Kenneth Gail King

Brief Life History of Kenneth Gail

When Kenneth Gail King was born on 13 August 1925, in Comanche, Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Grady King, was 29 and his mother, Kathleen Mabel Beene, was 24. He married Quanda June Vaughan on 5 August 1945, in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Taylor, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 1 July 2004, in Comanche, Texas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Kenneth Gail King
1925–2004
Quanda June Vaughan
1930–2011
Marriage: 5 August 1945
Sherry Kathleen King
1950–1975

Sources (11)

  • Kenneth Gail King in household of Tom G King, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Kenneth Gail King, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Kenneth G King, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

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World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

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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