Herbert Charles King

Brief Life History of Herbert Charles

When Herbert Charles King was born on 28 February 1876, in Spring Arbor, Township of Spring Arbor, Jackson, Michigan, United States, his father, Charles Fenner King, was 29 and his mother, Frances Caroline Silloway, was 27. He married Caroline F Sparks in 1903, in California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1910. He died on 19 August 1966, in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herbert Charles King
1876–1966
Caroline F Sparks
1875–1929
Marriage: 1903
Herbert Lafayette King
1903–1968
Edna Frances King
1907–

Sources (19)

  • Herbert King in household of Charles King, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Charles H. King, "Michigan, Births, 1867-1902"
  • Herbert Charles King, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

World Events (8)

1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated

After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English king ‘king’ (Old English cyning, cyng), perhaps acquired by someone with kingly qualities or as a pageant name by someone who had acted the part of a king or had been chosen as the master of ceremonies or ‘king’ of an event such as a tournament, festival or folk ritual. In North America, the surname King has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig ) and Küng, French Roy , Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Kralj , Polish Krol . It is also very common among African Americans. It is also found as an artificial Jewish surname.

English: occasionally from the Middle English personal name King, originally an Old English nickname from the vocabulary word cyning, cyng ‘king’.

Irish: adopted for a variety of names containing the syllable (which means ‘king’ in Irish).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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