Brief Life History of Robert Edson
When Robert Edson King was born on 1 November 1834, in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, John Morris King, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Ann Jewell, was 20. He married Margaretta Lemon on 18 March 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 9 November 1921, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Robt E King, "United States Census, 1860"
- Robert E. King in entry for Margaretta Lemon King, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Robt B King, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1834–1921 Male
1839–1922 Female
Children (13)
1856–1921 Male
1858–1929 Male
1860–1907 Male
1863–1864 Male
1865–1941 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1809–1855 Male
1814–1873 Female
Siblings (5)
1834–1921 Male
1837– Female
1840–1905 Female
1844–1916 Male
1851–1888 Male
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 2
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
Age 5
1858 · A House Divided
Age 24
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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Robert Edson King (1 November 1834 – 9 November 1921)
Son of John Morris King and Sarah Ann Jewell Married: Margaretta Lemon, 18 Mar 1855, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Married: Angelina (Ann Julina) Thrift Boley, 18 Mar 1856, Salt Lake City, Salt La …
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