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Below is a family biography included in Biographical Record of Oakland County, Michigan published by Biographical Publishing Company in 1903. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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George W. King was born May 11, 1835, at Port Byron, Cayuga County, New York. He removed with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William King, to Michigan in 1844 and settled on a farm in Independence township, Oakland County, where he resided until his death, April 2, 1892.
He studied law for a time but finally took up the avocation of teaching school and taught for 31 years. He also carried on his farm and held the position of postmaster at Clarkston during the administration of James A. Garfield and also one term under Benjamin Harrison’s administration.
Mr. King was married in 1859 to Henrietta E. Stout, of White Lake, Oakland County. He is survived by his wife and four children,— three sons and one daughter —William Henry, John M., Spencer S. and Maude A. (now Mrs. K. P. Rockwell).
In politics Mr. King was a Republican and an earnest advocate of the principles enunciated by that party. He always took a keen interest in public matters and in the public schools and was director of the School Board of his district for 19 years. He was a man of honesty and integrity and was honored and respected by all who knew him.
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