Son of Ebenezer and Jerusha (Hathaway) King; his birth on 20 Jun 1792 was recorded at Rochesther, Plymouth Massachusetts (photo attachment). Though Thomas had a 3-great-grandfather Thomas King (1645-1711), and an immigrant 4-great-grandfather Thomas King (1614-1691), his likely namesake was his maternal grandfather Thomas Hathaway. His paternal grandfather, Revolutionary War veteran Consider King, may have been the middle-namesake of son Thomas C. King.
In the 09 Jan 1834 marriage approval for his oldest daughter Julia (photo attachment), Thomas stated her full name as Julia Ann Jerusha King, which reveals that his wife Ann was the namesake for the first middle name and his mother Jerusha was the namesake for the second middle name.
He married ~1816 in Cayuga County, New York Anna Goodrich; daughter of Stephen and Lois (Bidwell) Goodrich, who had relocated to Locke, Cayuga, New York from Middlebury, Addison, Vermont in 1811. Thomas and Anna were both residents of Locke at the time. Soon afterward Thomas and Anna relocated to Cuyahoga County, Ohio and settled in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio in 1818, according to the History of Cuyahoga County (1879, pp 491-492; photo attachment). Their children were Julia Ann King b. 1817, Eliza Jane King b. 1821, Mary Patricia King b. 1825, and Thomas C. King b. 1829.
In the former Orange Township, section 32, Thomas owned 60 acres as of 1852, and 102 acres as of 1858 (photo attachment; the farm was located near or at the site of what is now 2800 Ohio County Road 91 in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio). In 1874, Thomas; age 82, still owned 20 acres and had deeded 50 acres to Thomas C. and Mary Ann (Hitchcock) King, who had married in 1851 and in whose household Thomas and wife Anna resided in the 1870 US Census, and Thomas had deeded 30 acres to daughter Mary (King) Hill, who had married George Hill in 1843 and settled in Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Mary and George had an eldest son named Charles Hill. In each of the US Census records from 1850-1870 in which Thomas and Anna King appeared, Anna was always listed as born ~1796-1797 in Vermont.
The death record of his wife Anna states she died 21 May 1873 in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio aged 78 years, though her actual age at death would have been 76 years, 6 months, 19 days.
The death record of Thomas (photo attachment) states that he died on 09 Feb 1879 in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio aged 84 years, 7 months, 20 days, which coincides with date of birth 20 Jun 1794, which has the correct date except the year should be 1792.
Thomas and Anna were buried in the Orange Hill Cemetery (which is at the current intersection of Ohio County Road 91 and Fairmount Boulevard in Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga, Ohio), which would have been an approximate half-mile wagon ride or walking distance from their farm (photo attachment).
Though no tombstone or other surviving burial marker for Thomas or Anna (Goodrich) King can be seen in Orange Hill Cemetery today, Find-a-Grave tombstone photo volunteers who have visited this cemetery indicate it is relatively small, and has many unmarked burial spaces between the tombstones that are still standing or that are otherwise visible (as seen in the photo attachment).
Son of Ebenezer and Jerusha (Hathaway) King; his birth on 20 Jun 1792 was recorded at Rochesther, Plymouth Massachusetts (photo attachment). Though Thomas had a 3-great-grandfather Thomas King (1645-1711), and an immigrant 4-great-grandfather Thomas King (1614-1691), his likely namesake was his maternal grandfather Thomas Hathaway. His paternal grandfather, Revolutionary War veteran Consider King, may have been the middle-namesake of son Thomas C. King.
In the 09 Jan 1834 marriage approval for his oldest daughter Julia (photo attachment), Thomas stated her full name as Julia Ann Jerusha King, which reveals that his wife Ann was the namesake for the first middle name and his mother Jerusha was the namesake for the second middle name.
He married ~1816 in Cayuga County, New York Anna Goodrich; daughter of Stephen and Lois (Bidwell) Goodrich, who had relocated to Locke, Cayuga, New York from Middlebury, Addison, Vermont in 1811. Thomas and Anna were both residents of Locke at the time. Soon afterward Thomas and Anna relocated to Cuyahoga County, Ohio and settled in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio in 1818, according to the History of Cuyahoga County (1879, pp 491-492; photo attachment). Their children were Julia Ann King b. 1817, Eliza Jane King b. 1821, Mary Patricia King b. 1825, and Thomas C. King b. 1829.
In the former Orange Township, section 32, Thomas owned 60 acres as of 1852, and 102 acres as of 1858 (photo attachment; the farm was located near or at the site of what is now 2800 Ohio County Road 91 in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio). In 1874, Thomas; age 82, still owned 20 acres and had deeded 50 acres to Thomas C. and Mary Ann (Hitchcock) King, who had married in 1851 and in whose household Thomas and wife Anna resided in the 1870 US Census, and Thomas had deeded 30 acres to daughter Mary (King) Hill, who had married George Hill in 1843 and settled in Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Mary and George had an eldest son named Charles Hill. In each of the US Census records from 1850-1870 in which Thomas and Anna King appeared, Anna was always listed as born ~1796-1797 in Vermont.
The death record of his wife Anna states she died 21 May 1873 in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio aged 78 years, though her actual age at death would have been 76 years, 6 months, 19 days.
The death record of Thomas (photo attachment) states that he died on 09 Feb 1879 in Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio aged 84 years, 7 months, 20 days, which coincides with date of birth 20 Jun 1794, which has the correct date except the year should be 1792.
Thomas and Anna were buried in the Orange Hill Cemetery (which is at the current intersection of Ohio County Road 91 and Fairmount Boulevard in Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga, Ohio), which would have been an approximate half-mile wagon ride or walking distance from their farm (photo attachment).
Though no tombstone or other surviving burial marker for Thomas or Anna (Goodrich) King can be seen in Orange Hill Cemetery today, Find-a-Grave tombstone photo volunteers who have visited this cemetery indicate it is relatively small, and has many unmarked burial spaces between the tombstones that are still standing or that are otherwise visible (as seen in the photo attachment).
