James E. King

Maleabout 1842–after 1875

Brief Life History of James E.

When James E. King was born about 1842, in Alabama, United States, his father, William George King, was 46 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Lewis, was 41. He died after 1875.

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Family Time Line

William George King
1797–1857
Mary Elizabeth Lewis
1802–1865
Sarah Louise King
1822–1905
Mary H. King
1825–1875
George H. King
1825–1870
James E. King
1842–1875
John Slade King
1827–1893
Pleasant Robert King
1830–1915
Edmund King
1839–
Theopilus King
1850–1875
Francis F. King
1850–
Francis F King
1852–1875

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    World Events (5)

    1846

    Age 4

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1863

    Age 21

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    Age 21

    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

    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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