- Born: 4 Jun 1839, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA 415,789,790
- Marriage (1): Martha Susan Mitchell on 29 Oct 1857 in Macon County, Missouri, USA 618
- Marriage (2): Martha Carter
- Marriage (3): Nancy G. Wood on 4 Dec 1865 in Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA 618,787
- Marriage (4): Mary Ellen Truitt on 29 Sep 1867 in Macon County, Missouri, USA
- Died: 17 Jul 1914, Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA at age 75 618,790
- Buried: 19 Jul 1914, Masonic Cemetery (Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA) 618
 Cause of his death was Cerebral Apoplexy/Endarteritis.
General Notes:
Joseph was a farmer, sawmill operator and owner and a Civil War soldier fighting in the Union Army. He was injured while fighting for the Confederacy when he had two fingers shot off of his right hand while firing his own gun at the advancing Union Line at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas.
His first wife died while he was away at the Civil war.
He had a paralized throat, was fed by a tube to his stomach. Got tired of feeding tube so he removed it and starved to death.
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OBITUARY
KING, Joseph F.
Joseph F. King Buried
After a lingering illness a part of which was spent in terrible suffering, Mr. King passed away at his home north-east from Bucklin Friday, July 17. Mr. King was born in Washington Co., Ill., June 4, 1839. At the time of his death he was 75 years 1 month and 12 days of age. He was married to Martha C. Mitchell on October 29, 1857. To this union four children were born; two of whom are still living. The wife died in January, 1865. He was next married to Mrs. Nancy Woods, December 4th, 1865. He lost this wife March 9, 1867. To this union no children were born. Mr. King was married to his present wife, who was Mrs. Mary Cooley, September 30, 1867. To this union eight children were born, two of whom have preceded him to the great Beyond. Mr. King moved to Bucklin in 1850 and has lived in and near Bucklin ever since. He is survived by his wife and following children: Martha Ellen Page, Joseph Sterling King, John W. King, Sarah Cunningham, Tyra V. King, Victoria P. Wright, Dora V. Osborn and Alec King.
The funeral services were held in the Christian church in Bucklin, of which he was an old and honored member. The services were conducted by Rev. F. W. Condit, as minister and Ed Herriman as undertaker. The church was decorated with flowers and ferns. The great crowd that attended could not find even standing room in the church. The I. O. O. F. lodge conducted the service at the cemetery in their usual impressive and dignified way. Mr. Thomas Burk acted as Noble Grand and Rev. F. W. Condit gave the Chaplain's charge and prayer. Mr. King numbered his friends by the hundreds for he was a Christian man, a good neighbor and splendid citizen. He was laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery Sunday, July 19, 1914.
Source: The Bucklin Herald
Date: 24 Jul 1914
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~molinn/obits-BH-IndexJ-L.html 789,791
Birth Notes:
North Twenty District
Life Events:
1. Census, 1870, Macon County, Missouri, USA. 792 Walnut Creek Township
2. Census, 7-8 Jun 1880, White Township, Macon, Missouri, USA. 793 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph King
Home in 1880: White, Macon, Missouri
Age: 41
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Mary E.
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph King 41 (Head)
Mary E. King 36 (Wife)
Joseph King 15 (Son)
John W. King 11 (Son)
Tyre V. King 9 (Son)
Sarah M. King 7 (Daughter)
Benjamin F. King 5
Victoria P. King 2 (Daughter)
Dora B. King 2M (Daughter)
Nimrod Cooly 14 (Step-Son)
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: White, Macon, Missouri; Roll: T9_701; Family History Film: 1254701; Page: 587.1000; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 0578.
3. Occupation: Farmer. 793
4. Military: Civil War 42nd Missouri Infantry USA 1864 & Youngs Battalion, Marmadukes Brigade CSA 1862. 789,791 Joseph King served first in the Confederate Army starting in 1862 in Col. A. Youngs Battalion, Marmadukes Brigade. He then enrolled in the Union Army at Bucklin, Missouri on the 6th day of August 1864 as a private in Company I of the 42nd Regiment of Missouri Infantry commanded by First Lieutenant Edward Cox. He was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tennessee on the 22nd day of March 1865. His personal description at enlistment was as follows: Height 5ft. 10in. / Complexion, Fair / Eyes, Blue / Hair Color, Light / Occupation, Farmer / Born, Washington Co. Illinois 1839.
Honorably Discharged at Nashville, Davidson, Tennesse, USA on the 22nd day of March 1865.
Joseph married Martha Susan Mitchell on 29 Oct 1857 in Macon County, Missouri, USA.618 (Martha Susan Mitchell was born in 1841 in Weakley, Giles, Tennessee, USA and died on 9 Jan 1865 in Macon County, Missouri, USA.)
Joseph next married Martha Carter.
Joseph next married Nancy G. Wood on 4 Dec 1865 in Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA 618.,787 (Nancy G. Wood was born about 1845 618 and died on 9 Mar 1867 618.)
Joseph next married Mary Ellen Truitt, daughter of John B. Truitt Jr. and Margaret Hayden, on 29 Sep 1867 in Macon County, Missouri, USA. (Mary Ellen Truitt was born on 27 Mar 1843 in Macon County, Missouri, USA,415,794 died on 10 Jul 1924 in Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA 794 and was buried on 11 Jul 1924 in Masonic Cemetery (Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, USA) 794,795.). The cause of her death was Chronic Endocecenditis with Mitral Regurgation.
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