Daughter of George Hook and his second wife Eleanor Hook Morehouse. Married Richard King in Ouachita Parish February 7, 1833. Mother of Bettye E., Richard, Jr., George Theodore and one other child (possibly a daughter).
A findagrave user sent the following information:
Lara suffered a long and terrible death from burn injuries she receive in a steamboat accident a few years earlier that had killed her two children, Bettye and Richard King, III.
A note of correction to the user submitted info: Bettye and Richard are the two children mentioned in their mother's obituary as having died in an epidemic. Dr. Robert Forbes McGuire mentions them in a diary entry as having died in a Scarlet fever epidemic (my notes are in brackets for clarity):
1840: "Scarlet fever prevailing, [Richard] King's two children [Bettye & Richard, Jr.] died & 6 slaves, generally healthy."
Dr. McGuire also mentions the two other King children who died on the Buckeye disaster, later on in his diary entry for March, 1844:
March, 1844 "On the 1st at 4 o'clock in the morning the Buckeye coming up with a large number of our citizens on board came in collision with the DeSoto at Red River cut-off & sunk in 5 minutes or less. There was near 300 passengers on board & it is thought from 60 to 80 lost. Col. D.A. Breard & his nephew, W. Macondry, the only ones lost from this town though many escaped narrowly. King lost his two children, Hyams one & Elizabeth Smith & several slaves, the extent of the loss not yet known. The Elizabeth arrived on the 7th, the first full account from the disaster."
Later newspaper articles state the body of Col. King's son was found. During the trial of the pilot of the Buckeye, Robert E. Klady, the boy's name was mentioned as George Theodore King. The other child was never mentioned.
Narcissa Grayson Garrett, who was on board the Buckeye when it went down, recounted her experience for her grandchildren in a written account. She mentions Richard, Laura and the two children they lost:
"There was Major King, wife, and two children, also a grown nurse. All could not save their two children. One, the youngest, was drowned in its Mother's arms, and the Father had charge of the eldest, but could not save her. Poor Mrs. King! She was almost a maniac. She never recovered from the effects of the terrible disaster..."
A nephew, Charles Bolivar Sterling mentioned visiting with the King family and mentioned all four children in passing: "Next morning continuing our route, arrived at Maj. Richard King's place "St. Albans" about 4 o'clk... Mrs. King had two pretty children, that had died previous to this, with the Scarlet fever. She was afterward, the mother of two other children, who were drowned on board of the Steamboat Buckeye, when that boat was run into and sunk by another boat, whose name I forget." [Charles Bolivar Sterling papers, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA].
The Mississippi Free Trader (Natchez, MS) April 25, 1848, Page 3
OBITUARY.
Died, at her residence, in the Parish of Caldwell, on Monday morning, the 10th inst., Mrs. LAURA E. KING, wife of Maj. Richard King, in the thirty-third year of her age.
With sorrow this notice will meet the eye of numerous friends of this estimable lady, whose deepest sympathies were enlisted in her misfortunes, in the hope of a restoration of health, which was lost 4 years ago, from exposure in the ill-fated steamer Buckeye, with the sad recollection that by the same disaster she lost from her arms two lovely children, and previously, from an epidemic, two other children, within a few days of each other, thus leaving her childless, and engendering a fatal disease that took her to the brink of the grave, in a few months after.
The deceased was a native of the Parish of Ouachita, and has left wide and extended family connexions and friends, who deeply regret the loss of one gifted with rare acquirements to constitute the character of the affectionate wife, kind neighbor, and warm friend, and retaining them through life, being adorned and beatified by Gospel privileges, being a member of the Church Militant, but has passed the cold Jordan of Death and joined the Church Triumphant. By the religious devotions of visiting ministers and church members, she being a member of the Episcopal Church, her mind was calm, her faith being strong and unshaken, rising above doubt and uncertainty, her views of Heaven and immortal glory being bright and enchanting with holy delight. She bade a last farewell to weeping friends, resigning her spirit, through the triumphs of Christian faith, to the Father of Spirits, leaving the consoling evidence with her bereaved husband and friends, that her bright spirit is now enjoying the presence of God, in the climes of eternal repose.
The New Orleans Times, January 15, 1867 states that Laura's husband, "Major" Richard King had died on the 3rd ult. (Jan. 3, 1867) at his home at St. Alban's. This probably means he was buried in the same cemetery as his family but his grave has been lost.
