John King (1840)

Born 1840 in Ireland

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

From "Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania":

...passed his entire life in Ireland, and there, also, was born his son. John King, the second, the father George B. King. This young man. however, influenced by the accounts of the freedom and opportunity to be found in the great republic of the Western Hemisphere, decided not to remain in his native land, and accordingly, set sail for the United States, while still a lad. Upon his arrival in this country, he made his way directly to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, later to Harpers Ferry, then to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, then back to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he spent the latter part of his life and died. He first found employment as a moulder in an iron foundry, being later promoted to the position of manager of the concern, a post which he continued to hold until his death. He was extremely capable in his work and made himself a man of substance and prominence in his adopted community. He married Martha Burket, a native of Storriestown. Pennsylvania, where she was born, a daughter of Jacob and Martha (Thompson) Burket, old residents and natives of the region about Storriestown, Pennsylvania, where Mr. Burket was a farmer and also plied the carpenter's trade. Mr. and Mrs. King Sr. were the parents of nine children, of whom George B. was the sixth.

John was born in 1840.

Sources

• Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania Vol II (1915) by Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921, ed New York, Lewis historical publishing company (https://archive.org/details/genealogicalpers02injord)
• Family geneology records published by Alvah Leon Smith gives name and DOB.