(From "History of Wabash County, Indiana" by Clarkson Weesner, pub. 1914, pp 566-567)
THOMAS WELLMAN KING, who was for many years a resident of Wabash, Indiana, and among its most prominent citizens in business, financial and public affairs, was a native of Ohio, his birth occuring in Summit county, October 16, 1836. He was the third in order of birth of the children born to Peter and Elizabeth (Moyer) King, the former born in York county, Pennsylvania and the latter in Westmoreland county, that state. His father, a miller by trade, came with his family to Wabash county in 1842 and purchased farm land three miles from the village of Wabash, but later disposed of that tract and established a home in the village. For years he was engaged in a general line of business and by hard and conscientious work accumulated a competency, at the same time winning the esteem and respect of all with whom he came in contact through his many sterling traits of character. In 1894, Mr. King passed away, having been preceded one year by the mother, and both are now at rest in the cemetery in Wabash. They wre among the first to settle here and it is to such earnest, industrious and God-fearing people that the county owes its present standing among the leaders in the great state of Indiana. In 1842, they came to Wabash county, Indiana, Thomas W. King being then six years old.
When but fifteen years of age, Thomas Wellman King embarked upon a career of his own, having recieved a more or less educational training in the public schools. He was content to start at the bottom, accepting a humble position as a clerk in a dry goods store, but he was not destined to remain among the ranks of the mediocre, for, after thoroughly assimilating the details of the business, he formed a partnership with his father and upon the latter's retirement assumed full charge of the busienss, which assumed large portions under his brilliant and well-directed management. Subsequently, Mr. King became interested in a string of grain elevators, and was also the head of a large hardware house, the latter being continued with much success for a period of fifteen years. For years, Mr. King was vice-president and a director of the Wabash National Bank, and his standing in the financial world was evidenced by the confidence placed in him by his associates, who in all matters of importance trusted him implicitly for guidance and leadership. When he passed away, December 14, 1912, his county lost a man whose place in the business world it was extremely hard to fill; to his family a kind and indulgent father, and his host of friends a loyal and lovable companion whom they had always found ready to aid them in times of trouble or distress.
On October 22, 1857, Mr. King was married to Miss Jane D. Stitt, daughter of Archibald and Catherine (Simpson) Stitt, the former born in County Down, Ireland, in 1802, and the latter in Pennsylvania in 1811, and married in the mother's birthplace in 1827. In 1833 Mr. Stitt came to Wabash county, Indiana, and secured the contract for building the Wabash & Erie Canal from Lagro to Lafayette, and completed that immense work in 1840. In 1835 he returned to Pennsylvania for his family and brought them to Wabash county, establishing a home at Lagro, but on completing his work on the canal returned to Pennsylvania. He later acquired government land in Rich Valley, and this he cleared and improved, developing a handsome and valuable farm, but in August 1850, when elected treasurer of Wabash county, came here with his family, and continued to make this his home until his death in 1867. He was followed to his grave by the mother in 1892, and both were buried in the Wabash Cemetery.
To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. King were born three children, as follows: a daughter who died unnamed in infancy; Harry S., born May 8, 1860; and Charles Sherman, born September 14, 1865, a graduate of Yale University. Mrs. King, who survives her husband and makes her home in Wabash, is still hale and hearty although she has reached the age of seventy-seven years. She is widely known in Wabash and is respected and esteemed by the who community and warmly beloved by a wide circle of appreciative friends.
THOMAS WELLMAN KING, who was for many years a resident of Wabash, Indiana, and among its most prominent citizens in business, financial and public affairs, was a native of Ohio, his birth occuring in Summit county, October 16, 1836. He was the third in order of birth of the children born to Peter and Elizabeth (Moyer) King, the former born in York county, Pennsylvania and the latter in Westmoreland county, that state. His father, a miller by trade, came with his family to Wabash county in 1842 and purchased farm land three miles from the village of Wabash, but later disposed of that tract and established a home in the village. For years he was engaged in a general line of business and by hard and conscientious work accumulated a competency, at the same time winning the esteem and respect of all with whom he came in contact through his many sterling traits of character. In 1894, Mr. King passed away, having been preceded one year by the mother, and both are now at rest in the cemetery in Wabash. They wre among the first to settle here and it is to such earnest, industrious and God-fearing people that the county owes its present standing among the leaders in the great state of Indiana. In 1842, they came to Wabash county, Indiana, Thomas W. King being then six years old.
