The following message was sent to the lists. I forgot to cc you. I also checked the King file and could not find this one, but my last file was April 18, 2000. I had some of the people in this obit in my files. Questions and comments at the end of the obit. Obituary of William Harry King, published April 17, 2007, The State, Columbia, SC. EASLEY - Mr. William Harry King, 84, of 703 East 2nd Avenue, died Sunday April 15, 2007, at Regency Hospital in Greenville. Born in Ninety-Six, South Carolina, Mr. King was a son of the late Albert Powhatan King II and the late Nancy Matilda Culbreath King. He was a graduate of Ninety-Six High School and Clemson College, Class of 1944. Mr. King served as President of the Class of 1944 and in 1998, he received the Clemson Distinguished Alumni Award. Mr. King was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II as a First Lieutenant of the 71st Division in Germany and Austria. He retired as President of 1PA SouthernTextile Machinery. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he belonged to the R.C. McCall Sunday School Class. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Crane King, of the home; four daughters, Sophie Clayton and her husband, Wren; Julia Norman and her husband, Jim, all of Spartanburg; Popie Whitted and husband Tom of Greenville; Nancy Tucker of Easley, six grandchildren, Warren Clayton,Harry Clayton and his wife Meg, Will Norman, Sims and Brooks Whitted, and Henry Tucker; one great-grandchild, Sophie Crane Clayton; a half-brother, Drury King; and a half-sister, Lula Ann Smith. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Albert Powhatan King, III; and four sisters, Sophronia Eddy, Julia Phillips, Juanita King, and Myriam Allen. Funeral services will be 11:30 AM Wednesday in the Chapel of First Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. John Adams officiating. Escort of Honor will be the McCall Sunday School Class. Visitation will be prior to the service on Wednesday from 10:00 until 11:30 AM in the church narthex. Graveside services will be 3:30 P.M. Wednesday at the King Family Cemetery in Ninety-Six, South Carolina. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund; 300 East First Avenue; Easley, SC 29640; or to Clemson Fund, Class of 1944; PO Box 1889; Clemson, SC 29633; or to the Palmetto Health Baptist Foundation; PO Box 1988; Easley, SC 29641. Family members express their thanks to the nursing staffs of Regency Hospital and Palmetto Health Baptist Easley. Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhome.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, who is assisting the family. Note that the obit refers to a half brother, Drury King, and a half sister, Lula Ann Smith. This seems to infer that his father was married twice?? I already had William Harry King's parents in my files, and have added his siblings and checked for info. in the cem. records on them. This is what I came up with this afternoon. Descendants of Albert Powhatan King II [did not add William Harry King's children] 1 Albert Powhatan King II b: Sep 25, 1883 d: Mar 29, 1965 Burial: Drury Mathews-King Family Cem., Cambridge, Greenwood Co., SC .. +Nancy Matilda Culbreath b: Jan 13, 1886 d: Jul 31, 1924 Burial: Drury Mathews-King Family Cem., Cambridge, Greenwood Co., SC ..... 2 Juanita King ..... 2 Myriam King ......... +Allen ..... 2 Sophronia King b: Apr 24, 1907 d: Feb 19, 1995 ......... +Allen Watson Eddy b: Aug 28, 1908 d: Aug 26, 1974 Burial: Drury Mathews-King Family Cem, Cambridge, Greenwood Co, SC ..... 2 Julia King b: Jan 10, 1909 d: Feb 11, 1978 Burial: Drury Mathews-King Family Cem, Cambridge, Greenwood Co. ......... +Ben F. Phillips b: Jul 12, 1909 d: Sep 23, 1992 Burial: Drury Mathews-King Family Cem, Cambridge, Greenwood Co. ..... 2 Albert Powhatan King III b: Apr 30, 1918 d: Nov 23, 1944 *... 2 William Henry 'Harry' King b: Abt. 1924 in Ninety-Six, Greenwood Co, SC d: Apr 15, 2007 in Greenville, Greenville Co, SC ......... +Dorothy Crane I don't have Albert P. King II connected to his parents. Does his father connect to the following?? If so I am missing at least a generation. Descendants of Albert Powhattan King 1 Albert Powhattan King b: Sep 21, 1804 in VA. d: Jan 20, 1890 Burial: Drury Mathews-King Cem, Cambridge, Greenwood Co, SC . +Mary Ellen Matthews b: Aug 10, 1809 in SC m: 1830 d: Jan 04, 1892 Burial: Drury Mathews-King Cem, Cambridge, Greenwood Co, SC Father: Drury MATTHEWS Mother: Mourning POPE ......... 2 A. P King, Jr. ......... 2 Wiley M. King b: May 28, 1832 d: Aug 26, 1833 Burial: Drury Mathews - King Cem, Hwy 246, Cambridge, Greenwood Co., SC ......... 2 Henry C. King b: Oct 25, 1834 d: Feb 27, 1909 Burial: Drury Mathews - King Cem, Hwy 246, Cambridge, Greenwood Co., SC ............. +Janie ..................... 3 Susan Pope King b: 1866 ..................... 3 Mary Davis King b: Jun 03, 1868 ......................... +L.W. Minor ................................. 4 [James Pope] Minor ..................... 3 Janie King ......... 2 Anna Virginia King b: Abt. 1836 ............. +William Butler Hill b: Oct 04, 1832 m: Bet. 1850 - 1860 d: Mar 02, 1862 in CSA Burial: marker found in Hill Family Cem, Saluda Co, SC Father: Theophilus HILL Mother: Susan RICHARDSON ..................... 3 Albert King Hill b: Sep 08, 1857 d: Oct 07, 1868 Burial: Drury Mathews-King Cem, Cambridge, Greenwood Co, SC ..................... 3 William Theos Hill b: Feb 15, 1860 d: Dec 07, 1937 Burial: Mt. Creek Baptist Church, Greenwood Co, SC ......................... +Isabelle Still b: Jan 05, 1863 in SC d: Jul 02, 1902 Burial: Mt. Creek Baptist Church, Greenwood Co, SC Father: William R. STILL Mother: Permelia OUZTS ..................... *2nd Wife of William Theos Hill: ......................... +Eliza F. Whatley b: Aug 19, 1867 in probably Gray township, then in Edgefield Dist, SC m: Aft. Jul 08, 1902 d: Aug 11, 1949 in Callison, Greenwood Co, SC Burial: Mt. Creek Baptist Church, Kirksey, Greenwood Co, SC Father: Edmond Meekins WHATLEY Mother: Mary Gilliam COOK ......... 2 S. C./Jane King b: Abt. 1841 ......... 2 William Drury King b: Nov 07, 1844 d: Apr 15, 1920 Burial: Drury Mathews - King Cem, Hwy 246, Cambridge, Greenwood Co., SC ............. +Lula Adams Devore Culbreath b: Dec 03, 1847 m: 1869 d: Oct 13, 1920 Burial: Drury Mathews - King Cem, Hwy 246, Cambridge, Greenwood Co., SC ..................... 3 Julia King b: in Cambridge, Edgefield Co, (now Greenwood), SC ......................... +Medlock ......... 2 M. M. King b: Abt. 1849 Corrections and additions welcome, especially sources, census records, etc. Billie Jones Camden, SC tjones@camden.net