History of Daviess County, Kentucky, Inter-State Publishing Co., Chicago, 1883. Reprinted by McDowell Publications, Utica, KY, 1980. p. 686. THOMAS K. KING (deceased) was born in Gallatin County, Ky., Aug. 1, 1798, and was a son of Thomas and Betsey (Colton) King, natives of Virginia. He remained on the old home in Gallatin County, Ky., until seventeen or eighteen, and then lived on a farm with his brother-in-law until 1822 or '23, when he came with his two sisters--Sarah King, who married Elijah Dodson, and Nancy King, who resides in Owensboro, in her eighty-eighth year. He bought 150 acres of land in Masonville Precinct, half a mile north of Bethabara. He remained here one year, then returned to Gallatin County and worked in a distillery until his marriage to Luella Cooper, near Bloomfield, Nelson County, Ky., Nov. 15, 1830. She was born in Shelby County, Nov. 12, 1805, and was a daughter of John and Molly (Duncan) Cooper, natives of Virginia. After his marriage he came to Daviess County, Ky., and settled on the farm, in what is now Masonville, that he had purchased in 1825. He lived on this farm until his death, Sept. 1, 1846. He was a Baptist, and one of the representative members of the Bethabara church. He and his wife had four children, two still living--Joseph, born Dec. 23, 1833, and Mildred D., born Nov. 10, 1835. Joseph was but thirteen years old when his father died. He was married to Rebecca F. Hickman, June 21, 1860. She was born in Jefferson County, Ky., and was a daughter of Lawrence O. and Mary (Blakey) Hickman, natives of Virginia and Kentucky. After his marriage Joseph King settled on the old homestead farm, accumulating land from time to time, until he now has a fine farm of 600 acres, 350 under cultivation and well improved. He has one of the finest brick residences and farms in Daviess County. He and wife are members of the Baptist church. They have had seven children--Thomas Jr., born May 5, 1863; John W., born Aug. 3, 1866; James L., born Dec. 26, 1868; Charles W., born June 20, 1871; Josie F., born July 14, 1874; Lawrence E., born May 16, 1877, died Sept. 22, 1878; Mildred F., born April 22, 1880. Mr. King is one of the active men of Daviess County. He is a general mechanic and has built a number of bridges and buildings. He is also a blacksmith, and is always called on by his neighbors to assist in building houses, barns, etc. Politically he is a Democrat. He is a Mason and member of Joseph H. Brannon Lodge, No. 436. Mildred D. King married James B. Cruse, and resides in Owensboro. They have had two children, one living--Thomas, born Dec. 29, 1857, is a graduate of West Point, and is First Lieutenant of U. S. Cavalry, at present stationed at Lowell, Arizona. Mrs. Thomas King, wife of the subject of our sketch, resides with her son, Joseph King. She is a member of the Baptist church at Bethabara, and has been since 1847. She is now in her seventy-eighth year, and enjoys good health. The King family is of English, Scotch and German descent. King Colton Dodson Cooper Duncan Hickman Blakey Cruse = Gallatin-KY VA Bloomfield-Nelson-KY Shelby-KY Jefferson-KY AZ http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/daviess/king.tk.txt