A findagrave user sent the following information:
Lara suffered a long and terrible death from burn injuries she receive in a steamboat accident a few years earlier that had killed her two children, Bettye and Richard King, III.
A note of correction to the user submitted info: Bettye and Richard are the two children mentioned in their mother's obituary as having died in an epidemic. Dr. Robert Forbes McGuire mentions them in a diary entry as having died in a Scarlet fever epidemic (my notes are in brackets for clarity):
1840: "Scarlet fever prevailing, [Richard] King's two children [Bettye & Richard, Jr.] died & 6 slaves, generally healthy."
Dr. McGuire also mentions the two other King children who died on the Buckeye disaster, later on in his diary entry for March, 1844:
March, 1844 "On the 1st at 4 o'clock in the morning the Buckeye coming up with a large number of our citizens on board came in collision with the DeSoto at Red River cut-off & sunk in 5 minutes or less. There was near 300 passengers on board & it is thought from 60 to 80 lost. Col. D.A. Breard & his nephew, W. Macondry, the only ones lost from this town though many escaped narrowly. King lost his two children, Hyams one & Elizabeth Smith & several slaves, the extent of the loss not yet known. The Elizabeth arrived on the 7th, the first full account from the disaster."
Later newspaper articles state the body of Col. King's son was found. During the trial of the pilot of the Buckeye, Robert E. Klady, the boy's name was mentioned as George Theodore King. The other child was never mentioned.
Narcissa Grayson Garrett, who was on board the Buckeye when it went down, recounted her experience for her grandchildren in a written account. She mentions Richard, Laura and the two children they lost:
"There was Major King, wife, and two children, also a grown nurse. All could not save their two children. One, the youngest, was drowned in its Mother's arms, and the Father had charge of the eldest, but could not save her. Poor Mrs. King! She was almost a maniac. She never recovered from the effects of the terrible disaster..."
A nephew, Charles Bolivar Sterling mentioned visiting with the King family and mentioned all four children in passing: "Next morning continuing our route, arrived at Maj. Richard King's place "St. Albans" about 4 o'clk... Mrs. King had two pretty children, that had died previous to this, with the Scarlet fever. She was afterward, the mother of two other children, who were drowned on board of the Steamboat Buckeye, when that boat was run into and sunk by another boat, whose name I forget." [Charles Bolivar Sterling papers, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA].
The Mississippi Free Trader (Natchez, MS) April 25, 1848, Page 3
OBITUARY.
Died, at her residence, in the Parish of Caldwell, on Monday morning, the 10th inst., Mrs. LAURA E. KING, wife of Maj. Richard King, in the thirty-third year of her age.
With sorrow this notice will meet the eye of numerous friends of this estimable lady, whose deepest sympathies were enlisted in her misfortunes, in the hope of a restoration of health, which was lost 4 years ago, from exposure in the ill-fated steamer Buckeye, with the sad recollection that by the same disaster she lost from her arms two lovely children, and previously, from an epidemic, two other children, within a few days of each other, thus leaving her childless, and engendering a fatal disease that took her to the brink of the grave, in a few months after.
The deceased was a native of the Parish of Ouachita, and has left wide and extended family connexions and friends, who deeply regret the loss of one gifted with rare acquirements to constitute the character of the affectionate wife, kind neighbor, and warm friend, and retaining them through life, being adorned and beatified by Gospel privileges, being a member of the Church Militant, but has passed the cold Jordan of Death and joined the Church Triumphant. By the religious devotions of visiting ministers and church members, she being a member of the Episcopal Church, her mind was calm, her faith being strong and unshaken, rising above doubt and uncertainty, her views of Heaven and immortal glory being bright and enchanting with holy delight. She bade a last farewell to weeping friends, resigning her spirit, through the triumphs of Christian faith, to the Father of Spirits, leaving the consoling evidence with her bereaved husband and friends, that her bright spirit is now enjoying the presence of God, in the climes of eternal repose.
The New Orleans Times, January 15, 1867 states that Laura's husband, "Major" Richard King had died on the 3rd ult. (Jan. 3, 1867) at his home at St. Alban's. This probably means he was buried in the same cemetery as his family but his grave has been lost.
