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- Henry L King is the son of George W King, born Jefferson Co. NY & Susan Williams also of NY.
. Henry L. King came to Michigan in the fall of 1843 when he was 3 years old with his parents & sister Eunice. He had but very limited educational privileges, for he was busy from an early age. When but a boy he hauled staves to St. Joseph, where they were used in the manufacture of barrels.
Henry L. King remained at home until 21 years of age, after which he returned to Ohio. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted at New London, Ohio, in the 87th Ohio Infantry on June 4, 1862 for 3 months' service. He was captured at Harper's Ferry but was immediately exchanged & returned to Ohio. There he re-enlisted in 1863 as a member of Company G, 12th Ohio Infantry under Captain Graves, at which time he joined his regiment. His brother George enlisted at the same time. In the spring of 1864 he was sent to join the command of General Steele at Little Rock, Arkansas, & was discharged with his regiment on February 15, 1866.
When the war was over Henry L. King returned to his home & was married the following year, 1866, to Miss Esther Lawrence, a cousin of John Lawrence & a daughter of Richard & Elizabeth (Simonds) Lawrence, who had come from Canada before the war. Her father died while serving in the United States army & her mother, who long survived, passed away at the very advanced age of ninety years. She had lived with her daughter, Mrs. King.
When the Civil war was over HLK returned to his home in Ohio & was marred the following year 1866, to Miss Esther Lawrence.
In was in the spring of 1866 that Mr. King began to clean his tract of land of 40 A, given to him by his father. He also worked up the timber & this gave to him a living while he cleared the land.
Mr. King's study of the political issues & questions of the day has led him to give unfaltering support to the Republican party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise & yet he has never sought or desired office for himself, preferring to concentrate his time & energies upon his business affairs. Formerly he was identified with George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., at Benton Harbor & he manifest the same loyalty in citizenship in times of peace that he displayed when in times of war he followed the old flag upon the battlefields of the south.
Ref: A Twentieth Century History of Berrien County, Michigan, Orville W Coolidge, 1906.
. Lawrence King, Sat, 21 May 1960, GR Press Engagement Announcement, P19,
Sun., 10 Jul 1960, GR Press Wedding Announcement, p 67,
Tues., 7 May 1968, GR Press Obit., p 52,
Sat., 26 Dec 2009, GR Press Obit, pA5. - - -
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1841 - 1925 (84 years)