Generation
Three
8. Thomas Baker KING (589);[1]
born February 4, 1844 in Pulaski Co., VA;[2]
married Mary Jane Rankin (590), daughter of James Rankin
(614) and Amanda M. Godby (615), December 19, 1866 in Pulaski Co., VA;[3]
died of influenza on October 7, 1918 in Pulaski Co., VA, at age 74.[4],[5]
A Civil War Veteran, he enlisted in the 50th VA INF as a
Private, Co. I in Dublin, Pulaski Co.,
VA "in the spring" of 1863 and served two years. Born in Pulaski Co. on Feb. 4, 1844, Thomas
King was a laborer, age 16, in 1860.
He On Feb. 15, 1865, he was
detailed "to gather forage for army." After the war, Thomas King was a farmer. He was living, age 63 in Pulaski Co., VA on
Aug. 12, 1907 and he eventually died there of influenza on Oct. 7, 1918.[6]
He ended military service after February 15, 1865.[7]
He was a farmer in 1867[8],[9]
in Pulaski Co., VA.[10]
Mary Jane RANKIN
(590)[11],[12]
was born after February 12, 1850 in Pulaski Co., VA.[13]
Children of Thomas Baker King
(589) and Mary Jane Rankin (590) were as follows:
+ 11.
i. Cornelia Idella (545), born August 28, 1867 in Pulaski Co., VA; married John Chester Roseberry (544).
12. ii. William Chapman (591); born December 5, 1868 in Pulaski Co., VA; died July 15, 1961, at age 92[14] and
was buried in Newbern Community Cemetery, Pulaski Co., VA.[15]
He lived
on November 3, 1954 in Newbern, Pulaski, VA.[16]
13.
iii. George
Edward (592); born April 13, 1877.
14. iv. Rhoda (593); born February 26, 1879.
15. v. Fred Hydon (594); born May, 1880.
16. vi. Edgar Boynton (595); born August 28, 1881.
17.
vii. Ella
Howe (596); born March 5, 1883; married ? McCrow (602).
She
lived on November 3, 1954 in Radford, VA.[17]
18. viii. Bessie
Cloyd (597); born March 1, 1885; married ? Robbins (601).
She
lived on November 3, 1954 in Blacksburg, VA.[18]
19. ix. Mary Jane (598); born October 13, 1886; married ? Roseberry (600).
She
lived on November 3, 1954 in Glen Rock, PA.[19]
20. x. Walter Wysor (599); born September 5, 1887.
He lived
on November 3, 1954 in Switchback, WVA.[20]
Generation
Four
11. Cornelia Idella KING (545);[21],[22]
born August 28, 1867 in Pulaski Co., VA;[23],[24]
married John Chester Roseberry (544), son of Samuel Roseberry
(566) and Agnes Jane Manly (567), September 17, 1885 in Pulaski Co., VA;[25]
died November 2, 1954 in Pulaski Co., VA, at age 87;[26] and
was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski Co., VA.[27]
John Chester ROSEBERRY
(544)[28],[29]
was born on October 11, 1863 in Carroll Co., VA.[30],[31],[32]
He worked at Pulaski Veneer Corporation between 1927 and 1940.[33]
He worked at RCA after 1940.[34]
Roseberry lived before 1954 in Newbern Ave., East Pulaski, Pulaski, VA[35],[36]
and was a member of the Aldergate Methodist Church.[37]
He died on April 10, 1959 in Pulaski Co., VA, at age 95[38] and
was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski Co., VA.[39]
For more on this family see the Roseberry
section.
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[1]Pulaski County Marriage Register 1866, Dec. 19, 1866, 45 Dec. 19, 1866 Pulaski Co. Thomas King/Mary Jane Rankin 22/16 Single/Single POB-Pulaski Co. VA/Pulaski Co. VA Res-Pulaski Co./Pulaski Co. Parents-R & P King/J & A Rankin Occ-Farmer Ceremony-R. V. Godbey.
[2]John Chapla, 50th VA INF, p. 165.
[3]Pulaski County Marriage Register 1866.
[5]John Chapla, 50th VA INF, p. 165.
[6]Ibid.
[7]John Chapla, 50th VA INF, p. 165.
[8]Ibid.
[9]Clarita H. Morgan, compiler, Births and Deaths in the Court Records of Pulaski County, VA, p. 46. Hereinafter cited as Pulaski Births and Deaths.
[10]Ibid.
[11]Research Notes on Roseberry Genealogy, Roseberry Family Files, p. 1, 2.
[12]Pulaski County Marriage Register, Dec. 19, 1866, 45 Dec. 19, 1866 Pulaski Co. Thomas King/Mary Jane Rankin 22/16 Single/Single POB-Pulaski Co. VA/Pulaski Co. VA Res-Pulaski Co./Pulaski Co. Parents-R & P King/J & A Rankin Occ-Farmer Ceremony-R. V. Godbey.
[13]Ibid., Pulaski County Marriage Register 1866, Dec. 19, 1866. Wife's age given as 16.
[14]Malita & Douthat, James Murphy, compiler, Gates to Glory, Cemeteries of Pulaski County, Virginia (Douthat, James L.), p. 150. Hereinafter cited as Gates to Glory.
[15]Ibid.
[16]Mrs. Cornelia K. Roseberry.
[17]Ibid.
[18]Ibid.
[19]Ibid.
[20]Ibid.
[21]Married 55 Years.
[22]69th Wedding Anniversary, 9/1954. Hereinafter cited as 69th Anniversary.
[23]Murphy, Gates to Glory, p. 47 Oakwood Cemetery.
[24]Research Notes on Roseberry Genealogy, Roseberry Family Files, p. 1.
[25]Ibid.
[26]Murphy, Gates to Glory, p. 47 Oakwood Cemetery.
[27]Murphy, Gates to Glory, p. 47.
[28]Mrs. Cornelia K. Roseberry, Nov. 3, 1954.
[29]1870 VA, Carroll County Census , #211/206 Listed with Roseberry, Samuel. Hereinafter cited as 1870 VA, Carroll County Census.
[30]Murphy, Gates to Glory, p. 47 Oakwood Cemetery.
[31]Married 55 Years.
[32]Research Notes on Roseberry Genealogy, Roseberry Family Files, p. 1.
[33]Married 55 Years.
[34]69th Anniversary.
[35]Pulaski Co., VA; Maryland.
[36]69th Anniversary.
[37]Ibid.
[38]Murphy, Gates to Glory, p. 47 Oakwood Cemetery.
[39]Ibid., p. 47.