Levinus King (1799 - 1887)

Born 8 Mar 1799 in New York, United States

Died 8 Dec 1887 at age 88 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Levinus King was born on 8 March 1799 in New York, son of John King and Mary Ward.^[1][2]

In 1830, "Levina" King's household in Wayne, Wayne County, Indiana contained four free white persons:^[3]

1 male under age 5

1 male aged 20 to 29 (Levinus)

1 female under age 5

1 female aged 20 to 29

In 1840, Levinus's household in Wayne, Wayne County, Indiana contained 11 free white individuals individuals, four of whom were employed in agriculture.^[4]

1 male aged 10 to 14

1 male aged 15 to 19

1 male aged 20 to 29

1 male aged 40 to 49 (Levinus)

1 female under age 5

2 females aged 5 to 9

1 female aged 10 to 14

1 female aged 20 to 29

1 female aged 30 to 39

1 female aged 70 to 79

On 25 October 1842, Levinus was married second to Eliza Ann Smith in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.^[5]

On 26 August 1850, Levinus and Elizabeth and children Sarah, Esther, Catherine, and William lived in Wayne, Wayne County, Indiana. He was a manufacturer and owned $11,000 in real estate.^[6]

On 8 June 1870, Levinus, his wife Eliza A., their daughter Esther King, and an errand boy Michael McAnany lived in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. Levinus was a retired farmer while Eliza was keeping house. They owned $17,000 in real estate and $4,000 in personal estate.^[7]

On 8 June 1880, Levinus and Elisa, daughter Esther, and two servants Sarah Robbins and Annie Plucky lived at 62 8th Street in Richmond. Levinus was a retired farmer while Eliza and Esther were keeping house.^[8]

Levinus is buried in Earlham Cemetery in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.^[9]

Levinus died on 7 December 1887 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.^[10][11]

Levinus was buried in Earlham Cemetery in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
   Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #9256367 (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Levinus King death 14 Dec 1889 (born 8 Mar 1799), child of John, in Wayne and Vicinity, Indiana.
2. ↑ Death: "U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940"
   Monthly Meeting: White Water Monthly Meeting; Archive Reference: EE 158-159
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2705 #271376 (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Levinas King death 7 Dec 1887 in Indiana.
3. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 29; Page: 74; Family History Library Film: 0007718
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1006512 (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Levina King in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana.
4. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 98; Page: 351; Family History Library Film: 0007731
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2056998 (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Levinia Fling in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001"
   Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; Page: 128; FHL Film Number: 001838643
   Ancestry Record 60282 #5181075 (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Levinus King marriage to Eliza Ann Smith on 25 Oct 1842 in Richmond, Indiana, United States.
6. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 180; Page: 221a; Line Number: 42
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #2499708 (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Lavinas King (50), Manufacturer, in Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, USA. Born in New York.
7. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Indiana > Wayne > Richmond Ward 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Levinns King.
8. ↑ Indiana > Wayne > Richmond > 072: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Indiana > Wayne > Richmond > 072
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Levinus King.
9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #53161849 (accessed 3 October 2022)
   Memorial page for Levinus King (8 Mar 1799-8 Dec 1887), citing Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA (plot: Section 2 (lot number not in cemetery records)); Maintained by Observer4wing (contributor 47373768).
10. ↑ Death: "Indiana, U.S., WPA Death Index, 1882-1920"
    Various Indiana county death records indexed by the Indiana Works Projects Administration. Indiana: circa 1938-1941
    Ancestry Record 7834 #553525 (accessed 3 October 2022)
    Levinus King death (age 89 Yr).
11. ↑ Death: "U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940"
    Monthly Meeting: White Water Monthly Meeting; Archive Reference: EE 158-159
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2705 #271376 (accessed 3 October 2022)
    Levinas King death 7 Dec 1887 in Indiana.
12. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #53161849 (accessed 3 October 2022)
    Memorial page for Levinus King (8 Mar 1799-8 Dec 1887), citing Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA (plot: Section 2 (lot number not in cemetery records)); Maintained by Observer4wing (contributor 47373768).