Family Group Sheet for: William KING (1815-1884) and Elizabeth Hooper
Husband: William King
marriage: 28 Dec 1840, presumedly in Washington or Allegheny County, PA
Wife: Elizabeth Hooper
Children:
  1. Margaret King (c.1842-?)
  2. Jane King (c.1844-?, m. Robert Geary)
  3. Martha E. King (c.1846-?)
  4. William J. King (c.Jun 1850-?)
  5. Anna Zetta King (c.1853-?)
Additional notes: The following census data are relevant to this family:

1850 PA, Washington County, Robi(n)son Twp., p. 19, household 14, 14
William King, WM age 35, farmer, b. in PA
Elizabeth King, WF age 35, b. in PA
Margaret King, WF age 8, b. in PA
Jane King, WF age 6, b. in PA
Martha King, WF age 4, b. in PA
William King, WM age 1/12, b. in PA
Margaret A. King, WF age 20, b. in PA
Wells King, WM age 22, student, b. in PA

1860 PA, Washington County, Robi(n)son Twp., p. 842, household 148, 143
William King, WM age 45, farmer, b. in PA
Elizabeth King, WF age 44, b. in PA
Margaret King, WF age 18, b. in PA
Jane King, WF age 16, b. in PA
Martha E. King, WF age 14, b. in PA
William [Q] King, WM age 10, b. in PA
Anna K. King, WF age 7, b. in PA
William Johnson, WM age 23 farm hand, b. in PA

1870 PA, Washington County, Robi(n)son Twp., p. 295, household 30, 31
William King, WM age 55, farmer, b. in PA
Elizabeth King, WF age 54, keeping house, b. in PA
Margaret King, WF age 26, at home, b. in PA
Martha E. King, WF age 21, at home, b. in PA
William King, WM age 19, works on farm, b. in PA
Anne King, WF age 17, at home, b. in PA
John Hooper, WM age 14 living with King, b. in PA
Jane Hooper, WF age 11, living with King, b. in PA
Archabald Hooper, WM age 6, living with King, b. in PA

Sources: This information comes from a biography of Elizabeth King published in Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893. The full bio is available on-line at the Washington Co. GenWeb site. The first two paragraphs are extracted here:

   Mrs. Elizabeth King. William King, a son of Thomas, was born in Ireland and came with his father to America. He was married in this country to Margaret, a daughter of James McNall, a native of Ireland, and the following children were born to their union: James, born February 27, 1809; Thomas, born October 2, 1810; Eleanor, born August 25, 1812; William, born January 30, 1815; John, born December 6, 1817; Joseph, born January 26, 1820; Andrew, born June 16, 1822; Hugh, born December 15, 1824; Wells, born April 13, 1828, and Margaret J., born October 25, 1830; all of whom are now deceased except Andrew and Margaret J., and their children are scattered through different parts of the country.
   William King was born January 30, 1815, in Washington county, Penn., and when eleven years of age came with the family to his present home in Robinson twonship. Though enjoying but limited educational advantages, Mr. King possessed much intelligence and business capacity. In 1840 he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Hooper. To them five children were born, namely: Margaret, Jane (Mrs. Robert Geary), Martha E. (deceased), William J. and Anna Zetta, all of whom are living on the home farm with their widowed mother. The father ... died September 6, 1884, leaving to his family a double inheritance, an untarnished name being the first and most important. By careful management he had accumulated a good property, leaving 269 acres of excellent land, underlaid with a six-foot vein of the best coal, which greatly increases the value of the property, now considered one of the best estates in Robinson township.

This information appears to be supported by the censuses.

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