Ezekiel T. King House
Obituaries: Ezekiel T. King At last Zeke King has left us and while we have known for a long time that the end was not far away, still when it did come we were hardly prepared for it. We have known for years past that no truer friend of ours lived on the face of the earth, than Zeke King. He died last Monday morning and was buried with Masonic honors by the Cheraw Lodge of which he was a faithful member last Wednesday at Pine Grove Baptist Church where he held his membership. As evidence of the esteem in which he was held by his neighbors an immense crowd attended his funeral services. He volunteered in Maj. J. S. Miller’s company and went into the army in 1862, arriving in Charleston a few days after the surrender of Fort Sumter--from there he went to the battle fields of Virginia where he proved himself to be one of the bravest and best soldiers in the Confederate army. He was captured at Winchester, Va., in 1863 and taken to Camp Chase where he was held a prisoner until the close of the war. He was appointed Sheriff of the County in June 1883 to fill out the unexpired term of Capt. Spofford and in the fall of the same year he was elected Sheriff and made an efficient officer. He was elected Supervisor in 1898 and served two terms until the end of 1902. In his death not only was his family, to whom he was devoted--but his Church and community has sustained a great loss, but along with all the troubles of life there generally comes a ray of hope, if not of real joy and gladness, so it is with his loved ones left behind, he left them the assurance that all was well between him and his God. He has been a great sufferer for several months, battling bravely against that dread monster cancer and was for some time conscious of the fact that ere long he would have to succumb to the inevitable but death had no terrors for him, his trust in Jesus Christ had banished all fears of death and he left us as on returning home. And now we mingle our sorrow with that of his breaved ones, and yet his condition now is so much better than it was last Sunday that it seems selfish in us to sorrow. May God guide and .......
Mrs. Sue King Passes Mrs. Sue King Passed away on Saturday at the home of her son, Mr. Frank King. She was eighty -one years of age and had been in declining health for many months. Mrs. King was the widow of Mr. Ezekiel King who was Sheriff of Chesterfield County about thirty-five years ago. She is survived by two sons and six daughers besides many relatives and friends who will cherish the memory of this noble woman. Funeral services we conducted Sunday afternoon at Pine Grove, her pastor, Rev. D. A. Brown, officiating assisted by Rev. J. A. Langley
The Ezekiel T. King Family: Ezekiel T. King (1839-1904) was born in the Mt. Croghan area and lived his adult life in Chesterfield. In 1862, he joined the Civil War effort. He was captured in 1863 and was a POW until the war ended. He returned to the farm, married Susan Magdeline Parker (1845-1926) on January 26, 1866, and reared nine children. He was appointed Sheriff in 1883 and was elected Supervisor from 1898-1902. He died of cancer two years later. The nine children of Ezekiel and Susan were Frank, Ernest, Emma, Lela, Dessie, Ida, Nannie, Della and Lou. The Henry Frank King Family: Henry Frank King, Sr. (1871-1950) married Mary Etta (Molly) Knight (1878-1974) and had nine children: Dewey Foster, Vivian, Bernice, Sue Lee, Frank, Jr., Julia Mae, Mary Lela, Helen Ann, and Johnnie Nelle. Foster married Ruby Mae Davis and had one child, Foster, Jr. Vivian married Harris Cooke Adams and had no children. Bernice did not marry. Sue Lee married Acy Lee Davis (1911-1945) and had three children: Richard King, Donna Sue, and Acy Lee, Jr. Sue Lee later married George L. Harmon and had no children. Frank Jr. married Elsie Broadway and had three children: Frank III, Barbara, and Alan David. Julia married William L. Hunter and had three children: William, Judith, and Henry. Lela married James Wesley Carr and had three children: Helen Sandralin, Mary Diane, and Wesley Jr. Helen married Dr. Jerry B. Perry and had five children: Claudia Ann, Vivian Lynn, Jerry, Jill King, and Mary Burns (Molly). Johnnie married Clarence Sheeler (1921-1949) and had two children: Geraldine Marie and Thomas Lee. Johnnie later married Fred S. Long and had three children: Mary Susan, Marsha Nelle, and John Sterling. Frank King Sr. was a farmer and also a Truant Office for the county schools for a number of years. Then he was elected Supervisor of County Road Construction until his retirement. Frank Sr’s wife, Molly, was a unique person. While running a household and rearing nine children, she still managed to have several projects. She was a very gifted seamstress and had many patrons. Also, for a number of years she rented rooms to the young single teachers that moved into this area. Four generations of the King Family still continue to gather and celebrate the major holiday.