Thomas Edward King
b. 21 March 1840, d. 8 February 1919
- Father: Thomas King b. circa 1806
- Mother: Margaret Meek b. circa 1816, d. circa 1854
- Thomas Edward King was born on 21 March 1840 in Texas.
- Thomas King appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included Thomas Edward King, Adam Meek King and Margaret King. Also in the household was Nancy Meek, age 26, likely Margaret's sister.
- Thomas King and Jane V. Gillespie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Thomas Edward King, Adam Meek King, Margaret King, M. King, D. King, S. King and Minerva Ellen King. Also in the household were two young male boarders.
- He was attending school and farming.
- He married Henrietta R. Park, daughter of John Park and Elizabeth Kellett, on 26 November 1861 in Montgomery County, Texas.
- His wife Henrietta R. Park became a widow at his death.
- Thomas Edward King died on 8 February 1919 at age 78.
- He was interred at Park Cemetery, Madison County, Texas.
- For an account of his CSA service in Company B, 24th Texas Cavalry Regiment, see his profile in Karen McCann Hett's Danville Mounted Riflemen.
- Last Edited: 15 Nov 2009