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William King was born about 1800 in Tennessee. (Various census records show he was born from about 1790 to about 1805.) William married Sarah (last name unknown), who was born about 1805, in South Carolina according to most census records.
The family was shown on the 1840 Blount County, Alabama census with seven children. The census shows William King, a male 30-40; one female (Sarah) 30-40; one male 10-15; one male 5-10; one female 15-20; one female 10-15; two females 5-10 and one female under the age of 5.
By 1850 the family had increased in size to eleven children. The 1850 Blount County census shows William King, 45, a farmer; Sarah, 44; Maryan, 27; Margeran, 25; Calbe, 21, a farmer; James, 18, a farmer; Lucretia, 17; Elizabeth, 14; Nancy, 12; Jackson, 10; Pinckny, 5; Manila, 4; and Andrew, 1 year old.
The 1860 Blount County census shows William, 70, a farmer; Sarah, 60; Mary I., 30; Margaret, 29; Leroy, 26, a day laborer; Lucretia, 21; Elizabeth, 19; Nancy, 18; Jackson, 17; Pickens, 16; Manila, 14; Andrew, 11; William, 6 years of age. (Notice that William got 25 years older between 1850 and 1860!)
The 1870 Blount County census shows William, 73, a farmer; Sarah, 66; M., 44; Morgmera, 40; L., 30; Nancy, 20; M. C., 20. (Notice that William only got 3 years older between 1860 and 1870.) Their sons Caleb and Pinkney and their families were listed as living on either side of William on the 1870 census.
The 1880 Blount County census shows William, 75, a farmer; Sarah, 65; Margaret, 48; Nancy 36; Thomas, 21 and a granddaughter, Emma, 2 years old. (Notice that William only got 2 years older between 1870 and 1880 and Sarah actually got a year younger during that time!) Caleb and his family were still living beside William in 1880.
The King family lived very near the William Branham family at various times through the years.
(Note: Because the birth dates of William, Sarah and the children vary so widely from census to census, we have guessed at the birth dates.)
Children of William and Sarah King
1. Mary Ann (or Marian) King, b. abt 1825, AL (appears with her parents on the 1840, 1850, 1860 &1870 Blount Co, AL census)
2. Margaret King, b. abt 1827, AL (appears with her parents on the 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 Blount Co, AL census)
3. Caleb K. King, b. abt 1829, AL; m. Nancy E. ____ (appears with his parents on the 1840 & 1850 census and on the 1870 & 1880 census with his wife and children). Children included: (1) Sarah E.King (b. abt 1859, AL), (2) James D. King (b. abt 1862, AL) and (3) Andrew J. King (b. abt 1866, AL)
4. James Leroy King, b. abt 1833, AL; m. Elmira Davis on Oct 1, 1863, Blount Co, AL (appears with his parents on the 1840, 1850 & 1860 census and on the 1870 & 1880 census with his wife and children). Children included: (1) William J. King (b. abt 1864, AL), (2) Lewis P. King (b. abt 1866, AL), (3) Andrew King (b. abt 1868, AL), (4) James King (b. abt 1869, AL), (5) John King (b. abt 1871, AL), (6) Doc Walton King (b. abt 1875, AL) and (7) Rufus King (b. abt 1877, AL)
5. Lucretia King, b. abt June 1840, AL; m. Rolen Branham (she appears on the 1840, 1850, 1860 & 1870 census with her parents and on the 1880 & 1900 census with her husband Rolen and her children)
6. Elizabeth King, b. abt 1842, AL (appears on the 1850 & 1860 census with her parents)
7. Nancy King, b. abt 1843, AL (appears on the 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 census with her parents)
8. Jackson King, b. abt 1844, AL; m. Susan ____ (appears on the 1850 & 1860 census with his parents and on the 1880 census with his wife and children). Children included: (1) Franklin King (b. abt 1870, AL), (2) John J. King (b. abt 1872, AL), (3) Zula King (b. abt 1874, AL) and (4) Betsy Ann King (b. abt 1876, AL)
9. B. Pinkney King, b. abt 1845, AL; m. Mary A. White on Aug 28, 1863, Blount Co, AL (appears on the 1850 & 1860 census with his parents and on the 1870 census with his wife and children). Children included daughters: (1) S. J. King (b. abt 1864, AL), (2) Elizabeth (or Kiziah) King (b. abt 1866, AL) and (3) Alice King (b. abt 1869, AL)
10. Manila C. King, b. abt 1847, AL (appears on the 1850, 1860 & 1870 census with her parents)
11. Andrew King, b. abt 1849, AL (appears on the 1850 & 1860 census with his parents)
12. William Thomas King, b. abt 1854, AL (appears on the 1860 census with his parents and again on the 1880 census with his parents and his daughter). Children included: (1) Emma King (b. abt 1878, AL)