The King family homesteaded in the Silver Lake area and this photo was taken in 1889 in front of the family home.
Front Row (sitting), Left to Right: Orena King (Mrs. Bob Potter), Tennessee Lahuna King (Mrs. Clifford Manning)
Second Row: Hiram P. King, John Dillard King (Father), John’s wife, Margaret C. King, Margaret King (Mr. M. Taylor)
Third Row: Zella King (Mrs. Salva Jensen), Stonewall Jackson King, Ellen rebecca King (Mrs. Louis Grundell), Roscoe B. King, Laura Olympia King (Mrs. C.C. Josselyn), Vivian Lee King (Mrs. Gurnie Van Eaton).
The Kings would have an ongoing impact on the growing community. For example Roscoe went on to open “King’s Place“, next door to the Ohop Grange.
Expect to see their names sprinkled throughout these blog postings.
Photo Courtesy of Monte King.
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4 responses to “The King Clan – 1889”
John D. King named many so his sons after confederate generals. Notice “Stonewall Jackson.” Referred to as the “Texas people,” the Kings originated from North Carolina before living in Texas prior to coming to Eatonville. This caused some tensions as many in Eatonville were Republicans. 🙂
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I noticed the confederate generals. Stonewall Jackson is my favorite though. That had to be hard on the kids to walk around with those names just years after the civil war.
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[…] Margaret Catherine King became known simply by the Eatonville community as Ma King. She was born November 10, 1853, in Blue Ridge, Henderson, NC. She and her husband John Dillard King moved out to the Silver Lake area in 1889 and raised their family. […]
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[…] believe the woman in the photo is Laura (King) Josselyn, that purchased the building with her husband in 1917 from the Tacoma Automobile […]
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