Izard Co., AR - Biographies - Rev. H. T. King

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Rev. H. T. King, minister, Melbourne, Ark. This much revered and esteemed
gentleman is only one of the many citizens of Izard County, who owe their
nativity to Tennessee, where his birth occurred in 1853. He is the son of John
A. King, a native of Virginia, who, when a young man, was united in marriage to
Miss Dedama Sutton, also a native of the Old Dominion. The parents moved to
Tennessee at an early day, and here the father purchased land, which he tilled
until 1856, after which he moved to Crittenden County, Ky. He remained in that
State for four years, and then settled in Randolph County, Ark., but, not being
particularly satisfied, he moved from there to Clay County, Ill., thence to
Jefferson County, where his death occurred in 1873, at the age of sixty-seven
years. He was a member of the Christian Church. Mrs. King still survives and
resides in Baxter County, this State. She is a member of the Christian Church,
and a pleasant, agreeable woman. They were the parents of eleven children, four
now living: Nancy J., widow of John Welch, is now living in Fulton County, Ark.;
Sarah A., wife of G. W. Selph, resides in Baxter County; [p.954] Rebecca M.,
wife of G. W. Lundy, resides in Baxter County, and Rev. H. T. The father of
these children was fairly educated, and during his lifetime had accumulated
considerable property, the principal part of which was lost during the late
unpleasantness between the North and South. Rev. H. T. King acquired but a
limited education, as during his boyhood days he only attended one month at
school, and this was all the education he received until after his marriage,
when he attended school two terms. He is quite studious, and applies himself to
his books at home, and is now probably better informed than many who have had
every advantage. He expects to attend school during the fall and winter of this
year (1889), and is now studying law with a view to making it his profession. At
the age of twenty-one years Mr. King commenced life for himself, and at that age
was united in marriage to Miss E. E. Taylor, by whom he had six children, five
now living: W. C., R. J., Anscar and Oscar (twins), and Mary L. Mrs. King died
in 1884, a devout member of the Christian Church. Mr. King took for his second
wife Mrs. Mary A. Harlin (Conklin), a widow. She was a member of the Christian
Church, and died in 1880, at the age of thirty seven years. By her first
marriage she became the mother of nine children, eight sons now living: James
P., W. T., J. H., Joe E., L. D., C. C., J. C. and Frank H. Mr. King moved to
Arkansas in 1876, settling in Baxter County, and there remained until 1887, when
he moved to this place. He had very little means when first coming to this
county, but he is now the owner of a fine residence with some three or four
acres of land worth about $1,000 or $1,200. He is a member of the Masonic
fraternity, R. A. M., and is also a member of the I. O. O. F. In politics he is
a Republican. He is a minister in the Christian Church, and was ordained in
1881.