When but fifteen years of age, Thomas Wellman King embarked upon a career of his own, having recieved a more or less educational training in the public schools. He was content to start at the bottom, accepting a humble position as a clerk in a dry goods store, but he was not destined to remain among the ranks of the mediocre, for, after thoroughly assimilating the details of the business, he formed a partnership with his father and upon the latter's retirement assumed full charge of the busienss, which assumed large portions under his brilliant and well-directed management. Subsequently, Mr. King became interested in a string of grain elevators, and was also the head of a large hardware house, the latter being continued with much success for a period of fifteen years. For years, Mr. King was vice-president and a director of the Wabash National Bank, and his standing in the financial world was evidenced by the confidence placed in him by his associates, who in all matters of importance trusted him implicitly for guidance and leadership. When he passed away, December 14, 1912, his county lost a man whose place in the business world it was extremely hard to fill; to his family a kind and indulgent father, and his host of friends a loyal and lovable companion whom they had always found ready to aid them in times of trouble or distress.
On October 22, 1857, Mr. King was married to Miss Jane D. Stitt, daughter of Archibald and Catherine (Simpson) Stitt, the former born in County Down, Ireland, in 1802, and the latter in Pennsylvania in 1811, and married in the mother's birthplace in 1827. In 1833 Mr. Stitt came to Wabash county, Indiana, and secured the contract for building the Wabash & Erie Canal from Lagro to Lafayette, and completed that immense work in 1840. In 1835 he returned to Pennsylvania for his family and brought them to Wabash county, establishing a home at Lagro, but on completing his work on the canal returned to Pennsylvania. He later acquired government land in Rich Valley, and this he cleared and improved, developing a handsome and valuable farm, but in August 1850, when elected treasurer of Wabash county, came here with his family, and continued to make this his home until his death in 1867. He was followed to his grave by the mother in 1892, and both were buried in the Wabash Cemetery.
To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. King were born three children, as follows: a daughter who died unnamed in infancy; Harry S., born May 8, 1860; and Charles Sherman, born September 14, 1865, a graduate of Yale University. Mrs. King, who survives her husband and makes her home in Wabash, is still hale and hearty although she has reached the age of seventy-seven years. She is widely known in Wabash and is respected and esteemed by the who community and warmly beloved by a wide circle of appreciative friends.
(From "History of Wabash County, Indiana" by Clarkson Weesner, pub. 1914, pp 566-567)
THOMAS WELLMAN KING, who was for many years a resident of Wabash, Indiana, and among its most prominent citizens in business, financial and public affairs, was a native of Ohio, his birth occuring in Summit county, October 16, 1836. He was the third in order of birth of the children born to Peter and Elizabeth (Moyer) King, the former born in York county, Pennsylvania and the latter in Westmoreland county, that state. His father, a miller by trade, came with his family to Wabash county in 1842 and purchased farm land three miles from the village of Wabash, but later disposed of that tract and established a home in the village. For years he was engaged in a general line of business and by hard and conscientious work accumulated a competency, at the same time winning the esteem and respect of all with whom he came in contact through his many sterling traits of character. In 1894, Mr. King passed away, having been preceded one year by the mother, and both are now at rest in the cemetery in Wabash. They wre among the first to settle here and it is to such earnest, industrious and God-fearing people that the county owes its present standing among the leaders in the great state of Indiana. In 1842, they came to Wabash county, Indiana, Thomas W. King being then six years old.
When but fifteen years of age, Thomas Wellman King embarked upon a career of his own, having recieved a more or less educational training in the public schools. He was content to start at the bottom, accepting a humble position as a clerk in a dry goods store, but he was not destined to remain among the ranks of the mediocre, for, after thoroughly assimilating the details of the business, he formed a partnership with his father and upon the latter's retirement assumed full charge of the busienss, which assumed large portions under his brilliant and well-directed management. Subsequently, Mr. King became interested in a string of grain elevators, and was also the head of a large hardware house, the latter being continued with much success for a period of fifteen years. For years, Mr. King was vice-president and a director of the Wabash National Bank, and his standing in the financial world was evidenced by the confidence placed in him by his associates, who in all matters of importance trusted him implicitly for guidance and leadership. When he passed away, December 14, 1912, his county lost a man whose place in the business world it was extremely hard to fill; to his family a kind and indulgent father, and his host of friends a loyal and lovable companion whom they had always found ready to aid them in times of trouble or distress.
