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Family Group Sheet for: David J. KING (1820 - 1893) and Mary Ann Simpson
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Husband: David J. King

  parents: John King and Elizabeth Noff (note: possibly Neff)
  born: 6 November 1820, Confluence, Somerset Co., PA
  died: 1893, Westmoreland Co., PA
  buried: 
  notes: served as tax collector, assessor, and school director

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marriage: about 1840, presumably in Westmoreland Co.
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Wife: Mary Ann Simpson

  parents: William Simpson (and presumably Phebe)
  born: 1823, near Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., PA
  died: 7 August 1905
  buried: 
  notes: said to be closely related to Gen. U.S. Grant (this seems unlikely;
         Grant's mother, Hanna Simpson, was the 2nd child of John Simpson and
         Rebecca Weir; John was the only son of John Simpson, b.c. 1740, of
         Irish origins)

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Children: 
  1. Rebecca E. King, b. c.1843, mar. David Music
  2. William S. King, b. c.1846
  3. David Bennett King, b. c.1848
  4. John H. King, b. 29 December 1849, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., PA,
     mar. Lizzie M. Hunker, 1878, West Overton, Westmoreland Co., PA
  5. Fannie A. King, b. c.1852, mar. Joseph W. Stoner
  6. Theodore King, b. c.1854
  7. Theophilus King, b. c.1855
  8. Byron W. King, b. c.1858
  9. Franklin A. King, b. c.1864
  10. Maryetta King, b. c.1866

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Additional notes: The following census data are relevant to this family.

1850 East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, p.168
David King, WM 30, Far., PA
Mary Ann ----, WF 25, PA

1860 Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, p.453
household 763 770
David J. King, WM 40, Farmer, PA
Mary A. ----, WF 37, PA
Rebecca E. ----, WF 17, PA
William ----, WM 14, PA
Bennett ----, WM 12, PA
John ----, WM 10, PA
Fanny A. ----, WF 8, PA
Theodore ----, WM 6, PA
Theophalus ----, WM 5, PA
Lyman ----, WM 3, PA
Byron ----, WM 2
Phebe Simpson, WF 66, PA

1870 Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA, p.274
household 408 398
David J. King, WM 48, farmer, PA
Mary A. ----, WF 46, keeping house, PA
J.H. ----, WM 20, at school, PA
Fannie A. ----, WF 18, PA
Theodore ----, WM 16, PA
Theopolis ----, WM 14, PA
Byron ----, WM 12, PA
Frank ----, WM 6, PA
Mary Etta ----, WF 4, PA

1880 Stanton Dist., Westmoreland Co., PA, p.36
household 63 66
David King, WM 59, (blank), farmer, PA PA PA
Mary A. ----, WF 56, wife, keeping house, PA PA PA
Fanny ----, WF 28, dau, PA PA PA
Franklin ----, WM 16, son, works on farm, PA PA PA
Maryette ----, WF 14, dau, PA PA PA
Joseph Fry, WM 12, servant, works on farm, PA PA PA
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Sources: Biography of John H. King in Bouchier's History of Westmoreland County
(abstracted at this website), supplemented by the censuses.

See also Byron Westley King, Allegheny Co.
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