James Otha King^[1]

1905 - 1966  (61 years)

• Name	James Otha King
  Born	8 May 1905	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	20 Oct 1966  [3]
  Buried	White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I6226	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Rev. James Elder "Jim" King,   b. 18 Jan 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Dec 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Laura Alice Clabo,   b. 1875, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 1938  (Age 63 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1892	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Headstones		King Father Mother Ray James Laura A. 1873-1943 1875-1938 Gone home Gone home
  Family ID	F10346	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Elva Trentham,   b. 31 Dec 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jun 1998  (Age 88 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1927	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Alice June King,   b. 5 May 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Oct 2017  (Age 89 years)   2. Dewane Amos King,   b. 19 Mar 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Dec 1954  (Age 24 years)   3. Arlin King,   b. 6 Feb 1932,   d. 6 Feb 1932  (Age 0 years) + 4. Shirley J. King,   b. Abt 1934, Tennessee  (Age ~ 90 years) + 5. Joan A. King,   b. Abt 1936, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Family ID	F2352	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 May 1905 - Tennessee Married - 29 Jun 1927 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 127. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 148. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 4.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, Vol. XXVII, No.1, Page 16, 2001. [S112] Census, 1940. Name James King Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 34 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1906 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace James King Head M 34 Tennessee Mary E King Wife F 30 Tennessee Alice J King Daughter F 11 Tennessee Amos D King Son M 10 Tennessee Shirley J King Daughter F 6 Tennessee Joe A King Daughter F 4 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-64YV?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-BP6%3A792528401%2C796114801%2C792607101%2C801498601 : accessed 20 January 2017), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 11 > image 19 of 48; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 20 Oct 1966. King, James Otha May 8, 1905 Tn Oct 20, 1966 Spouse: Mary E. Father: King, James E. Mother: Clabo, Laura Daughters: June, Mrs. Shirley Kilby, Mrs. Joann Tant Cemetery: Gatlinburg Brothers: Victor, Mayford, Clell Sisters: Mrs. Josie Tinker, Mrs. Trula Huskey, Mrs. Maude Ownby, Mrs. Alice Watson [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 573. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Otha King Event Type Marriage Event Date 29 Jun 1927 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 22 Birth Year (Estimated) 1905 Spouse's Name Elva Trentham Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1909 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-T4Y4?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1N6%3A1589264711%2C1589374594 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1927-1932, vol 21-22 > image 65 of 695; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.