A native of PA, he is decended from an old PA family.
On 13 Aug 1862 he enlisted in Company H, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry under Captain W. K. Tattersoll, Major Grant, Colonel Crooks, General Sibley and served 3 years in the Civil War.
He lived in Helix, OR where he owned 5 quarter sections of land. Ellen Grover King his wife was a native of Maine and a member of the old Grover family.
An Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, WA by Richard F. Steele Arthur P. Rose pt2 1904
....from his son William W. King of the King Merchantile Company Ritzville, WA
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Word was received Sunday of the death in Pendleton, Ore., of John H. King, a resident of this county for the past ten years. The death occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. E. King, he having gone to visit his children in Oregon several weeks ago, when he was stricken with paralysis shortly after arriving there. Mr. King has been in poor health for several years, being nearly 80 years old, so that his death was not unexpected. Since the death of his wife several years ago he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. D. A. Scott.
Mr. King was a veteran of the Civil War and was a member of the W. B. Hazen Post of this city. His passing reduces again the fast thinning ranks of the Grand Army. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the M. E. church at Helix, Oregon, being conducted by the Rev. Gornall, pastor of the First Methodist church of Pendleton. The burial was at Helix. Mr. Scott was present from Ritzville, but Mrs. Scott was unable to attend owing to illness in the home.
John H. King was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born June 12, 1837. When he was 21 he started west, locating first in Minnesota. On August 13, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and served throughout the war. His services in the field embraced more than three years of continuous activity in scouting skirmishes and heavy fighting, from the bloody Sioux conflict in Minnesota to the terrible sieges in the swamps adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.
He was married to Miss Ellen Grover in Byron, Minn., on Dec. 21, 1862, while home on a furlough. Following the war he bought a farm in Iowa and resided there for five years. He moved to Richardson County, Nebr., in 1870, and ten years later he crossed the plains to Oregon, settling in Umatilla County. He lived there till 1906 when he moved to this county, living on a ranch west of Ritzville, and later in town. Mrs. King died June 8, 1912.
Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. King, of whom six survive. They are: W. W. King, Spokane; Mrs. F. E. King, Pendleton; Mrs. D. A. Scott, Ritzville; Irvin E. King, Helix; Mrs. Frank Cargill of Nez Perce, Idaho; Mrs. Ira Julian, Astoria. Other relatives are a sister, Mrs. Martha Lydell of Dryad, Wash., a brother in Seattle, a brother and sister in Minnesota, besides 22 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Mr. King was a faithful member of the M. E. church, having united with it in young manhood. He was for 44 years a member of the I. O. O. F., and had served as commander of the local G. A. R. Post.
Washington State Journal May 3, 1917
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1900 US Federal Census
Name: John H. King
Home in 1900: Helix, Umatilla Co., Oregon
Age: 62
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Ellen
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
John H. King 62 -Born Jun 1837 in PA
Ellen King 53 -Born Feb 1847 in IL
Ethel I. King 13 -Born Jun 1886 in OR
Athol W. King 9 -Born Oct 1890 in WA
Garman T. Withrow 29 (Servant)
On 13 Aug 1862 he enlisted in Company H, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry under Captain W. K. Tattersoll, Major Grant, Colonel Crooks, General Sibley and served 3 years in the Civil War.
He lived in Helix, OR where he owned 5 quarter sections of land. Ellen Grover King his wife was a native of Maine and a member of the old Grover family.
An Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, WA by Richard F. Steele Arthur P. Rose pt2 1904
....from his son William W. King of the King Merchantile Company Ritzville, WA
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Word was received Sunday of the death in Pendleton, Ore., of John H. King, a resident of this county for the past ten years. The death occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. E. King, he having gone to visit his children in Oregon several weeks ago, when he was stricken with paralysis shortly after arriving there. Mr. King has been in poor health for several years, being nearly 80 years old, so that his death was not unexpected. Since the death of his wife several years ago he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. D. A. Scott.
