West Virginia Pioneers

Marshall Martin King

Male 1913 - 1941  (27 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Marshall Martin King 
    Born 20 Sep 1913  Midland County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 May 1941  Midland County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Midland County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Marshall Martin King
      Birth: Sep. 20, 1913
      Midland County
      Michigan, USA
      Death: May 3, 1941
      Midland County
      Michigan, USA

      From Midland Daily News (May 3, 1941)
      Three Midland County residents are dead today and five others are critically inured as the result of a head-on collision on M-30 a mile north of Gordonville shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday. Sheriff Ira M. Smith, who investigated, described the crash as the worst in Midland county history. The dead are: Marshall King, 27, of rfd 2, his nephew, Adrian King, of rfd 5, and George Banning, 17, of rfd 2. Double rites for the Kings will be held at the Homer Methodist church tomorrow and services for the Banning boy will be held at the Gordonville Methodist church at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Remaining in critical condition in Midland General hospital today are: Judson Beebe, 14, rfd 2, who sustained a fractured skull; Virginia Kennedy, 17, rfd 1, with fractures of both legs and serious lacerations; Eleanor Strine, 16, of 514 Bacon street, a fractured leg and severe cuts; Phyllis Rogers, 19, of 1114 Adelaide, serious lacerations and other injuries; Melvin Beebe, 19, of rfd 2, who suffered fractures of the pelvis and hip and other serious injuries, was taken to Saginaw General hospital. He was reported in critical condition at noon today. Sheriff Ira Smith today could make no official explanation of the accident. The 18-year-old Beebe youth was the driver of the south-bound car and was accompanied by Banning, who rode beside him in the front seat, and his younger brother, Judson, was in the rear seat. The three were enroute from Gordonville to Midland where they intended to go to a movie, according to relatives. The northbound machine was driven by Marshall King. Sheriff Smith said. His nephew, Adrian King, and the three girls were passengers in his car. Marks on the highway indicated a possibility that the King machine had overturned and rolled several times before smashing into the left front of the Beebe car, according to Smith's unofficial theory. Officials said Banning was dead when taken from the Beebe car. The impact, which reduced the King machine to a mass of twisted metal, threw Marshall King onto the shoulder of the highway and he was dead when help arrived. Adrian King was dead on arrival at Midland General hospital, it was reported. City police, dispatched by radio when the call came in, rushed to the scene and assisted in taking the victims to the hospital, supplementing ambulance facilities. A double funeral service will be held at the Home Methodist church at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon for Marshall King, and his nephew, Adrian King. Rev. Edgar M. Powell of the Church of God will be in charge. Marshall King will be buried in Homer cemetery, and Adrian King in Breckenridge cemetery. Marshall King was born September 20, 1913. he leaves his wife Agnes, two daughters, Mary Ellen, 7, and Loretta Ann, 5; one son, Donald Dean, 2, and his father, Guss King.
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Augustus King (1876 - 1941)
      Harriet Rawson King (1879 - 1924)
      Spouse:
      Agnes Ellen Horden Somerville (1915 - 2012)*
      Children:
      Donald Dean King (1939 - 1990)*
      Siblings:
      Roscoe King (1888 - 1965)*
      Milton Adorem King (1900 - 1984)*
      Nile D. King (1902 - 1967)*
      Erma Virginia King Taylor (1905 - 1989)*
      Amy King Lemmon (1907 - 1980)*
      Ora Camden King (1909 - 1984)*
      Mary Catherine King (1911 - 1921)*
      Marshall Martin King (1913 - 1941)
      Floyd C. King (1915 - 1995)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Homer Township Cemetery
      Midland
      Midland County
      Michigan, USA
      Created by: Leona Comstock
      Record added: Aug 14, 2001
      Find A Grave Memorial# 5686474
    Person ID I114753  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2017 

    Father Augustus F King,   b. 5 Nov 1876, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1941, Midland County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Harriet J Rawson,   b. Mar 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1924, Midland County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Married 17 Apr 1898  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Jackson County, WV
      4/17/1898
      Augustus F King 21 Jackson
      Harriet J Rawson 19 Jackson

      1900 Grant Dist, Jackson Co, WV
      August 11/1877, m 2y
      Harriet, 3/1879, 2-2
      Roscoe 10/1898
      infant son, 2/1900

      1910 Grant, Jackson, WV #223
      King, Augustus 34 m1 - 12y WVWVWV
      Harriet wife 32 m1- 12y 9 children 6 living WVWVWV
      Roscoe son 11 WVWVWV
      Milton son 9 WVWVWV
      Nile son 7 WVWVWV
      Ermie dau 5 WVWVWV
      Amy dau 3 WVWVWV
      Ora son 1.3

      1920 Porter, Midland, Michigan
      King, Augustus 43 WV VA WV
      Hattie wife 42 WV WV WV
      Milton son 20 WV WV WV
      Nile son 18 WV WV WV
      Erma da 16 WV WV WV
      Amy da 13 WV WV WV
      Ora da 10 WV WV WV
      Mary da 8 WV WV WV
      Marshall son 6 MI WV WV
      Floyd son 4 6/12 MI WV WV

      1930 Porter, Midland, Michigan
      King, AF 53 wid WV VA OH
      Marshel son 16 WV WV WV
      Floyd son 14 WV WV WV

      1940 Lee, Midland, Michigan
      Kleinhans, Ralph E 39 Michigan 1935: lived same house
      Ruth A wife 33 Michigan 1935: lived same house
      Elizabeth A foster da 2 Mich
      King, Augustus hired man 64 wd WV 1935: lived rural Midland, Michigan
    Family ID F7744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.