Gracie Leola King

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Gracie Leola King is not in my direct ancestry. She is 1 step removed in the following ways: Sister of Mack Herron King Daughter of Alfonso William King and Margaret Elizabeth Herron

Grace King was the older sister of our direct line ancestor Mack Herron King. She married John W. Hipp and lived on the old Hipp farm in Steele Creek Twp., Mecklenburg Co., NC, three hundred feet from the SC state line. Grace and John Hipp had two children before John died. Mack Herron King as a teenager went to live with his widowed sister and help run the farm. Her young son Willie Hipp formed a life-long attachment to Mack, and followed him around as he did the chores, even as he plowed with the mule. When Mack Herron King married Nancy Grace Thomas, one of the daughters from the neighboring Thomas farm, the young couple lived on the Hipp farm and Mack King continued to work the farm. When Nancy Grace Thomas' brother Moody Thomas married and had no place to live, a tenement house on the Hipp farm was offered to them. Eventually, Grace King Hipp and her two children formed a mixed family with William H. Windle and his two children from a previous marriage. Grace moved to the Windle house on Steel Creek Road near the NC line in Fort Mill, SC, but her brother Mack King & family continued to live on the Hipp farm for a time. Mack was hired for the rebuilding of the flood-ruined Catawba River Dam, and eventually moved his family into housing provided by the power company. It isn't known how long Moody Thomas' family continued on the Hipp farm. He moved to Ft. Mill, SC and worked for Spring Mills, manufacturer of SpringMaid cotton textiles. This mill was begun by Colonel Springs whose home still stands in Ft. Mill.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	14 Nov 1883
1st Marriage	1907		To John W. Hipp
2nd Marriage			To William A. Windle
Death	Feb 1971	Fort Mill, York Co, SC
Burial

Children

(children with John W. Hipp and William A. Windle)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
John William Hipp	M	~1908	NC	To
Margorie L. Hipp	F	1911	NC
John T. Windle, Jr.	M	~Oct, 1919	Fort Mill, SC	To

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Long Creek Twp, Mecklenburg Co, NC	birth-1900
Steel Creek Twp, Mecklenburg, NC	by 1910
Steel Creek Road, Fort Mill, York Co, SC	by 1920 to death

Photo Gallery

Alphonso King family reunion

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1900 United States Federal Census, Long Creek Twp., Mecklenburgh Co., NC, Enumeration District 196, Page 3, lines 67-77 lists William A. King, 38, born Dec 1861, married to Elizabeth King, 37, born Apr 1863. They live with nine children: daughter Gracie L. King, 16, born Nov 1883; son John I. King, 15, born Jan 1885; daughter Daisy M. King, 14, born Feb 1886; daughter Beulah Y. King, 13, born Oct 1887; son William C. King, 11, born Jan 1889; daughter Lundy J. King, 10, born Apr 1890; son Mack H. King, 8, born Jul 1891; daughter Annie L. King, 6, born Sep 1893; and daughter Fonnie E. King, 3, born Oct 1896. William A. King and Elizabeth King are listed as having been married for 17 years. Everyone and their parents are listed as having been born in NC. William A. King's occupation is listed as "Farmer." All of the children except for Annie and Fonnie are listed as attending school. Everyone except Mack H., Annie, and Fonnie can read, write, and speak English. This census is dated 4-5 Jun 1900.
2	1910 United States Federal Census, District 118, Steel Creek Twp, Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 18B. Census dated 3 May 1910. Lines 20-22 list: John W. Hipp, head, age 30, married 3 years, general farming, owns farm, reads, writes, speaks English; Gracie L., wife, 24, married 3 years, 2 children, 1 living.; John William, Jr., age 2. All born NC (and parents).
3	1920 United States Federal Census, District 112, Fort Mill, York Co, SC, page 2. Census dated 5 Jan 1920. Lines 51-56 list: William H. Windle, head, age 64, owns home with mortgage. general farmer, born SC, parents born NC; Gracie L, wife, age 34, born NC as were parents; Gart T., son, age 25, b. SC; John W., stepson, age 11, in school, b. NC; Margie L., stepdaughter, 9, in school, b. NC; John T., Jr., son, 3/12, b. SC. All can read, write and speak English except for baby. They live on Steel Creek Road.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, Dist 32, Fort Mill, York Co, SC, page 9. The census is dated 11 Apr 1930. Lines 42-46 list: Gracie L. Windle, head, age 45, owns home and radio, widow, general farming, born NC (as were parents); John T., age 10, son, in school, b. sc; William Hipp, son, age 21, b. NC, general farming; Margorie Hipp, daughter, age 18, in school, b. NC; Roy Merrite, lodger, age 18, b. SC, farm labor. All can read, write, speak English. The house was "near the North Carolina line".
5	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing.
6	Social Security Death Index Name: Gracie Windell Last Residence: 29715 Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States of America Born: 14 Nov 1883 Died: Feb 1971 State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (1955 )

Research

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