BIO: John S. KING, M.D., Mercersburg, Franklin County, PA

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Medical Men of Franklin County, 1750-1925 by Ambrose Watts Thrush, M.D.;
Chambersburg, Pa.; Medical Society of Franklin County, Page 242
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JOHN S. KING, M. D.
1826(?)-1869

  John S. King was born about 1826, a son of Robert King (1792-1856) and his 
wife Jane Skiles, who were married in 1824.  Robert King was a brother of Rev. 
Dr. King.  Their father was George King, born in 1758 in Lancaster County, died 
1840 in Franklin County.

  Dr. King practiced medicine in Mercersburg from about 1850 to 1869 when he 
died.  He was a signer of the Call for organization of the Society in 1868.

  Dr. King served as Assistant Surgeon in the Second Regiment, Pennsylvania 
Volunteers.  This regiment was organized April 21, 1861, at Harrisburg, Pa.