Brief Life History of Jane Ginsey
When Jane Ginsey King was born in 1811, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Hanuel King, was 25 and her mother, Mary Waggoner, was 21. She married William Thomas Gunter on 7 July 1829, in Blount, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Alabama, United States in 1870. She died in 1880, in Blount, Alabama, United States, at the age of 69.
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Sources (20)
- Jane Gunter in household of Wm Gunter, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jane King, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Jane Gunter in entry for Mary Ann Lawrence, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
Spouse and Children
1804–1880 Male
1811–1880 Female
Children (6)
1831–1870 Male
1834–1911 Female
1836– Female
1839–1896 Female
1845–1931 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1786–1850 Male
1790–1881 Female
Siblings (16)
1805–1880 Male
1811–1880 Female
1812–1876 Male
1813–1854 Female
1814–1876 Male
+11 More Children
World Events (8)
1812
Age 1
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 1
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 19
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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Households of King Allied Families
Research compiled 12 Dec 2019 by ALH. Last Update 10 Apr 2021 by ALH. King Neighbors Household Numbers for Kings and Allied Families Index Part 1. Alabama Research Notes Part 2. Allied Family Relati …
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