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• Name: William Alonzo King, Sr.
• Born: December 23, 1875
• Father: Samuel Morgan King
• Mother: Margaret Louise Pace
• Married: March 31, 1901 Henderson County, North Carolina
• Spouse: Ann Esther Garren
• Children:
• Marie Louise King
• William Alonzo King, Jr.
• Ernest Norteman King
• Craig Garren King
• Otto King
• Judge Dick King
• Guy Morgan King
• Died: February 22, 1928 Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina

I was told by my father (WAR) that he (WAK) "worked himself to death". He ran a farm and worked as a clerk in a general store in town (Hendersonville). People gave him a hard time and teased him about being part Cherokee calling him "half breed". People also complained to him about sending his daughter (MLK) to college (Asheville Normal) because an education was "wasted on a girl". This all came from my father and aunts. My grandmother and great uncles never said much to me about their father. Mu grandmother married my grandfather soon after her father's death. She also held the straws that my great uncles drew to divide up the land when he died (by the length of the straws); she got the lot with the house on it.

Sources:

• Registration Card; Serial Number, 1253; Order Number, 359; William Alonzo King; Permanent Home Address, 1 Hendersonville Henderson N.C.; Age in Years, 42; Date of Birth, Dec. 23 1875; Race, White; U.S. Citizen, Native Born; Present Occupation, Farmer; Employer's Name, Self; Place of Employment or Buisness, Home; Nearest Relative, Esther King; Address, Hendersonville, N.C. R 1 .; I affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true, William Alonzo King; Height, medium; Build, medium; Color of Eyes, Blue; Color of Hair, Black; Date of registration, Sept 12, 1918; Local Board for the County of Henderson, Hendersonville, N. C. — World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
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