Brief Life History of Thomas K.
When Thomas K. King was born on 1 August 1798, in Gallatin, Kentucky, United States, his father, Thomas W. King, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Betsy Cotton, was 28. He married Lucetta Cooper on 15 November 1830, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 1 September 1846, in Daviess, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Oldham, Kentucky, United States.
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- Thomas King, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Thomas K. King, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas King, "United States, Cemetery Abstracts"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1801 · Cane Ridge Revival
The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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 rí (which means ‘king’ in Irish).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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THOMAS K. KING (deceased) was born in Gallatin County, Ky., Aug. 1, 1798, and was a son of Thomas and Betsey (Colton) King, natives of Virginia. He remained on the old home in Gallatin County, Ky., un …
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