Alfred King - Biblio Record

The text below comes from a section of a book titled "The Bibliographical Record" published sometime in the late 19th century. This does not entirely accord with the King Geneology compiled by Harry Whitacre King. ALFRED KING, deceased, was a well-known citizen of Genoa township, residing on section 34. He was born in the town of Braceville, Trumbull county, Ohio, May 24, 1848, and was the son of William King, born June 6, 1817, in Essex county, New York, and the grandson of Reuben and Roxina (De Wolf King, both natives of Massachusetts, who in an early day moved to New York. William King married Mrs. Hannah (Dowd) Miller, widow of William Miller, and a native of New York, born December 12, 1817. Of their five children, Alfred was third in order of birth. William King died at Tilden, Madison county, Nebraska, May 5, 1888. Alfred King came to Illinois at the age of five years, and was reared on the old homestead taken up by his father on section 3. Genoa township. His education was obtained in the district schools, and he began farming for himself at the age of eighteen years. He first rented some land, but soon purchased eighty acres, with some assistance received from his father. He later sold that tract and put the money out at in- terest and lost it all, and thus had to begin with nothing again. He soon bought a farm in Genoa township, where Mrs. King now resides, and later a farm adjoining, giving him two hundred and forty-eight acres in Genoa township, together with thirty acres of timber land in Sycamore township. He became quite prosperous and a very highly respected man. In politics he was a Republican, and served for many years as a school director. At the time of his death, which occurred July 31, 1897, he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and took great interest in the Sunday-school work, being a teacher in the school. Alfred King was twice married, first with Mary Belinda Evans, daughter of Benjamin and Francis (Perry) Evans, and to them were born one son, William L. King, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this work. His second union was with Miss Fannie Hunt and the marriage ceremony was celebrated June 14, 1882. She was born in Lisbon, Kendall county, Illinois, but resided the most of her life near Morris, Grundy county, Illinois, her education being received in the district school, and a select school at Morris, Illinois. She taught school for many terms in Grundy county. She is a daughter of Peleg T. Hunt, born in the town of West Lebanon, Columbia county, New York, August 10, 1823. and who went to Rensselaer county with his parents in the summer of 1836, where he attended the district school until the age of twenty-one years. His father, William F. Hunt, was also a native of Columbia county, born in February, 1798, and died in March, 1866, in Grundy county, Illinois. William F. Hunt was a son of Capt. William Hunt, a farmer. born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1768 and died in 1853. His wife was Susanna Fellows, born in 1768 and died in 1854. His title of captain was derived from service in the war of 1812, as commander of a militia company. William F. Hunt married Betsy Tabor, born in Rensselaer, New York, in September, 1791, and a daughter of Gresham Tabor, who married Anna Finch, a daughter of Joseph Finch. Mrs. Betsy Hunt died in 1878. Peleg T. Hunt was married in Nassau, Rensselaer county, New York, December 3. 1846, to Mary Cummings, a native of that town and county, born February 9, 1827, and a daughter of Russell D. and Sophia (Thomas) Cummings, her father being a son of Abel Cummings, and her mother a daughter of Silas and Chloe (Very) Thomas. To Peleg T. and Mary Hunt four children were born, as follows: George W., a grain dealer of Charter Grove; Mrs. Leonora J. Hutchinson, of Joliet, Illinois; Mrs. Frances King, widow of our subject; and Mrs. Emma L. Hutchinson, of Joliet. To Mr. and Mrs. King three children were born: Howard Hunt, Harvey Elbert and Edna Jeannette. Mrs. King, who is a woman of superior ability, is yet carrying on the home farm. She is well known and has many friends in Genoa and Sycamore. townships. Bruce Jones sugagaki@gmail.com