John Henry King was the son of Carter Beverly and Nancy Caroline Ferguson King. He was a brother of Charles Wesley King. He enlisted in the Confederate States Army October 5, 1861 at Daingerfield, Titus Co., Texas. He served in Company D. 9th Texas Infantry, first as a Private and later as a 1st Corporal. John Henry married Mattie J. Ward in 1871. His obituary is taken from the Cumby Rustler newspaper Feb. 12, 1909. John Henry King of Cumby, died February 5, 1909, at the home of his sister in Omaha, Texas. Mr. King passed through this city enroute for Omaha on business. He was taken ill that night and died on Friday night following. He has been laid to rest in the Cumby cemetery. King was born in Marion County, Tennessee, in 1842 and has lived in Texas since 1846. He served in the 9th Texas Infantry under the Confederate flag throughout the war, losing an arm in one of the battles around Vicksburg. By profession he was a lawyer and a number of years ago was county attorney of Titus county. Later he served as assessor of Franklin county, when a few years ago he moved to Cumby. He was in his 67th year and leaves a son, Henry King, two daughters, Mrs Kyle Cross and Mrs. Hugh Green of Cumby. He was a member of Gen. Joe Wheeler Camp, C.S.V. Cumby, Texas.
John Henry King was the son of Carter Beverly and Nancy Caroline Ferguson King. He was a brother of Charles Wesley King. He enlisted in the Confederate States Army October 5, 1861 at Daingerfield, Titus Co., Texas. He served in Company D. 9th Texas Infantry, first as a Private and later as a 1st Corporal. John Henry married Mattie J. Ward in 1871. His obituary is taken from the Cumby Rustler newspaper Feb. 12, 1909. John Henry King of Cumby, died February 5, 1909, at the home of his sister in Omaha, Texas. Mr. King passed through this city enroute for Omaha on business. He was taken ill that night and died on Friday night following. He has been laid to rest in the Cumby cemetery. King was born in Marion County, Tennessee, in 1842 and has lived in Texas since 1846. He served in the 9th Texas Infantry under the Confederate flag throughout the war, losing an arm in one of the battles around Vicksburg. By profession he was a lawyer and a number of years ago was county attorney of Titus county. Later he served as assessor of Franklin county, when a few years ago he moved to Cumby. He was in his 67th year and leaves a son, Henry King, two daughters, Mrs Kyle Cross and Mrs. Hugh Green of Cumby. He was a member of Gen. Joe Wheeler Camp, C.S.V. Cumby, Texas.
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JOHN HENRY KING CO D 9 TEXAS INF CSA
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