Caroline (Gannon) King (1854 - 1941)

Born 1 Sep 1854 in Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Wife of John Henry King — married 25 Feb 1874 in Wisconsin

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1941 at age 86 in Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

Caroline Gannon was born 1 September 1854 near Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, the eldest of 11 children of Emmaline and Thomas Gannon. ^[1][2][3]

She lived with her parents and two siblings in Brooklyn, Green, Wisconsin in 1860.^[2]

She attended the common schools and later, the seminary at Evansville.

Caroline Gannon and John Henry King married on 25 February 1874 in Rock County, Wisconsin. ^[4][5]They lived in Union Township, Rock, Wisconsin in 1880.^[6]

Their sons were born in Wisconsin and a daughter was born in South Dakota:^[1]

Vernell King (1875-1952)

Ernest King (1877-1972)

John M. King (1879-1879)

Irven King (1880-1932)

Georgie (King) Boehmer (1885-1974)

In 1881, the John King family and his brother, James King, left their home in Rock County, Wisconsin, for Dakota territory. They settled on government land in what is now Fairview Township, Hanson County. They built a "pleasant farmstead" where they raised their children. ^[3][7]

John and Caroline King's three sons married three Blunt sisters, daughters of Charlotte (Cordray) and James Madison Blunt: Vernell "Vern" King married Lucy Blunt, Ernest King married Nellie Blunt, and Irven King married Julia Blunt, and their sister, Georgie King married Frank Boehmer. A 4th Blunt daughter, Lydia Louise, married Caroline's brother, Henry Philip Gannon.

In 1910, John and Caroline moved to Pipestone, Minnesota, where Caroline's father, Thomas Gannon, had been living with her siblings, Clara and Frank.^[8]Her father died there in 1911. ^[9]

John and Caroline returned to South Dakota shortly before John's death at their home in Alexandria on 28 August 1916. ^[10] Caroline never remarried and she remained in Alexandria until her death. ^{[11] [12] [13][14][15]}

"She lived a long, upright and useful life, endearing herself to a host of friends, whose contact with her is a treasured memory. She was a member of the Presbyterian church, a charter members of Endeavor Rebekah lodge at Fulton, a member of Celestial chapter O.E.S. of Alexandria, and of the Degree of Honor." ^[3]

"Caroline suffered severe injury in a fall on October 15, last year, when her hip was broken. Although she recovered sufficiently to get around the house a little, she never recovered from the injury and its shock to her system." ^[3]

Caroline King died 3 April 1941 in Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota. ^[16]Funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. Walter Magee; pallbearers were five grandsons: Everett King, Herbert King, Herman Boehmer, Woodrow Boehmer, Brandon Mitchell, and nephew, James Gannon. She is buried with her husband at Green Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Hanson County, South Dakota. ^{[3] [17][1]}

Caroline (Gannon) King Obituary^[3]

1941 - Caroline (Gannon) King Obituary

Research Notes

Re: Given name
Her name was Mary Gannon on birth record of son John M. King.^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113750638/caroline-king: accessed 17 September 2023), memorial page for Caroline Gannon King (1 Sep 1854–3 Apr 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113750638, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Hanson County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by sameelee (contributor 48534864).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMB-RWN : 12 December 2017), Caroline Gannon in entry for Thomas Gannon, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Unknown newspaper, 1941, Caroline King Obituary. "Pioneer Woman Dies Here at Age 87, Mrs. John King, Resident Hanson County Since 1881, Expired Thursday Evening"
4. ↑ "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8G-GG3 : 16 March 2018), John King and Caroline Gannon, 25 Feb 1874; citing , Rock, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,528.
5. ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRRP-82V : 11 February 2018), John King and Caroline Gannon, 25 Feb 1874; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,275,528.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNHX-DD3 : 14 September 2017), Ernest King in entry for John H King, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 200, sheet 419B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1444; FHL microfilm 1,255,444.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMR7-LQP : accessed 17 September 2019), John H King, Fairview & Spring Lake Townships, Hanson, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 2B, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,550.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2P9-TH7 : accessed 5 November 2019), Carrie King in household of John H King, Pipestone Ward 1, Pipestone, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 166, sheet 3B, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 715; FHL microfilm 1,374,728.
9. ↑ "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V47S-P6N : 4 December 2014), Thomas Gannon, 17 Jul 1911; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Pipestone, Minnesota, record 80942, certificate number 010114, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004.[1]
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JM-LFP : Thu Mar 07 20:26:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Caroline King, 1920.
12. ↑ "South Dakota State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM43-XFK : 5 August 2017), Caroline King; citing 543, State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,368,580.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQVW-FPF : Sat Mar 09 15:01:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Caroline King, 1930.
14. ↑ 1935; Fairview Township Hanson, South Dakota, Post Office Alexandria; Ancestry.com. South Dakota, State Census, 1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: South Dakota, State Census, 1935. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. [ [?]]
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V19K-B5G : Sat Mar 09 04:30:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Carolina King, 1940.
16. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Dakota, Death Index, 1879-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Original data: South Dakota Department of Health. Index to South Dakota Death Records, 1905-1955. Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health. [Caroline King; Death Date:3 Apr 1941; Death Place:Hanson, South Dakota; Certificate Number:199654]
17. ↑ Greenhill Cemetery, Wayne Townshio, Alexandria, South Dakota, 58-102-10 (online) http://sites.rootsweb.com/~sdhanson/greenhillh_q.htm [King, John H. John H. King/Co. F. 3 Minn. Inf./1844-1916 and King, Carolina Carolina King/Sept. 1, 1854/Apr. 3, 1941]
18. ↑ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR5M-LTG : 30 January 2020), John H. King in entry for King, 1879.