BIO and DNA RELATIONSHIP...................

John "Jack" King is the son of Harbert King, Sr. and Mary "Polly" Owsley. He was born in Lincoln County, Kentucky c. 1816. His death date and location are unknown. He was last recorded in the 1870 Lincoln County, Kentucky census. He claimed to be 54 years old and a Photographer as occupation.

Jack joined the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Co. B., 6 th Kentucky Regiment,. He was captured near Buffington Island in Ohio. On 7/19/1863 he taken as a Prisoner of War. 1st to Camp Morton in Indianapolis, then received on August 22, 1863 at Camp Douglas, Illinois.
He was released on March 24, 1865 after swearing allegiance to the United States of America. The following physical features were recorded: Dark Complexion, Mixed Hair, Black Eyes, 5 ft 11 3/4 inches in Height.

Jack was married twice:

Marriage #1 - Jack and Julia Hessian King were the parents of the following children......
1. Mollie Caroline King b. 1835 d. 1902
2. Wm. Henry McVay King b. 1838 d. 1882
3. Sarah Adeline King b. 1840 d. 1912
4. PVT. John Henry McVay 'Mack' King, CSA b. 1844 d. 1906
5. Lucibba T. King b. 1845 d. After 1880
6. Josiah C. 'Jody' King b. 1847 d. 1908
7. Rev. Peter Franklin King b. 1851 d. 1897

In the 1850 and 1860 Census Jack & Julia lived in the Allen's Factory section of Marion County, Alabama, n.k.a. Bear Creek. Jack claimed to be employed as a mason and some of the children worked for the cotton factory.

Marriage #2 - Jack and Elizabeth Pitts Douglass were married on 8-9-1847 in Lincoln County, Kentucky and the parents of the following children.......
1. Rozabelle King b. 1849 - 1880 (50691282)
2. Fanny Miller King b. 1854 - Unknown (237300008)
3. Charles S King b. 1855 - 1856 (213192257)
4. John Samuel King b. 1858 - 1953 (33049501)
5. Peyton Jackson "Pate" King b. 1861 - 1936 (37968781)

DNA relationship proven - see ThruLines test uploaded to gedmatch.com - kit #ZV8811730. (John 'Jack' King's brother, William Mason King's descendent ,Jeff Williamson)
Thrulines shows that Jeff Williamson shares DNA with:
1. John "Jack" King and his first wife Julia Hession's son PVT John Henry McVay King and his descendents,
2. John "Jack" King and his second wife Elizabeth Pitts Douglass' son Peyton Jackson "Pate" King ( 37968781 ) and his descendents.

More Specifically:
1. PVT. John Henry McVay King , b. 1844 - 1906, (118902086) to his son William Dillard King to daughter Ola King to son William Dewey 'Billy' Scott.
2. Peyton Jackson "Pate" King, b. 1861 - 1936, ( 37968781 ) to his son Harry Collier King (57062456), b. 1907 - 1987, to his living descendents.