Newaygo County MI Archives Biographies.....King, William C. December 16, 1854 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers

WILLIAM C. KING, farmer, section 11, Barton Township, was born in Wayne Co., 
Mich., Dec. 16, 1854, and is 

a son of Milton C. and Edmund (Beals) King.  His father is a native of the 
State of New York, his mother 

of England.  They came to Lake County, Mich., in 1865, where they resided some 
years, and finally 

established a permanent residence in Mecosta County, where they still reside.

Mr. King remained at home in training for his calling as a farmer until he was 
20 years of age.  He was 

married March 15, 1874, to Lina, daughter of Eli and Sarepta (Nicholas) 
Hathaway.  She was born Aug. 18, 

1856, in Barry Co., Mich. Her father was a native of New York and her mother 
was born in Ohio.  They 

located in Barry County in 1843.

Mr. King spent the year following his marriage on the homestead of his 
parents, and in the spring of 1875 

purchased his property in Barton Township, where he has since resided.  
Following is the record of his 

children:  Emma S., April 2, 1875; Lula E., June 3, 1879; Edna I., NOv. 23, 
1881.  William C., born Feb. 

20, 1877, died Aug. 16, 1879.

Additional Comments:
1884 Portrait & Bio Album of Newaygo County.

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