Family Group Sheet for: Peter Gilger KING (1822-1900) and Margaret Emily Myers
Husband: Peter Gilger King
- parents: Samuel King and Mary Barbara Gilger (Venango Co.)
- born: 2 Feb 1822, Columbia Co., PA
- died: 28 Jan 1900, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA
- buried: Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, PA
- notes:
marriage: 12 Nov 1846, apparently in Venango Co., PA
Wife: Margaret Emily Myers
- parents: George Myers and Eleanor Burns
- born: about 1823 in PA
- died:
- buried: Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, PA
- notes:
Children:
- George William King (1849-1903, m. Frances Heeter) (Clarion Co.)
- Samuel A. King (1850-1852, bur. Zion Union Cem., Venango Co., PA)
- Jonas Henry King (1853-1915, m. Lucy Emeline Crawford) (Clarion Co.)
- Mary Ellen King (1854-1916)
- Peter Franklin King (1856-1927, m. Catherine McCalmet) (Clarion Co.)
- Susan Angeline King (1860-1910)
- Margaret Emily King (1861-1923, bur. Emlenton Cem., Emlenton, PA)
- Edward King (1863-?)
- Ada (Addie) Louetta King (1865-1913, m. David Alexander Leslie)
Additional notes: The following census data are relevant to this family.
1850 Federal Census of PA, Venango Co., Richland Twp., p. 125
household 158, 159
Samuel King, WM age 26, farmer, no birth place given [note: this is Peter's brother; see Samuel King and Mary Barbara Gilger--parents of Samuel and Peter--in Venango Co. for the complete enumeration of this household]
household 159, 160
Peter King, WM age 28, carpenter, no birth place given
Margaret King, WF age 27
Samuel King, WM age 3
Wm King, WM age 1
1880 Federal Census of PA, Clarion Co., Richland Twp., p. 325
Peter King, WM age 58, farmer, b. in PA, parents b. in PA and PA
Margt. King, WF age 56, wife, keeping house, b. in PA, parents b. in MD and PA
Ella King, WF age 24, dau., at home, b. in PA
Frances King, WF age 22, at home, b. in PA
Susana King, WF age 20, at home, b. in PA
Margaret E. King, WF age 18, at home, b. in PA
Adda L. King, WF age 15, at home, b. in PA
Emery Donaldson, WM age 17, farm laborer, b. in PA, parents b. in PA and PA
Sources: Some information is based on a biography that appeared in A. J. Davis (ed.). History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887. The full bio is available on-line at the Clarion GenWeb site. See also sources at John George King (Yet To Come). The evidence of the censuses seems to support these sources.
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