Daughter of George Hook and his second wife Eleanor Hook Morehouse. Married Richard King in Ouachita Parish February 7, 1833. Mother of Bettye E., Richard, Jr., George Theodore and one other child (possibly a daughter).
A findagrave user sent the following information:
Lara suffered a long and terrible death from burn injuries she receive in a steamboat accident a few years earlier that had killed her two children, Bettye and Richard King, III.
A note of correction to the user submitted info: Bettye and Richard are the two children mentioned in their mother's obituary as having died in an epidemic. Dr. Robert Forbes McGuire mentions them in a diary entry as having died in a Scarlet fever epidemic (my notes are in brackets for clarity):
1840: "Scarlet fever prevailing, [Richard] King's two children [Bettye & Richard, Jr.] died & 6 slaves, generally healthy."
Dr. McGuire also mentions the two other King children who died on the Buckeye disaster, later on in his diary entry for March, 1844:
March, 1844 "On the 1st at 4 o'clock in the morning the Buckeye coming up with a large number of our citizens on board came in collision with the DeSoto at Red River cut-off & sunk in 5 minutes or less. There was near 300 passengers on board & it is thought from 60 to 80 lost. Col. D.A. Breard & his nephew, W. Macondry, the only ones lost from this town though many escaped narrowly. King lost his two children, Hyams one & Elizabeth Smith & several slaves, the extent of the loss not yet known. The Elizabeth arrived on the 7th, the first full account from the disaster."
Later newspaper articles state the body of Col. King's son was found. During the trial of the pilot of the Buckeye, Robert E. Klady, the boy's name was mentioned as George Theodore King. The other child was never mentioned.
Narcissa Grayson Garrett, who was on board the Buckeye when it went down, recounted her experience for her grandchildren in a written account. She mentions Richard, Laura and the two children they lost:
"There was Major King, wife, and two children, also a grown nurse. All could not save their two children. One, the youngest, was drowned in its Mother's arms, and the Father had charge of the eldest, but could not save her. Poor Mrs. King! She was almost a maniac. She never recovered from the effects of the terrible disaster..."
A nephew, Charles Bolivar Sterling mentioned visiting with the King family and mentioned all four children in passing: "Next morning continuing our route, arrived at Maj. Richard King's place "St. Albans" about 4 o'clk... Mrs. King had two pretty children, that had died previous to this, with the Scarlet fever. She was afterward, the mother of two other children, who were drowned on board of the Steamboat Buckeye, when that boat was run into and sunk by another boat, whose name I forget." [Charles Bolivar Sterling papers, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA].
The Mississippi Free Trader (Natchez, MS) April 25, 1848, Page 3
OBITUARY.
Died, at her residence, in the Parish of Caldwell, on Monday morning, the 10th inst., Mrs. LAURA E. KING, wife of Maj. Richard King, in the thirty-third year of her age.
With sorrow this notice will meet the eye of numerous friends of this estimable lady, whose deepest sympathies were enlisted in her misfortunes, in the hope of a restoration of health, which was lost 4 years ago, from exposure in the ill-fated steamer Buckeye, with the sad recollection that by the same disaster she lost from her arms two lovely children, and previously, from an epidemic, two other children, within a few days of each other, thus leaving her childless, and engendering a fatal disease that took her to the brink of the grave, in a few months after.
The deceased was a native of the Parish of Ouachita, and has left wide and extended family connexions and friends, who deeply regret the loss of one gifted with rare acquirements to constitute the character of the affectionate wife, kind neighbor, and warm friend, and retaining them through life, being adorned and beatified by Gospel privileges, being a member of the Church Militant, but has passed the cold Jordan of Death and joined the Church Triumphant. By the religious devotions of visiting ministers and church members, she being a member of the Episcopal Church, her mind was calm, her faith being strong and unshaken, rising above doubt and uncertainty, her views of Heaven and immortal glory being bright and enchanting with holy delight. She bade a last farewell to weeping friends, resigning her spirit, through the triumphs of Christian faith, to the Father of Spirits, leaving the consoling evidence with her bereaved husband and friends, that her bright spirit is now enjoying the presence of God, in the climes of eternal repose.
The New Orleans Times, January 15, 1867 states that Laura's husband, "Major" Richard King had died on the 3rd ult. (Jan. 3, 1867) at his home at St. Alban's. This probably means he was buried in the same cemetery as his family but his grave has been lost.
