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Mack Herron King

When Mack Herron King was born in July of 1891, the King family had been farming in Mecklenburg County NC for over a century. He was the seventh child of Alfonso William King and Margaret Elizabeth Herron, with four older sisters and two older brothers. His mother died when he was 12 years old, by which time he had two more sisters and two more brothers. After four years, his father remarried; Mack was age sixteen. (He was 20 years old at his father's third marriage, and 30 at his fourth.) The family lived in Long Creek Township, north of present day Charlotte.

Between 1900 and 1910, Mack's oldest sister, Grace, married John W. Hipp. The Hipp farm was off McKee Rd., in Steele Creek Twp. NC, on the backwaters of the Catawba River and near the border of York County SC. John Hipp died leaving Grace with two small children, and Mack's father, Alfonso King, sent Mack down to help Grace run her farm. Grace's son Willie Hipp, at three or four years old, would follow Mack around as he plowed fields with the mule, and formed a life-long attachment to his uncle.
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Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 2       Generation 3           Generation 4
 
                                       +-- Alfonso William King
                                       |   (1861-1932)             
                +-- Mack Herron King --+
                |   (1891-1973)        |
 Jetta King ----+                      +-- Margaret Elizabeth Herron
 (1922- )       |                          (1865-1903)
                +-- Nancy Grace Thomas
                    (1892-1982)

Sources: ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][9][10]}

Children

(all children with Nancy Grace Thomas)

Places of Residence

Photo Gallery

The family of Mack Herron King

Mack Herron King and Nancy Grace Thomas

Mack Herron King

Gravestone of Mack H King & wife Grace Thomas, Trinity Methodist Cemetery, Charlotte NC

Gravestone of Ruth King, Trinity Methodist Cemetery

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, Long Creek Twp., Mecklenburgh Co., NC, Enumeration District 131, Pages 18, lines 45-51 lists Alphonso King, 49, married to Sarrah King, 39. They live with five children: daughter Annie King, 17; daughter Fannie E. King, 14; son Mack H. King, 12; son Wilks King, 10; and son James King, 8. Alphonso King and Sarrah King are listed as having been married for 3 years. Everyone and their parents are listed as having been born in NC. Alphonso King's occupation is listed as "Farmer." All of the children except James are listed as attending school. Everyone except James can read, write, and speak English. This census page is undated, as is the following page. However, the previous page is dated 4 May, 1910, and the next page is dated 8 May 1910.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, Ebenezer Twp., York Co., SC, Enumeration District 110, Page 9, lines 60-63 lists Mack H. King, 18, married to Grace King, 17. They live with two children: son Andrew A. King, 3 years and 6 months; and son Robert King, 1 year and 11 months. Mack H. King and Grace King are able to read, write, and speak English. Mack H. King and Grace King and their parents were born in NC. The children were both born in SC. Mack H. King is listed as a Farmer. This census is dated 12 Jan 1920. * See source notes; these 2 children were born in NC.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, Berryhill Township, Mecklenburgh County, NC, Enumeration District 60-45, Supervisor's District 7, Page 7, lines 62-71 lists Mack H. King, 38, married to Grace King, 38. They live with their eight children: son Andrew King, 13; daughter Robbie King, 12; son Mack H. King, Jr., 10; daughter Jetta King, 8; daughter Grace King, 6; son Henry C. King, 2; son Yates King, 1; and son Paul King, 1. The family does not live on a farm. Mack H. King and Grace King were married when they were both 23. Andrew, Robbie, Mack Jr., and Jetta had attended school since Sept. 1, 1929. Everyone but the four youngest children can read and write English; everyone but the five youngest can speak English. Robbie, Mack Jr., Jetta, young Grace, and Henry were born in SC; everyone else and everyone's parents in NC. Mack's job is listed as a night watchman at a steel plant. This census is dated April 17, 1930.
5	World War I Draft Registration Card dated [illegible] 5, 1917. Name listed as Mack Herron King. Place of residence "Riverville, NC." Date of birth July 28, 1891. Place of birth Charlotte, PA. Occupation "Farmer." Dependants: "Wife + Child." Status married. No prior military service. Claimed exemption from the draft for "family dependancy." Describes self as a tall, stout cacuasian with grey eyes and light hair.
6	North Carolina Deaths North Carolina Department of Health. 1970-74 Certificate: 33B834. Mack King died on September 1, 1973 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC. He was 82 years old. His birth date is listed as 1891. At the time, he was residing in Charlotte and married. An autopsy was not performed. Institution: General Hospital. Attendant: Medical Examiner.
7	Gravestone transcriptions, Trinity Methodist Cemetery from photos, collection of Nancy Williams Durham KING Grace Thomas Mar 15, 1892 - Oct 29, 1982; Mack Herron July 28, 1891 - Sept 1, 1973. RUTH Daughter of Mack H. & Grace Thomas King, Nov. 28, 1925, Dec. 23, 1927.
8	Personal correspondence from Edmond Brady Williams, Jr., grandson of Mack Herron King.	N/A
9	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing.

Source notes

• 1910 Census: For some reason, Mack Herron King seems to only have aged 4 years since the previous census while all of the other ages match up reasonably well.

• 1920 Census: The two children, Andie & Robbie, were born in NC, not SC, on the farm of Grace King Hipp where the young family of Mack Herron King & wife were living; the deed for the farm is a NC deed, found in the Mecklenburg Co. Register's office. The farm lies in lower Steele Creek Twp., on the backwaters of the Catawba River, on Lake Wylie. The house lies 300 ft. from the border of York Co. SC. Between 1918 & 1920 the family moved to "Power Company Village" at the Catawba River Dam; this is actually in York Co. SC, and the next several children (Andy, Jetta, Grace, & possibly Ruth) were born there in SC. Again in this census, Mack Herron King seems to only have aged 6 years since the previous census [in which he also aged less than 10 years]. He is now listed as 10 years behind his actual age. Nancy Grace Thomas is also listed 10 years too young here. The children's ages, however, are correct. The enumerator listed the daugher Robbie King as a son, "Robert."

• 1930 Census: Everyone's ages are now back in order. According to this census, Jetta King can read and write but not speak English, which seems a bit unlikely.

• Nancy Grace Thomas King was known all her life as "Nanny Grace".