Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeBios/55 Surname: King, Cramer, Cade ------------------------- (I am not related to this family.) Portrait and Biographical Album of Lee County, Iowa Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1887 Page 284 JOHN KING, a well-to-do and prosperous farmer residing on section 23, Cedar Township, was born three miles south of Wheeling, W.Va., Feb. 11, 1836. His father, John King, was a native of Germany, and his grandfather, also named John, was a native of the same country, where he was reared to manhood and became a Benedict. The latter came to America with his wife and three children about 1800, and settled in Westmoreland County, Pa., on a farm, and there lived until his death. Of their eleven children born in that State, ten grew to attain the age of maturity and to become the heads of families. The father of our subject was reared to manhood in Pennsylvania, and subsequently settling near Wheeling, W.Va., there rented and cultivated a tract of land, meeting with partial success. In 1838 he returned to Westmoreland County, and renting a farm, was cooupied in agricultural pursuits until his death, which took place two years later, in 1840. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Rachel Cramer, and her demise occurred five months previous to that of her husband. She left eight children to mourn their loss. The subject of this notice was four years old when his parents died, and being orphaned at that early age, he was bound out to a farmer of Westmoreland County, James Hayes by name, and was exceedingly fortunate in obtaining a home with that gentleman, for he remembers him as one just in his dealings and possessing a kind heart. In 1843 Mr. King came to this county with his adopted father, who located in Franklin Township. there our subject grew to manhood on a farm and in the home of Mr. Hayes. He continued to live with him until his death, when he took charge of the farm for Mrs. Hayes, and successfully conducted it until he was twenty-four years old. At that age in life Mr. King joined the army of Benedicts, and settled in Knox County, Mo., where he cultivated rented land for four years. After that he returned to Lee County, and was a renter for two years in Cedar Township, and then bought the place he now owns. It was but little improved at the time he bought it, and he now has all the land under an advanced state of cultivation and good buildings on the place, together with fruit and shade trees. His marriage took place in 1859, and the lady chosen as his life companion was Miss Eliza J. Cade. She was born in Ohio in 1843, and has bourne our subject ten children - Julia A., Minerva E., Adelia F., John R., James K., Charles W., Horace M., Jesse L., Daisy J. and Daniel G. In politics Mr. King is a Democrat.