Charles Edward King (1875 - 1926)

Born 11 Sep 1875 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Estelle (Livingstone) King — married 8 Jun 1904 in Kings, New York, United States

Died 5 Mar 1926 at age 50 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

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Biography

Charles King is a part of US Black heritage.

Charles Edward King was born in 1875^[1] to Charles King and Julia Walker,^[2] who had been enslaved at birth. His parents had relocated to New York City where they were married and set up a household.

He married Estelle Stansberry in 1904 at the residence of Mrs. F. Richards, 170 Sands Street in Brooklyn. ^[3] The ceremony was officiated by Dr. W.T. Dixon. Mr. Chipwin was his best man. ^[4] The couple raised seven children. Their son William "Dolly" King was considered to be one of the best all-around athletes in the 1930's and the 1940's. Their son Haldane was a navigator with the legendary Tuskegee Airmen.

Charles was employed as a reception clerk for the George Batten Company Advertising Office on Madison Ave in Manhattan.^[5] He had worked for the company for twenty years prior to his death. He had an uncanny memory for names and faces and, because of that, he was well known by many advertising men in all parts of the country. When he saw a man once, was told his name, and then saw the same man again five or more years later, he invariably remembered the name of the caller, mentioned his firm and asked if he wished to see the same member of the Batten firm he had seen on his first visit.

He died in 1926^[6] and is buried in The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXYC-XG4 : 23 February 2021), Charles Edward King, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDR1-CHN : 18 January 2020), Charles King in entry for Harriet Rebekah King, 1873.
3. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CV-LYPC : 22 July 2021), Charles Edward King and Estelle L Stansberry, 08 Jun 1904; citing Marriage, Kings, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,562,461.
4. ↑ The Standard Union, (Brooklyn, NY) 8 Jun 1904, pg. 2
5. ↑ The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY) , 7 Mar 1926, pg. 22
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W5T-KBR : 3 June 2020), Charles E. King, 1926.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CK9D-4B2M : 7 August 2020), Charles Edward King, ; Burial, Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America, The Evergreens Cemetery; citing record ID 206766995, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ69-LW8 : 19 February 2021), Charles King, New York, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 160, sheet 482A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,874.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSK8-NYX : accessed 29 November 2021), Charles King in household of Julia King, Borough of Manhattan, Election District 5 New York City Ward 25, New York County, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 673, sheet 6B, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,111.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5S6-J6V : accessed 29 November 2021), Charles E King, Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1311, sheet 1A, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1046; FHL microfilm 1,375,059.
• "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9R9-2LX : 18 May 2021), Charles E King, 1915.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ53-95N : 2 February 2021), Charles King, 1920.

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89751495/king-familys-enslaved-ancestors/
• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89751549/king-family-part-2/