1900 - 1974

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• Birth	25 May 1900	Little South Fork, Casey, Kentucky, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Mar 1974	Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
  Buried	24 Mar 1974	East Lawn Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I35	Ellis-Pagoria Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2012
  Father	Samuel Franklin King,   b. 1854, Kentucky ,   d. 1934, Barren County, Kentucky
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Tapscott,   b. 20 May 1865, Gravel Switch, Marion County, Kentucky ,   d. 07 Dec 1946, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
  Married	25 Mar 1881	Liberty, Cassey County, Kentucky
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet
  Family	Myrtle Azalia Speers,   b. 06 Jun 1900, Gibson City, Illinois ,   d. 18 Oct 1978, Normal, Illinois
  Married	23 Dec 1919	Gibson City, Illinois
  Notes	The date of the marriage is not known for sure. The obituary of John O. King says they were married on December 23, 1919, while the obituary of Myrtle Speers says November 23, 1919. I will stick with the December date figuring the widow would remember her wedding date more accurately than her kids would when it was time for her funeral 4 years later.
  Children	1. Catherine Elizabeth King,   b. 26 Dec 1922, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA ,   d. 08 Dec 1995, Chicago, Illinois   2. Darlene A. King   3. Melva Jean King,   b. UNKNOWN   4. John D. King,   b. UNKNOWN   5. Richard L. King,   b. 22 Sep 1929, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA ,   d. 17 May 1987, Indianapolis, Indiana
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet

• Photos	KINGFA_1029.jpg
  	1920 Census - John & Martha King Baugh & Family.jpg
  	1900 Census - Frank & Mary Tapscott King & Family.jpg

• Notes

  The Pantagraph obituary follows (3/23/1974). John O. King. John O. King, 73, of 4081/2 E. Market, died at 1:50 a.m. Friday at Brokaw Hospital. Mr. King worked for the Bloomington school system until he retired in 1965. Earlier he worked for the Seven-Up Co. Private family services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Beck Memorial Home, with the Rev. Robert Phillips officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Mr. King was born May 25, 1900, in Kentucky, a son of Frank and Mary King. He married Myrtle A. Speers Dec. 23, 1919, in Gibson City. Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Catherine Collier, 513 S. State; Mrs. Darlene Schmidt, 503 Radliff Road, and Mrs. Melva Guengerich, San Diego, Calif.; two sons, John D., Elgin and Richard, Indianopolis, Ind.; a sister Mrs. Bessie Buzick, 406 S. Gridley; 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Mr. King was a member of Eastview Christian Church.