On October 22, 1857, Mr. King was married to Miss Jane D. Stitt, daughter of Archibald and Catherine (Simpson) Stitt, the former born in County Down, Ireland, in 1802, and the latter in Pennsylvania in 1811, and married in the mother's birthplace in 1827. In 1833 Mr. Stitt came to Wabash county, Indiana, and secured the contract for building the Wabash & Erie Canal from Lagro to Lafayette, and completed that immense work in 1840. In 1835 he returned to Pennsylvania for his family and brought them to Wabash county, establishing a home at Lagro, but on completing his work on the canal returned to Pennsylvania. He later acquired government land in Rich Valley, and this he cleared and improved, developing a handsome and valuable farm, but in August 1850, when elected treasurer of Wabash county, came here with his family, and continued to make this his home until his death in 1867. He was followed to his grave by the mother in 1892, and both were buried in the Wabash Cemetery.
To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. King were born three children, as follows: a daughter who died unnamed in infancy; Harry S., born May 8, 1860; and Charles Sherman, born September 14, 1865, a graduate of Yale University. Mrs. King, who survives her husband and makes her home in Wabash, is still hale and hearty although she has reached the age of seventy-seven years. She is widely known in Wabash and is respected and esteemed by the who community and warmly beloved by a wide circle of appreciative friends.
THOMAS WELLMAN KING, who was for many years a resident of Wabash, Indiana, and among its most prominent citizens in business, financial and public affairs, was a native of Ohio, his birth occuring in Summit county, October 16, 1836. He was the third in order of birth of the children born to Peter and Elizabeth (Moyer) King, the former born in York county, Pennsylvania and the latter in Westmoreland county, that state. His father, a miller by trade, came with his family to Wabash county in 1842 and purchased farm land three miles from the village of Wabash, but later disposed of that tract and established a home in the village. For years he was engaged in a general line of business and by hard and conscientious work accumulated a competency, at the same time winning the esteem and respect of all with whom he came in contact through his many sterling traits of character. In 1894, Mr. King passed away, having been preceded one year by the mother, and both are now at rest in the cemetery in Wabash. They wre among the first to settle here and it is to such earnest, industrious and God-fearing people that the county owes its present standing among the leaders in the great state of Indiana. In 1842, they came to Wabash county, Indiana, Thomas W. King being then six years old.
When but fifteen years of age, Thomas Wellman King embarked upon a career of his own, having recieved a more or less educational training in the public schools. He was content to start at the bottom, accepting a humble position as a clerk in a dry goods store, but he was not destined to remain among the ranks of the mediocre, for, after thoroughly assimilating the details of the business, he formed a partnership with his father and upon the latter's retirement assumed full charge of the busienss, which assumed large portions under his brilliant and well-directed management. Subsequently, Mr. King became interested in a string of grain elevators, and was also the head of a large hardware house, the latter being continued with much success for a period of fifteen years. For years, Mr. King was vice-president and a director of the Wabash National Bank, and his standing in the financial world was evidenced by the confidence placed in him by his associates, who in all matters of importance trusted him implicitly for guidance and leadership. When he passed away, December 14, 1912, his county lost a man whose place in the business world it was extremely hard to fill; to his family a kind and indulgent father, and his host of friends a loyal and lovable companion whom they had always found ready to aid them in times of trouble or distress.
On October 22, 1857, Mr. King was married to Miss Jane D. Stitt, daughter of Archibald and Catherine (Simpson) Stitt, the former born in County Down, Ireland, in 1802, and the latter in Pennsylvania in 1811, and married in the mother's birthplace in 1827. In 1833 Mr. Stitt came to Wabash county, Indiana, and secured the contract for building the Wabash & Erie Canal from Lagro to Lafayette, and completed that immense work in 1840. In 1835 he returned to Pennsylvania for his family and brought them to Wabash county, establishing a home at Lagro, but on completing his work on the canal returned to Pennsylvania. He later acquired government land in Rich Valley, and this he cleared and improved, developing a handsome and valuable farm, but in August 1850, when elected treasurer of Wabash county, came here with his family, and continued to make this his home until his death in 1867. He was followed to his grave by the mother in 1892, and both were buried in the Wabash Cemetery.
To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. King were born three children, as follows: a daughter who died unnamed in infancy; Harry S., born May 8, 1860; and Charles Sherman, born September 14, 1865, a graduate of Yale University. Mrs. King, who survives her husband and makes her home in Wabash, is still hale and hearty although she has reached the age of seventy-seven years. She is widely known in Wabash and is respected and esteemed by the who community and warmly beloved by a wide circle of appreciative friends.
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