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KING, JOSEPH N. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 34, P.O. White Hall. Mr. King was born in Greene Co., in 1830; his father, a native of England, crossed the Atlantic in an early day, and after remaining a short time in the East, made his way to Greene County, Ill., where he turned his attention to farming and stock raising; in 1823 he was married to Miss Sarah Lindsay; in a rough log cabin, where the pioneer housewife wove and spun for the children, many happy years were passed away among a people whose generosity was unbounded, who frequently assisted each other in the erection of a cabin, where the best of humor prevailed; many years have gone by since this pioneer was wont to attend the rude horse mill, or make long trips by wagon to procure the necessaries of life for his family. The parents of Joseph have long since passed to a home not made with hands. In giving due notice of Joseph King, it may be said that from his earlier years he has followed farming; receiving a liberal education in the district schools, and with an ambition to acquire greater knowledge, he attended the McKendrick College, situated near St. Louis, here pursuing the higher English studies; in his twentieth year he was united in marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth Morrow, daughter of James Rawlings, and relict of Samuel Morrow; in the counties of Piatt and Greene Mr. King owns 318 acres, and is among the more substantial farmers of Greene County; Mrs. King is the owner of 130 acres; of nine children born of this marriage, seven are living, whose names are: Frances E., Mary E., Mary L., Sarah R., Albert H., Frederick C., and Rachel E.