Allegheny County PA Archives-  Biography: King, Henry and Elizabeth

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Audrey A Schroeder, 1999

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Biography of Family of Henry King and wife, Elizabeth [unknown surname]
Surnames:
Jones
King
Krauskope
Myer
Stowater

 The Henry King family was in Pitt Twp, Allegheny County PA during censuses of 1810, 1820, and 1830.  Henry's birth date is unknown.  Henry died 1835.  The children were: 1.   James Milton King b.1802 PA, m. Margaret Neal, b. 1804 in DE, 2. Jacob King m. Mary [unknown surname] before 1837.  3.  Barbara King b. 1804 m. Charles King [not same King family] 1831.  4.  Charles King b. 1807 m Elizabeth [surname unknown] b. 1809. 5.  Lewis King b. 1810, m. Margaret [surname unknown]. 6.  Frances H. King b 1820 PA m. Jacob Krauskope b. 1817 in Germany.  7.  Nicholas King b. 1825 PA.    8.  Eliza King m. Myer.  9.  Mary King m. Stowater.  
1.  The James Milton King family had 7 children, all born in PA.  Several of these children migrated together to Wapello County, Iowa and later Decatur County Iowa.  Those known to migrate to Iowa were Eliza Jane King and husband William L Jones, Henry Milton King who married Mariah Elizabeth Dunbar in Decatur IA, Emily H. King who married James H. Wilson in Wapello County IA, and William A. King   who married Loubitha Alice Jay in Decatur IA in 1869.  The other children of James Milton King were John, James H. and Mary. Henry Milton King, James H. Wilson, William A. King and James H. King served in the Civil War.  James H. King died in the battle at Corinth and is buried at the Corinth National Cemetery.  
2.  Jacob King had a wife, Mary, before 1837, and they had at least 1 child, John C. King who married Katherine Clapp.  John C. King served in the Civil War. John and Katherine had eight children.  
3.  Barbara King and Charles King adopted 5 children, Harriet B., Mary Elizabeth, Harriet Levina, Barbara E, and Thomas [Bell] King. See the History of Allegheny County, Edited by Cushing, page 379.  
4.  The Charles King family had at least 6 children listed in the Allegheny County PA 1850 census.  Their children were Eliza King b. 1833, William King b. 1837, George W. King b. 1843, John H. King b. 1845, Barbary King b. 1847, and James M King b. 1850.  
5.  Lewis King m Margaret [surname unknown].  The 1850 census shows the family in Shaler, Allegheny County PA.  Lewis' occupation was listed as a nail cutter.  The seven children listed were Nancy J., Margaret A., Martha A., Charles W., Amanda G., Parmelia W., and Norman King.  
6. Frances H. King [female] m Jacob Krauskope and the family was listed on the 1860 census in Ward 9, Pittsburg, Allegheny County Pa.  The four children listed were Josephine, Agustas, Laura, and Emma Krauskope.  
7.  Nicholas King was listed on an Orphans Court Docket, Vol 9, 1850 -1851, page 329, #82  as residing in Zanesville, Ohio.  The 1850 census in Zanesville, Muskingum County OH showed Nicholas King residing at the home of "Giles" family.  
8.  Eliza King was listed as Eliz Myer on the same Orphans Court Docket referenced above.  
9.  Mary King was listed as Mary Stowater on the Orphans court Docket referenced above.  

The author, Audrey A Schroeder is expanding information on these King families and will self-publish the "King Family History" as soon as enough information and stories are collected to warrant the publication.