Aaron Wiley King (1812 - 1889)

Born 30 Jul 1812 in Ohio, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Hoover) King — married about 21 Apr 1842 in Meigs, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Minerva (Allison) King — married 21 Jul 1869 in Vinton, Benton, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Mar 1889 at age 76 in Oxford, Sumner, Kansas, United States

Biography

Aaron Wiley was born on July 20, 1812, according to his tombstone. ^[1] FindAGrave has his birthplace as Ohio, as do the censuses, but one of his son's death certificate has him as being from Connecticut. I am not sure who the informant was in relation to the deceased or why they would think Aaron was from Connecticut.^[2]

In 1840 Aaron was enumerated in Monroe, Licking County, Ohio, in a household which contains two adults between 20 and 29 years of age and two young boys under 5.^[3]

In 1850 he was enumerated with his wife Lydia and their five children in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio. ^[4] His occupation is "cooper" in the "miscellaneous wood products" industry.

In 1860 the family lived in Wayne, Kosciusko, Indiana. ^[5] They had seven kids at this census, plus a 24-year-old man named Henry Bobert living with the household. His relation to the family isn't noted, but it does say he was from Germany.

Aaron is listed in Kansas's records as a Civil War veteran.^[6] He was a private in Kansas's infantry and served in Company A, Regiment 13. He received gunshot wounds in his right shoulder and right leg above the knee during his service. He served on the Union side.

I have not yet found Aaron's family on the 1870 census population schedule, but he is listed on the agricultural schedule in Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas.^[7]

Kansas did a state census in 1875, wherein Aaron was recorded with his second wife, Minerva, daughter Lula Belle, and a 16-year-old male named T. G. Weeks, in Oxford, Kansas.^[8]

In 1880, Aaron was still living in Oxford, Kansas, with Minerva and Lula Belle.^[9]

Aaron was appointed a postmaster in 1880. ^[10]

Aaron died on March 31, 1889, at the age of 77 years, after a "scrofulous disease of long continuance" according to his obituary. He was buried in Oxford cemetery in Kansas. His obituary notes that Aaron was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #18983627 (accessed 3 September 2023), Memorial page for Aaron King (30 Jul 1812-31 Mar 1889), citing Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Sumner County, Kansas, USA (plot: Block B, Lot 24, Space 8.5); Maintained by Judy Mayfield (contributor 46636512).
2. ↑ Death certificate of son which states Aaron was from Connecticut. "Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018", Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana Death Records, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5437 #60868368 (accessed 3 September 2023)
3. ↑ "1840 United States Federal Census", Year: 1840; Census Place: Monroe, Licking, Ohio; Roll: 408; Page: 376; Family History Library Film: 0020170, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3322864 (accessed 3 September 2023)
4. ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census", The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Johnstown, Licking, Ohio; Roll: 702; Page: 192a; Line Number: 33, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #14067105 (accessed 3 September 2023)
5. ↑ "1860 United States Federal Census", The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wayne, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: M653_273; Page: 355; Family History Library Film: 803273, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #178894 (accessed 3 September 2023)
6. ↑ "Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2956 #34782 (accessed 3 September 2023)
7. ↑ "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880", National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Kansas, 1860-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census; OS Page: 9; Line Number: 2, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #2862462 (accessed 3 September 2023)
8. ↑ "Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925", Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_19; Line: 11, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1088 #3329340 (accessed 3 September 2023)
9. ↑ "1880 United States Federal Census", Year: 1880; Census Place: Oxford, Sumner, Kansas; Roll: 398; Page: 93C; Enumeration District: 191, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #49147674 (accessed 3 September 2023)
10. ↑ "U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 42; Volume Number: 56, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1932 #1694629 (accessed 3 September 2023)
11. ↑ "The Sumner County Press" (Wellington, Kansas) Thu, Apr 11, 1889, page 3, Newspapers Clip: 131152545 (accessed 3 September 2023)