Obituary of James Henry King

James Henry King died Thursday, February 9, 1922, at his home in the East suburbs of this city. The funeral was held Saturday at the Presbyterian church. Rev. George R. Scroggs, his pastor, delivered the sermon.

The deceased was born on the King homestead in Post Oak township, September 30, 1846. He was a son of Richard M. King and Elizabeth Jane Stewart King. The mother died when he was a very small boy, leaving the father and five children. The father married again and all remained on the farm until the breaking out of the Civil War. The father, who was a Union
sympathizer was ambushed and killed by the Confederates. After the death of his father the stepmother kept the five children together, giving them the same care and attention she would her own. She continued to reside with her foster son, the subject of this sketch, until her death some ten or twelve years ago at the age of eighty-nine years.

Although a mere boy during the Civil War he was unable to remain at home. During the latter part of the war he enlisted in the Union army under Captain Lee Duncan, of Kingsville, serving until the company was mustered out of service in 1865. He returned home to begin anew the farming operations abandoned by war necessity.

March 4, 1869, he was united in marriage to Mary E. Day, the daughter of a prominent farmer living in the same neighborhood. To this union six daughters came to bless this home, all of whom are living. Mrs. Charles J. Taggart and Mrs. Calvin Taggart of Texhoma, Oklahoma, Mrs. Hayes Lewis, of Missoula, Montana; Mrs. Albert Mueller, Bosworth, Missouri, Mrs. W. A. Meek
and Miss Irene King, of this city.

Soon after he returned from the army he united with Cumberland Presbyterian church near Cornelia. He served as an elder in the church for a period of fifty years. At the union of the churches he united with the Presbyterian church. His entire life has been spent in Post Oak, Chilhowee and Madison townships. He farmed all his life until he removed to Holden eight years ago. His family has been prominent in church affairs for more than 100 years, both in Missouri and Tennessee. The deceased was the grandson of Rev. Samuel King, who, with Rev. Finis Ewing and Samuel McAdow founded the Cumberland Presbyterian church near Dickson, Tennessee, February 4, 1810. The grandfather was active in the ministry in Tennessee for several years removing to Clay County, Missouri, in 1828, and to Johnson County in 1833 where he founded Shiloh church above referred to where his grandson found Christ. He, with Rev. Robert D. Morrow, who came to Missouri in 1819 from Randallville, Kentucky, were the torch bearers of the Cumberland faith in Western Missouri. The grandfather passed away in 1842. The Cumberland Presbyterian Presbytery erected a shaft to his memory over his grave at Shiloh Cemetery. An uncle was also an early day minister of that faith in South Missouri and Arkansas, finally locating in Texas, where he died many years ago. A brother of the deceased, Rev. Samuel Finis King, was prominent in the Cumberland Presbyterian ministry for a long period of time.

The father, Richard M. King, was prominently identified with the development of this county from the time of his arrival in 1833 until he was murdered May 2, 1864. During the 1850s he served as a member of the county court and in other official capacities.

It has been the privilege of the writer to know the deceased for a lifetime and we can testify to his true Christian spirit. His Christianity was of the pure and simple kind. He was as good a Christian on any day as Sunday, and he lived and died without an enemy. Besides the children above named, he is survived by his widow and one sister, Mrs. John B. Cull of Cornelia.

Truly a good citizen has gone to his reward and his family has suffered an irreparable loss.

Obituary of Laura Patton

HEIR OF CHURCH FOUNDER DIES IN KANSAS CITY
Miss Laura Patton, a great granddaughter of Rev. Samuel King, one of the three founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination, died in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church there and was a charter member of the congregation.

Miss Patton was a third grade teacher of former president Harry S. Truman. She taught in the public schools in the Kansas City area for many years and had been retired for over fifteen years. She was 88 at the time of her death, October 15.

Miss Patton's paternal grandmother was Martha Provine King, a daughter of Rev. Samuel King. Her grandfather, Rev. David Patton, was also a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian church and her father, William James Patton, was licensed to preach but died when he was about forty years old, before he was ordained.

Miss Patton is survived by a sister, Mrs. Charles Harris of Raytown, Missouri, and a brother, Mr. Vincent Patton of Portland, Oregon.

[Source: The Cumberland Presbyterian, November 29, 1960, page 4]

Obituary of Mary Elizabeth Day King

Mary E. King died at her home in east Holden June 8, 1926. The funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church Thursday, Newton and Murray funeral directors.

Mary Elizabeth Day was born in Indiana January 14, 1846. She was the daughter of Richard Day and Sarah Stone Day. At the age of two years she was brought to Missouri by her parents, the long journey being made in a covered wagon. The father purchased a farm near Cornelia where the deceased grew to womanhood. She attended the district schools of her locality and gained a fair education. On March 4, 1869, she was married to Henry King, who resided in the same vicinity. They remained in that locality for years when they disposed of their farm, buying another near Magnolia where they resided until 1912 after which they lived in Holden. The husband died in 1922. They are survived by the following daughters: Mrs. W. A. Meek, Holden; Mrs. Charles Taggart, Mrs. W. C. Taggart, Boise City, Oklahoma; Mrs. Hayes R. Lewis, Mrs. A. A. Mueller, Missoula, Montana; Miss Irene King, Holden; one son died in infancy. She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren, two brothers,
Joseph M. Day, now past 92, of Edmond, Oklahoma, D. L. Day of Chilhowee, and two sisters, Mrs. N. C. Scott, West Plains, and Mrs. B. V. Clark, Hardin, Illinois.

The King family have long been leaders in the religious activities of the county. Her husband was an elder in the church for more than 50 years. His grandfather, Rev. Samuel King, with Rev. Ewing and Rev. Meadow [sic: McAdow], founded the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1810. Her daughter Miss Irene King was for some years a missionary in China. The deceased united with the Methodist church during her girlhood, later going with her husband to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She devoted a great deal of time to church work and attended regularly until advancing years and infirmities compelled her to forego much of her church work. Her gentle Christian spirit was an inspiration to her family and friends and her many virtues will long be cherished by all who were so fortunate as to be numbered among her acquaintances.