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He was born 05 Apr 1814 in Kings Valley, Montgomery Co, MD . [3][1] [2]
Charles Miles King was the son of john Duckett King and grandson of Edward King [2]
Charles Miles King (1814-1886) was the son of John Duckett King. [4]
He was born April 5, 1814, probably in the Clarksburg District of MOntgomery County, Maryland. [5].
Charles Miles married Harriet Brewer [1][2], daughter of Vincent Brewer and Catherine Lewis. Harriet was born 28 Dec 1830 in Maryland, and died 07 Sep 1877 [2] He married Harriet Brewer (1830-1877). [4]
Charles Miles King (1814--1886) married Harriet Brewer (1830-1877). [6]
On December 8, 1848 in Frederick, Maryland he married Harriet Brewer, daughter of Vincnet Brewer (1803) ands Catherine Lewis (1806). [5]
He was a farmer. [7]
Charles M. King farmed at King's Valley. [6]
In his lifetime, a community known as King's Valley grew around the Kingstead Farm. By 1878, the community included a store, a school, a blacksmith shop, a mill and a whiskey distillery, and, by 1900, featured its own instrumental band. King family members were prominent in each of these endeavors. [4]
The farm included an orchard and a garden. The 240 acres were described as 1/5 woodland, 1/5 swamp, and 3/5 tillable. [4]
On 18 Oct 1850 he lived in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. [7] [1]
On 3 Sep 1860, he lived in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland [3] [1]
In the 1860 US Slave Schedule, Horace is listed as enslaving the following people:[8]
Name | Age | Sex | Color | Estimated Birth Year |
Unknown | 70 | F | M | 1790 |
Unknown | 48 | F | B | 1812 |
Unknown | 40 | M | B | 1820 |
Unknown | 20 | M | B | 1840 |
According to the Montgomery County Slave Statistics, on May 1st 1867 Charles M. King listed the following people he had formerly enslaved:[9]
Names by whom former ownership proven:
On 20 June 1870 he lived in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. [10][1]
Like his parents, Charles and Harriet were both buried in the family cemetery at Kingstead. [4]
Charles Miles King and his wife Harriet were buried at Kingstead Farm's cemetery. [6][5]
Estate
A bond for the administrtion of the estate of Charles M. King was filed March 3, 1886, signed by Luther N. King as Administrator, with four other King family members joining in the Bond. [5]
An evaluation of the real estate of Charles Miles King, deceased, gives an idea of the way the family lived: the list includes:
The property is said to contain about 240 acres, of which one fifth is woodland, one fifth is swamp, and three-fifths is tillable. [5]
Charles was born in 1835. He is the son of John King and Jemima Miles.
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