hopefully the attached information will help clarify our branch of the King family. John & Caroline lived in the Garrard County/Lexington KY area. Several of their children (David Granville, Lina (Tide) and William) moved to McLean County IL, where many of their descendents still live, farming the land that has been in the family for several generations now. Others, (Barthena, Jess & Nancy) stayed in Kentucky, and were living there in the 1950s and 60s. My own family (William Lee, s/o David Granville) moved to Des Moines Iowa around 1916-1920. I don't know where the family originated, and I don't know of any connection with Alabama or other southern states until several of the children from my father's generation settled in Georgia...some in the 1960s/70s, and some in the late 1980s. Thanks for the responses so far...hope some of us "King Cousins" can find each other and help each other out! Descendants of: CAROLINE SINGER AND JOHN KING 1 CAROLINE SINGER b. ABT 1824 m. JOHN KING b. ABT 1823 2 DAVID GRANVILLE KING b. 26 Dec 1854 d. 11 Oct 1937 m. 2 Nov 1876 MAHALIA EDGINGTON b. 9 Oct 1854 d. 16 Jan 1937 3 WILLIAM LEE KING b. 4 Mar 1881 d. 22 Jan 1959 m. 7 Jun 1911 ZULA AGNES JONES b. 13 Jul 1887 d. 27 Oct 1963 (These are my grandparents) 3 ALLEN CONLEY KING b. 4 Jun 1889 d. 30 Oct 1958 m. 28 Jan 1920 CAROLINE K. ARNOLD b. 7 Aug 1893 d. 29 Oct 1978 3 JOHN RICHARD KING b. 25 Sep 1886 d. 9 Jun 1976 m. 16 Mar 1920 LOUISE M. ARNOLD b. 23 Jun 1895 d. 22 Jun 1972 3 SUE MADELINE KING b. 11 Feb 1892 d. 19 Jun 1973 m. 4 Jul 1912 ROY ANDREW SCOTT b. 13 Aug 1890 d. 19 Dec 1979 3 TESSIE ADA KING b. 15 Jul 1879 d. 25 Mar 1968 m. 4 Oct 1904 THOMAS WILLIAM EASTERBROOK d. 27 May 1969 3 LINA BELLE KING (known as "Tide" or "Tida")b. 27 Dec 1883 d. 1 Jan 1975 m. 1925 JACK PRATHER m. VOL B. FEIRTAG b. 1888 d. 1963 2 WILLIAM PIERCE KING b. 1855 d. 16 Jun 1934 m. 1888 CLARA LOUISE RICHARDS d. 10 Jan 1955 3 IVY KING 3 JESSE GILBERT KING b. 1 Jan 1892 d. 23 Aug 1972 m. 30 Mar 1928 MINA TRAVIS d. 10 Feb 1973 3 HARRY REID KING b. 15 Nov 1895 d. 9 Mar 1960 m. 25 Apr 1925 MARIE MUNSON 2 ELIZABETH KING m. ??? HURT m. JACKSON PRATHER b. 1836 3 DAVID GRANVILLE HURT 3 WILLIAM ANDERSON HURT 3 JAMES RANDAL HURT 3 GEORGE HARVEY HURT 3 THENA BELLE PRATHER b. 1 Sep 1891 m. 26 Jan 1910 DOLAR EDWARD HARDESTY b. 13 Mar 1880 d. 4 Dec 1961 2 JESS KING b. 1860 d. 1944 2 BARTHENA KING (known as "Thena" or "Aunt Thene" b. 1864 d. 1959 m. JOSEPH STEELE RUTHERFORD 3 MARGARET EMILY RUTHERFORD m. JAMES GEROME PHILLIPS 2 NANCY BELLE KING b. 1868 d. 1955