m. AUDREA
GINGER, September 27, 1938.
ii. ED
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