Hi Hilda Anderson: I could not find a person named Jonathan King in my database. To my knowledge, the given name Jonathan was not used in the part of the KING line that I belong to. However, I did find a man named Erasmus WARD in my data base. The entry states that the data was extracted from the US Census of Jackson Co., AL. Jackson Co. is adjacent to Madison Co. AL on the east side, and close to Lincoln Co. TN to the north here my KING ancestors settled in the 1800's; then migrated to Madison Co. AL. . Erasmus Ward was apparently living with his family in District # 19 in Jackson Co. AL on the 16th of Nov. 1850. My datum states that he was born about 1814. However, my file does not state who gave me the data. But, I think it might have come from a Census extract of the 1850 US Census made by members of the LDS Church. I have no other information on the persons that you listed in your query. Sorry I can't be of more help. Let me suggest that the try the genealogical data base of the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, UT. It's free and a Google search should be able to give you their current Internet address. But, I think it is: FamilySearch.Org. Tom King, Sr. of No. VA, near Leesburg. --------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 7/27/2006 7:23:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Would like to know if Jonathan King that married Rhoda Eslick is in your line of Kings. Daughter Mary married Erasmus C. Ward 23 Nov 1838 in LCT. One of their daughters Elizabeth Ann Ward is my ggg grandmother and she married Joseph Henry Oliver Caldwell. Their daughter Mary married James Arthur McWhirter. Their son Frank James married Mamie Irene Shelton and their son was my father Mack Alvin McWhirter. I once asked who was buried under the slabs in the Champ-Ward Cemtery. A gentlemen that was a historian said to me "Your ancestors are buried there, the Kings." He died 16 years ago but knew everything about this community and kept a journal for years. Just wish I had talked with him more. I think my grandmother is buried in the King Cemetery, Petersburg, TN. Anyway, there is a tombstone that reads Mrs. Oliver Caldwell. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Hilda Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: < [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > To: <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 12:06 PM Subject: [LCT] Ancestors for Thomas J. King - Ephraim KING of TN. > For Donald E King and Philip Nichols > > Hi Don and Phil: > > My earliest fully documented KING ancestor was Ephraim KING of Lincoln Co. > TN. There were several lines of early (1700-1800's) KING families in the US > that used Ephraim as a given name. I think I checked out about 10 different > lines of KING's for a connection to my line of KING's who apparently migrated to > TN by way of NC from VA. > > After many years of research on my early great-great grandfather Ephraim > KING of Lincoln Co. TN, I have not been able to document exactly when and where > my ancestors migrated to the USA. My best guess is that another Ephraim KING > of long Island, NY, who was evacuated to the Boston area during the Rev. > War, may have been my elusive immigrant ancestor to the USA. But, the use of > Ephraim as a given name was very popular during the 1700-1800's in the USA; so > who knows the answer to your questions? > > Oral Family history indicates that my KING ancestors migrated to TN from VA > by way of Wilmington, NC and Lincolnton, NC. But I really don't know when and > where they migrated in to the USA. > > Most of the genealogical information in my book, From Wagons To Spaceships, > is about my southern ancestors. However, a few later generations migrated to > northern and eastern US location. > > Several KING and CLOUD ancestors migrated westward, as did my parents who > migrated to from AL to TX; then back to TN and AL where both died from TB. I > migrated from Houston, TX to CA and several other US and international > locations prior to my retirement, then back to CA; and more recently to AZ and VA > because of family health problems. > > Don, I am sorry I can't answer you question about my early US ancestors. > > Tom King, Sr. of northern VA. > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Other genealogical mailists and newsgroups: _http://www.CyndisList.com/mailnews.htm_ (http://www.cyndislist.com/mailnews.htm) > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: _http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx_ (http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx) > >