PETER JOHNSON KING and Mary Ann (Rotan)
GG-Grandfather Peter Johnson King born April 14, 1818 in Lawrence Alabama,  died December 22, 1897 MCLeannan, Texas.  GG-Grandmother Mary Ann (Rotan) King born 1820 Alabama, died January 8 1897 in McLeannan, Texas.
 

Robert King Born ?: Marr: ? Died: ?
Thomas King Born: 1655 Died: 1728, Married: Mary Born: 1670 Died:
Peter King Born: 1689, No. Ireland  1720 Died: 1763, VA  Marr:  Lula Born: About 1700 Died: Before 1763
Peter King Born: 1723, Virginia Died: 1788 Marr: 1747 Mary Johnston Born: 9 FEB 1724/25 - New Kent County, Virginia  Died: AFT 1794 - Greene County, Tennessee
Peter(III) King Born: 1748 Died: 1825, Tennessee Marr: 1778 Mary Jane Edwards Born: 4 DEC 1759 - Guilford County, North Carolina Died: 18 JUL 1860 - Simpson County, Kentucky
Sr. Nicholas King Born: 1780, Tennessee Died: 1846, Mississippi Marr: 1808 Nancy Norton
Born: 16 JAN 1790 Died: 14 JUL 1847 - Yalobusha, Ittawamba County, Mississippi
Peter Johnson King Born: 14 APR 1818 - Lawrence County, Alabama
Marr: - Yalobusha, Ittawamba County, Mississippi Died: 22 DEC 1897 - McLennon, Texas Mary Ann Rotan Born: 1820 - Yalobusha, Ittawamba County, Mississippi Died: 5 JAN 1895 - Hill County, Texas
1. Mary Jane King Born: 1840 -  Died: 2 JUN 1931 Marr: - Williamson Lewis
2. William Marion King Born: 1842 - Mississippi Died: UNKNOWN - Marr: - Elizabeth
3.  Nancy Ann King Born: 14 AUG 1841 - Yalobusha, Ittawamba County, Mississippi Died: 23 DEC 1941 -  Nancy Ann (King) (Oats) Temple.  Nancy is a brother to  John King.  Nancy married William Johnson Oats.  Nancy and William had two sons, William Johnson Oates, and James Jackson Oates.  Nancy's daughter born after William's death was Mollie Oates.  Nancy Ann King later married James Allen Temple
1. Mattie Jane Temple  1877- 1977.  married 1st  Richard McCLure Cure  1878 -  1901.  2nd  Oscar     Newton  Snell   1880  -  Unk. Mattie is buried in Justice Cemetery Warren, Texas
Jeanita Ruth Cure 1898 - 1999 married Thomas Byrd Griffin  1884 -  1963  Both are buried in Justice Cemetery in Warren, Texas
1.  Edward McClure Griffin 4/16/1920 - 2/24/92 Buried in Justice Cemetery
 2.  Mattie Sue Griffin 1923 -    
3.  Melvin Gentry Griffin 5/13/1925 - 1/24/2005 Buried in Justice Cemetery
 4.  Nancy Eloise Griffin 4/27/1928 - 8/13/1928
5.  Franklin Fred Griffin 1931 -  
6.  John Byrd Griffin 1/18/1934 - 4/29/1937 Buried in Justice Cemetery
 7.  Nita Ruth Griffin 1936 - 9/8/1937 Buried in Justice Cemetery
 8.  Thomas Jean Griffin 1938 -     
 9.  Bobbie Amelia Griffin 1940 -
2.  James Snell
3.  Oscar Norman Snell
4.   Freddie (Peggy) Willford
4. John Willis King Born: 9 DEC 1848 - Peach Tree, Tyler County, Texas
5. Rufus L. King Born: 25 DEC 1848 - Peach Tree, Tyler County, Texas Died: 26 OCT 1928 - Ranger, Texas Marr: - Nancy Elizabeth Lawson
6. Sarah Elizabeth King Born: 7 APR 1851 - Moscow, Polk County. Texas Marr: 1866 - John James Mahoney
7. Louisa Catherine King Born: 7 MAR 1855 - Polk County, Texas Died: 16 JUL 1938 - Daisetta, Liberty County, Texas Marr: 1871 - Thomas Jefferson Hardin
8. Aletha Tennessee King Born: 1857 - Moscow, Polk County. Texas Died: UNKNOWN - Marr: - Max Henderson
9. Ludia King Born: 1861 -
10. Martha King Born: 23 FEB 1864 - Moscow, Polk County. Texas Died: 27 JUL 1920 - Marr: - William A. Baker (other spouses)
 

1 Peter Johnson King, 2. William Marion, 3. John Willis, 4 Rufus Lustus, 5 Andrew Frank, 6. Unknown

Pictured L to R John Willis King and  Marha Emmer Jane Goree,  Lady in hat is thought to be  Minnie Hardin with son Ben and J.B. Lady on right unknown. By Ms. Hewitt.
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A link to 1850 "Working" Census of Tyler County, Texas: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txtyler/census/1850/tyr50_19.htm#167
A link to Family Group Sheet: http://genealogic.virtualave.net/fg01/fg01_035.htm
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Link to more pictures of John Willis

John Willis King is one of GG-grandpa Peter King’s sons and Nancy Ann (King) Oates' Brother.  He was a Texas Ranger, Battalion of Minutemen. The last time he was called out, he served as a Private in Company “F”, under Capt.  Willis Hunter. John enlisted in Carterville, Texas 19  Aug. 1872. Used "X" Mark. Discharged 18 Aug. 1875 Parker County., Texas Service No. 13616  (TX). John was shot by a Renegade Indian in 1866,  the slug went through his right arm. John lived 1873 - 10 Oct. 1898 in Parker Co., TX, 1898 - 1 June  1915 in Pinch Co., Okla., 1915 - Aug. 1917 Apache, Caddo Co., Okla. Had a Wagon and Feed Yard in Apache Okla. 1917, 1925 Anadarko, Co., Okla.  1925 - 1928 N. Kickapoo St. Shawnee, Pott Co.  Okla. Farmer - Retired Learned to Write in his  later years. Born 9 Dec. 1846 in Moscow Tyler Co., Texas. (1850 census) lived in Polk Co. (1860  census) later in Hill Co. Texas. Died 25 June 1928  in Shawnee, Okla. Died of Kidney & Bladder Trouble. Buried Pearch Cem., E. of Carter, Beckham Co., Okla. Married by Rev. Martin Pate Wed 30 July 1876 in Poolville, Parker Co., Tx. to  Marha Emmer Jane Goree. Born 1 April 1860 died  25 Aug. 1901 in Roger Mills Co., Okla. Buried POARCH CEMETERY,  E. of Carter, Okla. They had 12 children.
 To James Allen Temple

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