A findagrave user sent the following information:
Lara suffered a long and terrible death from burn injuries she receive in a steamboat accident a few years earlier that had killed her two children, Bettye and Richard King, III.
A note of correction to the user submitted info: Bettye and Richard are the two children mentioned in their mother's obituary as having died in an epidemic. Dr. Robert Forbes McGuire mentions them in a diary entry as having died in a Scarlet fever epidemic (my notes are in brackets for clarity):
1840: "Scarlet fever prevailing, [Richard] King's two children [Bettye & Richard, Jr.] died & 6 slaves, generally healthy."
Dr. McGuire also mentions the two other King children who died on the Buckeye disaster, later on in his diary entry for March, 1844:
March, 1844 "On the 1st at 4 o'clock in the morning the Buckeye coming up with a large number of our citizens on board came in collision with the DeSoto at Red River cut-off & sunk in 5 minutes or less. There was near 300 passengers on board & it is thought from 60 to 80 lost. Col. D.A. Breard & his nephew, W. Macondry, the only ones lost from this town though many escaped narrowly. King lost his two children, Hyams one & Elizabeth Smith & several slaves, the extent of the loss not yet known. The Elizabeth arrived on the 7th, the first full account from the disaster."
Later newspaper articles state the body of Col. King's son was found. During the trial of the pilot of the Buckeye, Robert E. Klady, the boy's name was mentioned as George Theodore King. The other child was never mentioned.
Narcissa Grayson Garrett, who was on board the Buckeye when it went down, recounted her experience for her grandchildren in a written account. She mentions Richard, Laura and the two children they lost:
"There was Major King, wife, and two children, also a grown nurse. All could not save their two children. One, the youngest, was drowned in its Mother's arms, and the Father had charge of the eldest, but could not save her. Poor Mrs. King! She was almost a maniac. She never recovered from the effects of the terrible disaster..."
A nephew, Charles Bolivar Sterling mentioned visiting with the King family and mentioned all four children in passing: "Next morning continuing our route, arrived at Maj. Richard King's place "St. Albans" about 4 o'clk... Mrs. King had two pretty children, that had died previous to this, with the Scarlet fever. She was afterward, the mother of two other children, who were drowned on board of the Steamboat Buckeye, when that boat was run into and sunk by another boat, whose name I forget." [Charles Bolivar Sterling papers, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA].
The Mississippi Free Trader (Natchez, MS) April 25, 1848, Page 3
OBITUARY.
Died, at her residence, in the Parish of Caldwell, on Monday morning, the 10th inst., Mrs. LAURA E. KING, wife of Maj. Richard King, in the thirty-third year of her age.
With sorrow this notice will meet the eye of numerous friends of this estimable lady, whose deepest sympathies were enlisted in her misfortunes, in the hope of a restoration of health, which was lost 4 years ago, from exposure in the ill-fated steamer Buckeye, with the sad recollection that by the same disaster she lost from her arms two lovely children, and previously, from an epidemic, two other children, within a few days of each other, thus leaving her childless, and engendering a fatal disease that took her to the brink of the grave, in a few months after.
The deceased was a native of the Parish of Ouachita, and has left wide and extended family connexions and friends, who deeply regret the loss of one gifted with rare acquirements to constitute the character of the affectionate wife, kind neighbor, and warm friend, and retaining them through life, being adorned and beatified by Gospel privileges, being a member of the Church Militant, but has passed the cold Jordan of Death and joined the Church Triumphant. By the religious devotions of visiting ministers and church members, she being a member of the Episcopal Church, her mind was calm, her faith being strong and unshaken, rising above doubt and uncertainty, her views of Heaven and immortal glory being bright and enchanting with holy delight. She bade a last farewell to weeping friends, resigning her spirit, through the triumphs of Christian faith, to the Father of Spirits, leaving the consoling evidence with her bereaved husband and friends, that her bright spirit is now enjoying the presence of God, in the climes of eternal repose.
The New Orleans Times, January 15, 1867 states that Laura's husband, "Major" Richard King had died on the 3rd ult. (Jan. 3, 1867) at his home at St. Alban's. This probably means he was buried in the same cemetery as his family but his grave has been lost.
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