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James V. King is a son of James P. and Rebecca (May) King, and was born near Nashville, Tenn., August 12, 1834. James P. King, also a native of Tennessee, located on a farm near Nashville after his marriage. He studied medicine and practiced that profession for a few years, but after the late war he engaged in farming. In 1836 he located in Johnson County, Ark., where he resumed farming, and lived until his death, which occurred in 1886. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and was class-leader for many years. Mrs. Rebecca King was born in Tennessee, and is a daughter of Jesse May, one of the leading men of Polk County, Ark. She is now living on the old homestead, in Johnson County, with her son, John F., who served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. Of the nine children born to James P. and Rebecca King eight are still living. James V. King was reared in Johnson County, on a farm, and received a common-school education. In April, 1867, he married Miss Mary E. Garretson, daughter of Aaron Garretson, of Franklin County, and their children are James A., John M., William J., David P. and Lee G. Mr. King settled on his present farm in 1856, where he owns 200 acres, and as a result of his industry and enterprise has 160 acres, cleared and improved. At the outbreak of the late war he enlisted in Carroll’s regiment, and was wounded during Price’s raid at St. Clair, Mo. He returned to his home at the close of the war, and has since devoted his attention to the pursuit of agriculture. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.