Dexter
Scott
King
Born in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Martin Luther King Jr.
and Coretta (Scott) King
Brother of
Yolanda Denise King, [private brother (1950s - unknown)] and [private sister (1960s - unknown)]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 62
in Malibu, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Biography
Dexter King is Notable.
Dexter King is an American civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. [1]
Dexter King was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 30 January 1961. He is the son of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott.[2]
Dexter passed away on January 22, 2024 at his home in Malibu, California.[2]
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_King
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Obituary: Ernie Suggs, "Dexter Scott King, youngest son of MLK, dies of prostate cancer," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution [Georgia], 22 Jan 2024, https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/dexter-scott-king-youngest-son-of-mlk-dies-of-prostate-cancer/UR2XUDAM3NBKZIIFVSS4AHRWRU/ : accessed 4 Feb 2024; archived at the Wayback Machine.
- Wikidata: Item Q362304, en:Wikipedia
Images:
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- http://photos.geni.com/p12/d6/cc/ab/a2/534448386e7175e6/coretta_and_children_at_piano_large.jpg
- http://www.geni.com/photo/view?photo_id=6000000010772500257
- http://photos.geni.com/p12/f3/69/01/1c/534448386e6f4f21/Dexter_King_large.jpg
- http://photos.geni.com/p12/e3/5d/43/c3/534448386e737d52/martin_III_and_dexter_children_large.jpg
- http://www.geni.com/photo/view?photo_id=6000000005059113087
- http://photos.geni.com/p7/7716/9160/5344483719e3f07f/Dexter_King_large.jpg
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile King-4306 created through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on Jan 31, 2012 by Dorjan Scott.
- Terrance Walker, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Terrance and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dexter by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dexter:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dexter by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dexter:
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~3.12%
Dorjän Scott
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M652322 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Patrice (Dorsette) Dorsette-Barnes :
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