Friday, May 30, 2008

Joseph (Joe) King

Joseph (Joe) King
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My grandfather Joseph (Joe) King and his son Roy - pic. taken between 1937 & 1939My grandfather Joseph (Joe) King and his second wife my grandmother Ethel (Anderson) and there dau. Rachel (left front) and there son Harvie (right front) - pic taken between 1955 & 1958 *****************************
Joseph King son of Moses Jaco (Jake King) and Martha Wylie was born 09 January 1890 in Farmington, Missouri, and died 29 December 1961 in Centerville, St. Clair County, Illinois. He married (1) Rose A. Hause, daughter of Jacob Hause and Barbara Unknown. She was born 03 September 1892 in St. Louis, Missouri, and died 11 February 1921 in St. Louis, Missouri. Children of Joseph and Rose are Evelyn and Joseph. He married (2) Ethel Anderson 19 May 1936 in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois1, daughter of Harrison Anderson and Sarah Stivers. She was born 04 February 1913 in Blackwell, Missouri, and died 20 December 1997 in Marissa, St. Clair County, Illinois. Children of Joseph and Ethel are Betty, Martha Ruthann, Sunday, Rachel, Roy, Fred, Henry Glenwood, Walter, and Harvey,
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Obituary

Joseph King dies at 78 Belleville News Democrat December 31, 1961 The funeral services for Joseph King will be held Tuesday at 1p.m. at the Full Gospel Church of Jesus Christ in E. St. Louis with the Rev. Leon Jones officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Belleville, IL. Friends may call after 3 pm, at the Robbins Funeral Home on Tuesday. Mr. King died Friday at 10:15 a.m. of a lingering illness in Centerville Township Hospital. He had been in the Hospital for four days. Born in Farmington, Mo., he lived in E. St. Louis for 30 years. He had retired as a sand blaster 10 years ago. Survivors include: his wife Ethel, four daughters: Mrs. Betty Trail of Belleville, Ruthann, Sunday, and Rachel King, all of E. St. Louis, and six sons: Roy, Fred, Glenwood, Walter, and Harvey, all of E. St. Louis, and Hubert of Collinsville. His mother Martha Kelly (Wylie) also survives him, as well as a brother , Walter of California, a sister Margaret King of St Louis, and a number of grandchildren.
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Joseph (Joe) King has been found on the following Census........

1910 census St Francois, St Francois, Missouri (Jake King (father) as head of house, Martha (mother) and Joe King (son) along with 2 brothers and 1 sister)
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1920 Census St Louis Ward 14, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri (Joe King as head of house and his wife Rose and two children)
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1930 Census St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri(Joseph King as head of house with his mother Martha, step-father William and half-brother James)
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