Louis Floyd King (1883 - 1972)

Born 10 Mar 1883 in Farmersville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elvena H. (Mix) King — married 1903 (to 1943) in New York, United States

Died 1972 at about age 88 in Allegany, New York, United States

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Biography

Louis King was born in Appalachia, in New York. See Appalachia Project.

Louis King was born on March 10, 1883 in Farmersville, Cattaraugus, New York. He is the son of Milo King and Cornelia Hooper. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1910, Louis and his wife, Elvena Mix, resided in New Hudson, Allegany, New York with their children - Hanford, Leland, and Maynard. ^[3] Their daughter, Mina, was born in 1912, and daughter, Dorothy, in 1913. They lived in Rushford, Allegany, New York. ^[4]

On September 12, 1918, Louie registered for the United States World War I military in Allegany County, New York. He was a farmer in Caneadea, Allegany, New York. ^[5]

Louis lived in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York in 1930. Included in his household were his five young adult children, and a son-in-law, Wilbur Hiller, husband of Mina King Hiller, and daughter-in-law, Lena King, wife of Leland King. Louis worked for the railroad as a car oiler. ^[6]

In 1940, Louis resided in Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York with his wife and married daughter, Mina Jeffrey and son-in-law, Richard Jeffrey. ^[7]

Louis died in 1972 and was buried in Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Allegany, New York. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York State Census, 1892", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ92-7MP : 2 November 2021), Lewis King, 1892.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6Z-CSB : 22 January 2022), Lewis King in entry for Milo M King, 1900.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5CQ-QLY : accessed 26 April 2022), Louie F King, New Hudson, Allegany, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 5B, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 924; FHL microfilm 1,374,937.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9XL-T4X : 4 June 2022), Lovie King, 1915.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXTD-CR5 : 26 December 2021), Louie Floyd King, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7HD-LHN : accessed 8 June 2022), Louis King, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 47, sheet 9B, line 78, family 238, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1410; FHL microfilm 2,341,145.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1M-X86 : 7 January 2021), Louis F King, Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-5, sheet 13B, line 75, family 239, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2505.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64852108/louis-f-king : accessed 25 April 2022), memorial page for Louis F. King (1884–1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64852108, citing Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Allegany County, New York, USA ; Maintained by RWicks (contributor 46792405) .