James Albert King (abt. 1864 - 1933)

Born about Dec 1864 in Putnam County, Georgia, United States

Husband of Delia (Linsey) King — married 20 Aug 1895 in Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1933 at about age 68 in Fulton County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

James King is a part of US Black heritage.

Origins

James was born about December, 1864. Not much is known about his origins, except that he is said to have Irish-African ancestry.^[1] Apparently, James' father was reported as Irish in the 1910 Federal Census (see below).

Family

James married on 20 August 1895 in Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia to Delia Linsey.^[2] He was thirty-one-years old, and she was twenty years old.^[1]

Children:^[3][4]

1. Woodie b ca 1897
2. Michael b ca 1898
3. Lenora "Lurena" b ca 1902
4. Cleo b ca 1905
5. Lucile b ca 1906
6. James Jr. b ca 1908
7. Rubie b ca 1909
8. Henry b ca 1914
9. Jae L. b ca 1915

Note: In the 1920 Federal Census, eight children, seven living, were reported (see below).

Occupation

James King was a share-cropper. For the first few years after his marriage, the couple worked throughout Henry and Clayton Counties in Georgia, moving from place to place.^[1] In 1900, the couple settled in Stockbridge, Henry County, where they raised nine children.^[1]

Death and Legacy

James died 17 November, 1933 at Stockton, Fulton County, Georgia.^[5]

Census

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "King, Delia Linsey (1875-1924)" Published by the Martin Luther King Research and Education Institute, Web accessed may 26, 2014
2. ↑ Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950, index and images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 May 2014), Jim King and Delia Lindsey, 20 Aug 1895; citing Henry, Georgia, United States; FHL microfilm 175294.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} US Census 1910 Georgia, Henry County, Stockbridge, ED 76, sheet 21B, line 63
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} US Census 1920 Georgia, Henry County, Stockbridge, ED 102, sheet 13A, line 43, continued on sheet 13B
5. ↑ Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998," index, FamilySearch (accessed 26 May 2014), James King, 17 Nov 1933; citing "Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998," Ancestry.com; Fulton, Georgia, certificate number 25861, Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3N7-TFR : accessed 11 January 2018), Jim King, Militia Districts 1189, 1406, Adamson, Ellenwood, Clayton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 20B, family 366, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,188.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML2X-7MW : accessed 11 January 2018), James King Sr., Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 21B, family 290, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 198; FHL microfilm 1,374,211.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6H-LB9 : accessed 11 January 2018), Jim King, Stockbridge, Henry, Georgia, United States; citing ED 102, sheet 13A, line 43, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 263; FHL microfilm 1,820,263.

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