William George King (1878 - 1962)

Born 8 Nov 1878 in Cedar Mill, Washington, Oregon, United States

Husband of Mary Ellen (Dolan) Campbell — married about 1900 (to before 1920) in Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Died 4 Nov 1962 at age 83 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Biography

William George King was born 8 Nov 1878 in Cedar Mill, Washington, Oregon.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

He was the son of Charles King and Agnes A Campbell.^{[1][2][4][10]}

William married Mary Ellen Dowling in 1900 in Multnomah County.^{[3][5][10][11]}

Their children include:

• Frank William, b ca 1901 Oregon^[3]
• Clarence A, b ca 1902 Oregon^[3]
• Frederick Charles, b ca 1904 Oregon^[3]

William registered for the draft 12 Sep 1918 in Portland. He was a motorman for the P. R. L. & P. Co. and named his wife as contact. William was 41 years old, medium height and build, with dark brown eyes and hair, partly bald.^[5]

He registered for the draft 27 Apr 1942 in Portland. William was self-employed at the Stansbury Apartments. He was 64 years old, 5ft7in, 135lbs, with brown hair and eyes.^[8]

Census:

• 1880: Beaverdam Precinct, Washington, Oregon - W George King, age 3, with parents and siblings.^[1]
• 1900: Beaverdam Precinct, Washington, Oregon - George W King, age 23, day laborer, with widowed father and siblings.^[2]
• 1910: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon - William G King, age 32, farmer, with wife, sons, sister-in-law, and roomer.^[3]
• 1910: Beaverdam Precinct, Washington, Oregon - George W King, age 30, farm laborer home farm, with divorced father and siblings.^[4]
• 1920: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon - William G King, age 42, divorced, motorman streetcar.^[6]
• 1940: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon - William G King, age 63, widowed, manager apartments, lodger.^[7]
• 1950: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon - William G King, age 71, divorced, apt. house manager, with 4 lodgers.^[9]

William passed away 4 Nov 1962 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC5-599 : Sun Mar 10 21:32:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles King and A. Agness King, 1880.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSDR-CNZ : Wed Mar 06 15:00:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles King and Thomas H King, 1900.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLB9-X52 : Sat Mar 09 13:15:43 UTC 2024), Entry for William G King and Mary King, 1910.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLBC-LML : Thu Mar 07 07:36:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles King and Thomas H King, 1910.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6ZY-8M3 : 24 December 2021), William George King, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M488-7BX : 3 February 2021), William G King, 1920.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRTJ-RVD : Sun Mar 10 15:14:47 UTC 2024), Entry for William G King, 1940.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-R77Q : Fri Feb 23 21:53:50 UTC 2024), Entry for William George King, 1942.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XV5-TM7L : Wed Oct 04 04:28:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard R Smalley and Philip Barker, 4 April 1950.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Oregon Death Records, 1864-1970. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Archives. Ancestry Record 61675 #178254
    Name: William G King
    Gender: Male
    Race: Caucasian (White)
    Age: 84
    Birth Date: 8 Nov 1878
    Birth Place: Cedar Mills, Oregon
    Death Date: 4 Nov 1962
    Death Place: Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Father: Charles King
    Spouse: Mary Ellen
    Certificate Number: 14946
11. ↑ Multnomah Co., Oregon Marriage Index. Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Inc. http://gfo.org/resources/indexes/vital-records/multnomah-county-marriages.html : accessed 24 August 2014. Ancestry Record 70762 #35387
    Name: William B King
    Marriage Year: 1900
    Marriage Place: Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Spouse: Mary E Dowling
    Volume: 13
    Page: 256
    URL: http://gfo.org/resources/indexes/vital-records/multnomah-county-marriages.html

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: L145-F8Z
• FamilySearch Person: GCZ2-VZX
• Find A Grave: Memorial #71468124, (accessed 21 December 2021), memorial page for William G. King (1878–1962), citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by J McL (contributor 46959617).