FAIRFIELD COUNTY OHIO - BIOS: KING - FLOOD - SLAGLE (1896)
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JOHN KING, ex-sheriff of Fulton County and a familiar figure in democratic
politics, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, Oct. 16, 1840. He grew up in the
village of Lockville and secured a meager education. He selected mechanics as
a livelihood and when twenty years old began learning the carpenter's trade
under an older brother, Henry King. Zoom after completing his term of service
he came to Fulton County and became a resident of New Castle township. He
spent the succeeding twenty-five years in that township, doing largely the
building and general improving on uperstructure done during that period. His
best residences were those of John Kesler, Sol. Wagner, Henry Heimbaugh,
George Perschbaugher, Lawrence McArter, John Heimbaugh, Charles King and
others to a grand total of 168 residences. He has built upward of sixty barns,
five elevators and the shoe factory in Rochester. Mr. King became a citizen of
Rochester late in the fall of 1892. He came as the sheriff elect and was
inducted in to office Nov. 24 of that year. His majority was over 200. He
demonstrated his capacity as a peace officer, and his efficiency as a public
servant, but all this counted for naught so far as it affected the result at
the next election. Democracy seemed to be doomed in 1894 and whoever happened
to be its standard bearer went down with it. The landslide came along and Mr.
King being his party's candidate for re-election went out of office just two
years after he went in. The past two years Mr. King has had no business beyond
supervising work on his farm and doing an occasional turn with saw and plane.
Sept. 12, 1863, Mr. King was married in Fairfield County, Ohio, to Susan A.,
daughter of Washington Flood, born in Virginia; came to Ohio early and engaged
in the confectionery business. He died about the year 1850. Mr. and Mrs.
King's children are: Frances, twenty-nine, wife of George N. Clymer, of
Rochester; Milo O., M.D., twenty-seven, graduated from Rush medical college,
Chicago, May 28, 1896; Leander, twenty-four, a professional bookkeeper,
graduated from Grand Rapids commercial college 1893; Annetta, twenty-one;
Stella, eighteen; Albert, fifteen, and Emma, thirteen. Mr. King's first child,
Sarah Jane, died at two years. John King is a son of Michael King, who married
Susan, daughter of Mr. Slagle, of German birth. Michael King was born in Berks
County, Pa., 1808. He moved to Ohio about 1836. He was a farmer. His death
occurred in this county 1868. His wife died four years later, aged sixty-
three. Their family consisted of: Anna, Mary, wife of David Boyer, of Franklin
County, Ind.; Sarah, wife of Conrad Heimbaugh, of New Castle township, Fulton
County; Michael, Fairfield County, Ohio; John George, New Castle township, and
Susan, now Mrs. Amos Selby, Rochester. John King is a Mason and a K. of P. His
reputation is that of an honest, square upright citizen. He is a useful member
of society, useful to his family and useful to the public.


From:  Pictorial History of America, The Fulton County Edition [Fulton County,
Indiana], by Elia Peattie, published in 1896



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