Mike, my gggrandmother was Narcissa King Ruby b abt 1808 daughter of John King. This family finally landed in Lafayette Co, Ms. Narcissa King married John Ruby and their son, W. Elijah Ruby married Nellie M. Merriman........This John King family lived at one time in Madison Co, Ala......after leaving Tn........then moved to Ms......I feel like you William could be a brother to my Narcissa........pj