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Sherwood King Sr. (1856 - 1926)

Sherwood King Sr.
Born in Wythe, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 4 Aug 1875 in Wythe, Virginia, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 4 Sep 1895 in Wythe, Virginia, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 4 May 1904 in Wythe, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 69 in Ivanhoe, Wythe, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Sherwood was born on July 25, 1856, in Wythe County, Virginia to Smith King and Nancy Alley.[1] His childhood was spent in Wythe with his family.[2] His father died when he was only 8 years old. After his father's death, he moved in with his grandparents David and Sally Alley in Speedwell.[3] As a young man, he worked in the zinc and lead mines in Austinville. He did not receive an education and could not read or write.[4][5]

His first child, a son named Wesley Allen King, was born on December 15, 1874. He married Wesley's mother, Lucy Jane Portis, on August 4, 1875, at the age of 19.[6] Sherwood and Lucy had 7 more children in the following years: David, Letishia, John, Walter, Sherwood Jr., Emmett, and Jerry. The family lived on a farm near the Lead Mines in Wythe County.[5] Sherwood was widowed after Lucy died prematurely on July 5, 1895. He remarried two months later to Amelia Ann (Porter) Mabe on September 4, 1895.[7] They had no children together but lived with Sherwood's children.[8] By 1900, Sherwood had taught himself how to read with the help of family and friends.[4][8]

Sherwood divorced Amelia some two years after their marriage. He had two sons, Walter and Sherd, with Lucy Jane Mays in 1897 and 1900. He married Lucy on May 4, 1904.[9] They had three daughters together after their marriage, two of whom survived to adulthood: Nancy and Lucy.[10][11] Their daughter Jessie died at the age of 12 as a result of pneumonia.

Sherwood was widowed after Lucy died on April 14, 1924. He died on June 24, 1926, at the age of 69.[1] He was buried in an unmarked grave in IOOF Cemetery.[12]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Death Record - Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
  2. ↑ 1860 Census - Year: 1860; Census Place: District 68, Wythe, Virginia; Page: 957; Family History Library Film: 805385
  3. ↑ 1870 Census - Year: 1870; Census Place: Speedwell, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: M593_1682; Page: 516A; Family History Library Film: 553181
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blue Ridge Mountain Kinfolks - King, Larry. Blue Ridge Mountain Kinfolks: a Record of Ancestors, Descendants, and Relatives of the Author and Wife, Including Fisher-Gilbert-Hall-Hartley-Hill-King-Kirby-Lawson Families. King, 1976.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 1880 Census - Year: 1880; Census Place: Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: 1394; Page: 434D; Enumeration District: 109
  6. ↑ Marriage to Lucy Portis - Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. (Note: it's possible Sherwood and Lucy were married before Wesley's birth but did not register their marriage until August 4, 1875.)
  7. ↑ Marriage to Amelia - Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 1900 Census - Year: 1900; Census Place: Lead Mine, Wythe, Virginia; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241732
  9. ↑ Marriage to Lucy Mays - Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. (Note: it's possible Sherwood and Lucy were married before Walter and Sherd's births but did not register their marriage until May 4, 1904.)
  10. ↑ 1910 Census - Year: 1910; Census Place: Porters Crossroads, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: T624_1652; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1375665
  11. ↑ 1920 Census - Year: 1920; Census Place: Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: T625_1919; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 190
  12. ↑ Find A Grave Profile - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 August 2020), memorial page for Sherwood King Sr. (25 Jul 1856–24 Jun 1926), Find a Grave Memorial no. 121395120, citing IOOF Cemetery, Ivanhoe, Wythe County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Cheryl King Davis (contributor 48278512) .




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