Mr. King was a veteran of the Civil War and was a member of the W. B. Hazen Post of this city. His passing reduces again the fast thinning ranks of the Grand Army. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the M. E. church at Helix, Oregon, being conducted by the Rev. Gornall, pastor of the First Methodist church of Pendleton. The burial was at Helix. Mr. Scott was present from Ritzville, but Mrs. Scott was unable to attend owing to illness in the home.
John H. King was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born June 12, 1837. When he was 21 he started west, locating first in Minnesota. On August 13, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and served throughout the war. His services in the field embraced more than three years of continuous activity in scouting skirmishes and heavy fighting, from the bloody Sioux conflict in Minnesota to the terrible sieges in the swamps adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.
He was married to Miss Ellen Grover in Byron, Minn., on Dec. 21, 1862, while home on a furlough. Following the war he bought a farm in Iowa and resided there for five years. He moved to Richardson County, Nebr., in 1870, and ten years later he crossed the plains to Oregon, settling in Umatilla County. He lived there till 1906 when he moved to this county, living on a ranch west of Ritzville, and later in town. Mrs. King died June 8, 1912.
Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. King, of whom six survive. They are: W. W. King, Spokane; Mrs. F. E. King, Pendleton; Mrs. D. A. Scott, Ritzville; Irvin E. King, Helix; Mrs. Frank Cargill of Nez Perce, Idaho; Mrs. Ira Julian, Astoria. Other relatives are a sister, Mrs. Martha Lydell of Dryad, Wash., a brother in Seattle, a brother and sister in Minnesota, besides 22 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Mr. King was a faithful member of the M. E. church, having united with it in young manhood. He was for 44 years a member of the I. O. O. F., and had served as commander of the local G. A. R. Post.
Washington State Journal May 3, 1917
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1900 US Federal Census
Name: John H. King
Home in 1900: Helix, Umatilla Co., Oregon
Age: 62
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Ellen
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
John H. King 62 -Born Jun 1837 in PA
Ellen King 53 -Born Feb 1847 in IL
Ethel I. King 13 -Born Jun 1886 in OR
Athol W. King 9 -Born Oct 1890 in WA
Garman T. Withrow 29 (Servant)
A native of PA, he is decended from an old PA family.
On 13 Aug 1862 he enlisted in Company H, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry under Captain W. K. Tattersoll, Major Grant, Colonel Crooks, General Sibley and served 3 years in the Civil War.
He lived in Helix, OR where he owned 5 quarter sections of land. Ellen Grover King his wife was a native of Maine and a member of the old Grover family.
An Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, WA by Richard F. Steele Arthur P. Rose pt2 1904
....from his son William W. King of the King Merchantile Company Ritzville, WA
____________________
Word was received Sunday of the death in Pendleton, Ore., of John H. King, a resident of this county for the past ten years. The death occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. E. King, he having gone to visit his children in Oregon several weeks ago, when he was stricken with paralysis shortly after arriving there. Mr. King has been in poor health for several years, being nearly 80 years old, so that his death was not unexpected. Since the death of his wife several years ago he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. D. A. Scott.
Mr. King was a veteran of the Civil War and was a member of the W. B. Hazen Post of this city. His passing reduces again the fast thinning ranks of the Grand Army. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the M. E. church at Helix, Oregon, being conducted by the Rev. Gornall, pastor of the First Methodist church of Pendleton. The burial was at Helix. Mr. Scott was present from Ritzville, but Mrs. Scott was unable to attend owing to illness in the home.
John H. King was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born June 12, 1837. When he was 21 he started west, locating first in Minnesota. On August 13, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and served throughout the war. His services in the field embraced more than three years of continuous activity in scouting skirmishes and heavy fighting, from the bloody Sioux conflict in Minnesota to the terrible sieges in the swamps adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.
He was married to Miss Ellen Grover in Byron, Minn., on Dec. 21, 1862, while home on a furlough. Following the war he bought a farm in Iowa and resided there for five years. He moved to Richardson County, Nebr., in 1870, and ten years later he crossed the plains to Oregon, settling in Umatilla County. He lived there till 1906 when he moved to this county, living on a ranch west of Ritzville, and later in town. Mrs. King died June 8, 1912.
Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. King, of whom six survive. They are: W. W. King, Spokane; Mrs. F. E. King, Pendleton; Mrs. D. A. Scott, Ritzville; Irvin E. King, Helix; Mrs. Frank Cargill of Nez Perce, Idaho; Mrs. Ira Julian, Astoria. Other relatives are a sister, Mrs. Martha Lydell of Dryad, Wash., a brother in Seattle, a brother and sister in Minnesota, besides 22 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Mr. King was a faithful member of the M. E. church, having united with it in young manhood. He was for 44 years a member of the I. O. O. F., and had served as commander of the local G. A. R. Post.
Washington State Journal May 3, 1917
____________________
1900 US Federal Census
Name: John H. King
Home in 1900: Helix, Umatilla Co., Oregon
Age: 62
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Ellen
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
John H. King 62 -Born Jun 1837 in PA
Ellen King 53 -Born Feb 1847 in IL
Ethel I. King 13 -Born Jun 1886 in OR
Athol W. King 9 -Born Oct 1890 in WA
Garman T. Withrow 29 (Servant)
On 13 Aug 1862 he enlisted in Company H, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry under Captain W. K. Tattersoll, Major Grant, Colonel Crooks, General Sibley and served 3 years in the Civil War.
He lived in Helix, OR where he owned 5 quarter sections of land. Ellen Grover King his wife was a native of Maine and a member of the old Grover family.
An Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, WA by Richard F. Steele Arthur P. Rose pt2 1904
....from his son William W. King of the King Merchantile Company Ritzville, WA
____________________
Word was received Sunday of the death in Pendleton, Ore., of John H. King, a resident of this county for the past ten years. The death occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. E. King, he having gone to visit his children in Oregon several weeks ago, when he was stricken with paralysis shortly after arriving there. Mr. King has been in poor health for several years, being nearly 80 years old, so that his death was not unexpected. Since the death of his wife several years ago he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. D. A. Scott.
Mr. King was a veteran of the Civil War and was a member of the W. B. Hazen Post of this city. His passing reduces again the fast thinning ranks of the Grand Army. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the M. E. church at Helix, Oregon, being conducted by the Rev. Gornall, pastor of the First Methodist church of Pendleton. The burial was at Helix. Mr. Scott was present from Ritzville, but Mrs. Scott was unable to attend owing to illness in the home.
John H. King was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born June 12, 1837. When he was 21 he started west, locating first in Minnesota. On August 13, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and served throughout the war. His services in the field embraced more than three years of continuous activity in scouting skirmishes and heavy fighting, from the bloody Sioux conflict in Minnesota to the terrible sieges in the swamps adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.
He was married to Miss Ellen Grover in Byron, Minn., on Dec. 21, 1862, while home on a furlough. Following the war he bought a farm in Iowa and resided there for five years. He moved to Richardson County, Nebr., in 1870, and ten years later he crossed the plains to Oregon, settling in Umatilla County. He lived there till 1906 when he moved to this county, living on a ranch west of Ritzville, and later in town. Mrs. King died June 8, 1912.
Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. King, of whom six survive. They are: W. W. King, Spokane; Mrs. F. E. King, Pendleton; Mrs. D. A. Scott, Ritzville; Irvin E. King, Helix; Mrs. Frank Cargill of Nez Perce, Idaho; Mrs. Ira Julian, Astoria. Other relatives are a sister, Mrs. Martha Lydell of Dryad, Wash., a brother in Seattle, a brother and sister in Minnesota, besides 22 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Mr. King was a faithful member of the M. E. church, having united with it in young manhood. He was for 44 years a member of the I. O. O. F., and had served as commander of the local G. A. R. Post.
Washington State Journal May 3, 1917
____________________
1900 US Federal Census
Name: John H. King
Home in 1900: Helix, Umatilla Co., Oregon
Age: 62
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Ellen
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
John H. King 62 -Born Jun 1837 in PA
Ellen King 53 -Born Feb 1847 in IL
Ethel I. King 13 -Born Jun 1886 in OR
Athol W. King 9 -Born Oct 1890 in WA
Garman T. Withrow 29 (Servant)
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