Newaygo-Ionia-Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....King, Levi W. February 28, 1833 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jan Cortez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00020.html#0004939 September 13, 2008, 11:31 pm Author: Chapman Brothers LEVI W. KING, Attorney and Justice of the Peace, Hesperia, was born in Orange Co., Vermont, Feb. 28, 1833. His parents were Nathaniel and Almira (Bean) King, natives of New England, who moved to Ionia Co., Mich., where they died at the advanced ages of 84 and 76 respectively. When he ws three years of age his parents moved to Washington, Orange Co., Vt., where he received a fair education in the common schools; also attended Barrie Academy. At the age of 21 he commenced life for himself. He first came to St. Joseph County, this State, and settled at Three Rivers, where he followed his tade, that of cabinet-maker, which he had previously learned in Chelsea, Vermont, where he had been apprenticed to a Mr. Cross. June 1, 1857, he married Mary E. Finch, and they settled in JOnes Co., Iowa, where he worked on a farm and taught school. He then moved to Hastings, Mich., and worked at his trade until 1863, thence to Kent County, remaining a short time, thence to Mecosta County, where he worked on a farm till 1874, then moved to Hesperia, this county, where he has since resided. They have had six children; Ada A., born Sept. 20, 1858; Frank W., Sept. 26, 1863; Archive V., Sept. 8, 1873; Henry H., born in August, 1860, deid in October, 1862; Elmer E., born April 14, 1862; died in October, 1862; Fannie born in August, 1868, died in December, 1869. Mr. King is a member of the I.O.G.T.; is Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. In politics he is a Prohibitionist. Additional Comments: 1884 Portrait and Biographical Album of Newaygo Co. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/newaygo/bios/king115nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb