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| '''1870 United States Federal Census''', Long Creek Twp., Mecklenburgh Co., NC, Page 35, lines 16-19 lists ''Sarah J. King'', 26, living with three children:  son ''Alphonza King'', 7; daughter ''Calindo King'', 5; and son ''Josephus King'', 1.  Everyone was born in NC.  This census is dated 30 Aug 1870.   
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| '''1880 United States Federal Census''', Long Creek Twp., Mecklenburgh Co., NC, Enumeration District 122, Page 20, lines 40-45 lists widow ''Sarah J. King'', 35, living with four children:  son ''Alfonso W. King'', 17; daughter ''Lily C. King'', 13; son ''Joseph King'', 8; son ''Franklin King'', 6; and daughter ''Cora King'', 4.  Everyone and their parents were born in NC.  This census is dated 15 Jun 1880.   
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| '''1900 United States Federal Census''', Charlotte Township, Mecklenburg County, NC, Enumeration District 42, Page 49, lines 24-28 lists ''Joe King'', 29, born Sep 1871, married to ''Lula King'', 28, born Jan 1872.  They have been married for four years.  Lula has given birth to two children, both of which still live in the home:  son ''Fred O. King'', 3, born May 1897, and son ''William F. King'', born May 1899.  Also present is Joe's brother ''Frank King'', 26, born 1874.  Everyone and their parents were born in NC.  Joe is a farmer on land that he owns.  Joe and the kids cannot read or write.  Frank can read but not write.  This census page is dated 19 Jun 1900.
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| '''1910 United States Federal Census''', Charlotte Township, Mecklenburg County, NC, Enumeration District 93, Page 4, lines 57-60 lists ''Joe H. King'', 39, married to ''Lula King'', 38.  They have been married for 14 years.  Lula has given birth to three children, two of which still live.  They live with their two children:  son ''Fred Oliver King'', 11, and son ''William Franklin King'', 3 [13?].  Everyone and their parents were born in NC.  Everyone can read and write except for Joe.  Joe is a retail merchant, Lula is a general clerk.  Fred attended school this year.  Margin notes on this page indicate that they live on "Beatty's Ford Road."   This census page is dated 16 Apr 1910.
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| '''1920 United States Federal Census''', Charlette Township, Mecklenburg County, NC, Enumeration District 129, Page 43, lines 44-49 lists ''Joseph H. King'', 50, married to ''Lula King'', 49.  They live with their two children:  son ''Fred King'', 21, and son ''Frank King'', 20.  Also present is "daughter in law" ''Margareth King'', 18, and grandson ''J[illegible] King'', age 9 months.  Both Fred and Frank are listed as married, so it is unclear who's spouse Margareth is.  Everyone and their parents were born in NC.  Everyone can read and write except for Joseph.  Joseph is a farmer on land that he owns. This census page is dated 15 Jan 1920.
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| '''Death Certificate''' from the North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, for ''Joseph H. King''.  It lists his residence as Beatty Fd. Rd., Mecklenburg Co., NC.  He is a white farmer, married to Lula Jolly. Date of birth not given.  He died  on 3 Jan. 1930.  His father's name was ''W. F. (sic) King'', born in NC; his mother's maiden name was ''Sarah Plummer'', born in NC. He was buried at Trinity Cemetery, Mecklenburg Co., NC  on 5 Jan. 1930. 
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| '''Death Certificate''' from the North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996, lists ''Joseph H. King'' as having died on 3 Jan 1930 at the age of 58 in Mecklenburg County, NC.  He was born in 1872. 
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| '''Will of Sarah Jane King''' Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Signed 28 June 1912.

Names children ''Cora Jane King'' (Executrix), ''A. W. King'', ''Mrs. Lillie C. Todd'', ''J. H. King'', & ''J. F. King''.  Witnesses: ''W. E. West'', ''W. L. McConnell''.
|[[Will of Sarah Jane King|Will transcription]]

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|'''Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant''', correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing. 
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|'''Gravestone transcription, Trinity Methodist Cemetery''', from photograph of Nancy Williams Durham collection.
* Lila Josephine King September 1, 1909 - September 1, 1909
* KING  Joseph H. 1869 - 1930; Lula J. 1871 - 1938
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| '''Marriage Register''' for Iredell Co., NC, includes an entry for [[Josephus H. King|Joseph King]], 25, of Mecklenburg Co., marrying [[Lula Jolly|Loula Jolley]], 23, of Iredell Co., on 25 Dec 1895. 
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===Source Notes===
There is some confusion over the year of Josephus' birth; he appears in the 1870 census, indicating that he must have been born before then.  However, later records point reliably towards an 1872 birth year.