Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries





Fairfield Recorder Fairfield Texas

Friday, Feb. 6, 1925

ANOTHER PIONEER ANSWERS TO LAST CALL
Mr. Austin King, age 75 , died at his home in Mexia last Thursday. Mr.
King was father of Claud and Zeno King. Two well known buisness men of
Mexia and the brother of L. C. and Gordon King of Teague. He had been a
resident of Freestone and Limestone Counties nearly all of his life.

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Fairfield Recorder, Fairfield Texas
Friday, Feb. 13, 1925

AUSTIN KING DIES AT HIS HOME IN MEXIA

In mention of the death of Mr. Austin King, Age 73, at his home in Mexia
recently. The Teauge Chronicle says: Mr. King is survived by four brothers
and two sisters, Gordon and Lamar King of Teague, Sandy King of San Angelo,
L. E. King of Brownwood, Mrs. Helen King, who resides with Lamar at the old
Homestead here. Surving are also two sons Claud King of Cheeves Brothers and
Zeno King of the King Motor Company of Mexia, two daughters, Mrs. Rogers
Farquhar who with her six year old son lived with her father and Mrs.
Gilbert C. Ward of Teague. Thus closes another page in the history of the
development of Freestone County. Austin Kings father, M. A. King and his
mother, Mrs. Helen King moved from Montgomery Alabama in 1844 and settled at
Fairfield. Eight years later in 1852 they settled the old King homestead
about 1 &1 1/2 miles North of Teague. Here Austin King and his brother and
sisters were reared. About 40 years ago he moved from the old place to
Mexia, which he has since made his home. He belong to one of the Pioneer
Families of this county.

Gordan and Lamar King, two of the old timers in Teague, composing the
present buisness firm of King Brothers bought the stock and building of J.
D. Sawyer in old Brewer near where the Brooker T. Washington School now
stands 34 yaers ago and this store held the Post Office when Teague was
established 20 years ago. With the coming of the railroad, they moved to
their present location on 4th Ave., West of the Chronicle where they have
conducted their buisness in their own building since.

The funeral was one of the largest attended in recent years in Mexia. All
of the old Pioneers being amoung the assemly crowd, including the Womacks,
Smiths, Beckmans, Watsons, Storeys, and others.