WILLIAM H. KING (ca. 1825 NC according to census - before 1870 TX according to census) married MARY JANE GOODWIN (1836 MS - 1910 Smith Co., TX) on 4 January 1853 in Lafayette Co., MS. She was probably the daughter of William Goodwin. Children: 1. Mary Perrine "Mollie" King (1852 MS - 1943 TX) m. 1st George W. Williams; 2nd Willis D'Mathis Owens 2. Henry Franklin King (1856 MS - 1937 TX) m. 1st Matilda Susan Langford; 2nd Mrs. Elfreeda Carter Parker 3. Elizabeth "Lizzie" King (ca. 1858 MS - ca. 1919 TX) m. Mac Barron 4. Rebecca King (ca. 1859 MS - before 1870) 5. Allen Jefferson King (1862 MS - 1933 TX) m. Lucy McCormick 6. Oliver O. King (ca. 1864 MS - ?? TX) m. Cecil Brady 7. James Alexander "Jim" King (1867 TX - 1931 TX) m. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bryant Who were William H. King's parents & siblings? Was his marriage to Mary Jane Goodwin his first? Did his family live in MS? Was his middle name Henry? The family was in Lafayette Co., MS for the 1860 census but in 1870 census Mary Jane and the children are in Rusk Co., TX without William H. & Rebecca. Thanks! Mike Bonner JLKB@aol.com Flower Mound, TX