Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameSamuel W. KING 
BirthNov 1851, Buffalo, Erie, New York1035, date only,1040, place only
Death22 Jul 1909, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan1036 Age: 57
FatherSardius Denslow KING (1811-1895)
MotherNancy WEBSTER (1817-1898)
Individual Notes
• TRAIN HURLS HIM 50 FEET TO INSTANT DEATH
Samuel King Was Driving and Did Not Heed Warning––Companion is Fatally Hurt
KALAMAZOO, Mich., July 22.––Samuel King was instantly killed and Tony Vitz fatally hurt in a collision between a west bound Michigan Central train and a wagon, two miles east of this city today. King was driving and despite the warning of a flagman tried to cross in front of the train. The wagon was demolished and the two men were hurled fifty feet.1036, p 1
• LIVED IN PORT HURON
Samuel King Killed at Kalamazoo a Former Resident of This City.
Samuel King, whose death in Kalamazoo was announced in a telegraphic dispatch, published in The Times yesterday, was born near St. Clair, and lived in Port Huron for several years. He was employed at the Fibre works while in Port Huron, but left here about five years ago. His wife is one of the heirs of the Mills estate.1036, p 2
Samuel King Was Driving and Did Not Heed Warning––Companion is Fatally Hurt
KALAMAZOO, Mich., July 22.––Samuel King was instantly killed and Tony Vitz fatally hurt in a collision between a west bound Michigan Central train and a wagon, two miles east of this city today. King was driving and despite the warning of a flagman tried to cross in front of the train. The wagon was demolished and the two men were hurled fifty feet.1036, p 1
• LIVED IN PORT HURON
Samuel King Killed at Kalamazoo a Former Resident of This City.
Samuel King, whose death in Kalamazoo was announced in a telegraphic dispatch, published in The Times yesterday, was born near St. Clair, and lived in Port Huron for several years. He was employed at the Fibre works while in Port Huron, but left here about five years ago. His wife is one of the heirs of the Mills estate.1036, p 2
Census
• 1880 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 28, b NY. Farmer. Father b Not known; mother b PA.1037
• 1900 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 48, b Nov 1851, NY. Married 21 years. Laborer, shipyard.1038
• 1900 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 48, b Nov 1851, NY. Married 21 years. Laborer, shipyard.1038
Spouses
Birth19 Mar 1861, Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan1034
Death30 Dec 1915, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan1034 Age: 54
BurialRiverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo County, Michigan1034
NicknameWinnie1035
FlagsLegatee in Will
FatherAinsley W. GRIFFITH (~1820-1894)
MotherJane Ellen MILLS , 1170 (1830-1891)
Individual Notes
• His wife is one of the heirs of the Mills estate.1036, p 2
Census
• 1870 Census: China, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 9, b MI.733
• 1880 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 19, b MI. Father b Canada; mother b Not known.1037
• 1900 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 39, b Mar 1861, MI. Married 21 years; mother of 2 living children.1038
• 1910 Census: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Age 49, b MI. Widow. Father b NY; mother b Can. English. Mother of two living children. Mother-in-law in household of George G. Spaulding.1039
• 1880 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 19, b MI. Father b Canada; mother b Not known.1037
• 1900 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 39, b Mar 1861, MI. Married 21 years; mother of 2 living children.1038
• 1910 Census: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Age 49, b MI. Widow. Father b NY; mother b Can. English. Mother of two living children. Mother-in-law in household of George G. Spaulding.1039
Marriage5 May 1879, St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan1041
Marriage Notes
• He is age 26 at marriage; she is age 18.1041
ChildrenPearl E. (1881-1945)
Edna (1885-)