John Miles King
Full Name: John Miles King
Birth date: October 1862
Death date: November 3, 1947
Birth date: October 1862
Death date: November 3, 1947
Terms of Service
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House,
23rd
(1)
Legislature
1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895
Democrat
Biographical Notes and Resources
Photographs
- Photograph. J.M. King, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. J.M. King, State Preservation Board
Other Resources
- John Miles King, death date 11/3/1947 in Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming, age 85. Wyoming, Death Records, 1909-1969. Ancestry.com .
- Obituary, Mrs. John M. [Mamie McAdoo] King, "Texas Woman Dies in Paris, France, Will Be Buried in Navasota," 9/6/1923, p. 1. Wife of Judge John M. King; "the family formerly lived at Navasota, but recently moved to Houston, where Judge King was a prominent attorney for the I.-G.N. railroad. Before her marriage Mrs. King was Miss Mamie McAdoo of Washington county." Bryan Eagle .
- John M. King, marriage to Lizzie A. McAdoo 10/21/1891 in Ellis County, Texas; marriage to Mary King 7/16/1894 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas (passport application of Mrs. Mary King, 1923).
Census of 1900 - John King, Navasota, Grimes County, age 37, born October 1862 in Alabama, lawyer, wife Mamie, sons J.B. and Leon.
Census of 1910 - John M. King, Palestine, Anderson County, age 46, born circa 1864 in Alabama, lawyer, wife Mary, sons John B. and Leonedas.
Census of 1920 - John M. King, Houston, Harris County, age 59, born circa 1861 in Alabama, lawyer/railroad, wife Mary, son Leon.
Census of 1940 - John M. King, Milner, Routt County, Colorado, age 76, born circa 1864 in Alabama, attorney, widowed, son Leon M. FamilySearch . 1910 1900
1920
United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
1940
- John Miles King, born in Alabama, residence in Houston; father of Leon McAdoo King, draft registration 6/5/1918 in Houston, Harris County, born 8/15/1896 in Waxahachie. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
- "Col. King Appointed Assistant Adj't Gen.," 1/8/1897, p. 3. Waxahachie - Hon. John M. King appointed assistant attorney general, 1/7/1897. Fort Worth Record and Register .
- Obituary, "Mrs. King's Body Due Saturday from Paris," 9/14/1923, p. 4. Mrs. Mary McAdoo King, wife of John M. King, died in Paris, France, 8/31/1923; resided in Houston since 1911. Houston Post .
- Obituary, Judge John M. King, "Former Resident to Be Buried Here Saturday," The Navasota Examiner and Grimes County Review (Navasota, Texas), 11/6/1947, p. 5, crediting Navasota Public Library. Practiced law in Navasota, Palestine with the I. & G.N. Railroad, and in Houston. Died 11/3/1947 at his ranch home in Landers, Wyoming. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
- 23rd Legislature (1893) - J.M. King, postoffice Ennis, nativity Alabama, age 30 (born circa 1863), lawyer, 10 years in Texas, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .
Committee Information
- 23rd R.S. - 1893