He was the son of Thomas M. King and Mary Cox.
The nickname of "Dipen" was given to him because it was one of his commonly used words he often started a sentence with Dipen.
Burl was married five times:
1st in 1845 to Genevive Stephens
2nd in 1849 to Rabecca Stephens
3rd in 1853 to Margie Marie Foster
4th in 1885 to Bethada Strunk (Widow of Joseph Coffey)
5th in 1901 to Amanda "Mandy" Whalen
Burl had a total of 18 Kids the oldest one was Jeptha "Jep" Stephens he did not keep the last name King he used his mothers surname.
He was the son of Thomas M. King and Mary Cox.
The nickname of "Dipen" was given to him because it was one of his commonly used words he often started a sentence with Dipen.
Burl was married five times:
1st in 1845 to Genevive Stephens
2nd in 1849 to Rabecca Stephens
3rd in 1853 to Margie Marie Foster
4th in 1885 to Bethada Strunk (Widow of Joseph Coffey)
5th in 1901 to Amanda "Mandy" Whalen
Burl had a total of 18 Kids the oldest one was Jeptha "Jep" Stephens he did not keep the last name King he used his mothers surname.
Family Members
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William T. King
1814–1877
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Enos King
1816–1892
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Jackson H. King
1817–1857
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Elizabeth King Strunk
1819–1896
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Mary "Polly" King Strunk
1820–1896
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Nancy Jane King Ross
1821–1878
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Mathew King Sr
1824–1901
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Daniel "Dan" King
1830–1899
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Lucinda Narcissus "Lucy" King Strunk
1835–1909
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Elisha S King
1837–1892
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Thomas Braxton "Brack" King
1839–1918
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Jeptha King "Jep" Stephens
1846–1900
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Emby King Sr
1852–1937
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Mary A. "Polly" King Spradlin
1854–1895
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Rachel Ann King Stephens
1854–1916
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Isham King
1862–1899
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Nancy Jane "Nannie" King Patrick
1864–1947
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Tabitha King King
1866–1926
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Margie Marie King Crabtree
1870–1921
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Nettie King Young
1875–1935
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Burl Franklin King
1877–1958