Dr. Thomas A. King was the youngest of the 11 children born to the prominent East Tennessee family of Walter and Nancy Sevier King. When the widowered Walter died in 1830, the Roane County Probate Court appointed a guardian, E.G. Sevier, for the three minor King children, Louisa (age about 17), John (about 15), and Thomas (about 12).
On July 30, 1833, Sevier resigned his guardianship of John and Thomas (Louisa had married three months earlier). John remained in Roane County while Thomas moved to Missouri, perhaps at the encouragement of his older brother Austin A. King. Austin had moved to Missouri from Tennessee around 1830 and would become Missouri's tenth Governor in 1848.
Thomas married Elizabeth A. Jacobs in Ray County, Missouri on December 19, 1837, and the young family is listed in the 1840 U. S. Census for Ray County. In the 1850 U. S. Census for Ray County, Thomas (age 32) and Elizabeth (age 26) are listed with their two children, Sarah Ann (age 11), and Henrietta (age 3). Thomas's occupation is shown as "Physician."
While living in Ray County Thomas followed in his brother Austin's footsteps by becoming involved in politics. Thomas served as the Treasurer of Ray County in 1848, and was subsequently elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1850. Following his service in the House, the Thomas King family moved to Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri in early 1854.
An April 30, 1855, entry in the Andrew County Probate Court records shows Elizabeth A. King applying for a Letter of Administration for the estate of Thomas A. King, deceased. Thomas had died intestate and had property in Savannah, which required the appointment of an Administrator. The Court approved her request and Elizabeth executed a Bond to the State of Missouri for $5,000, which was secured by her brother-in-law, Austin A. King. Dr. Thomas King was about 37 years old when he died.
The only newspaper notice of his death found to date is in Liberty, Missouri's Liberty Weekly Tribune newspaper for April 27, 1855. It states: "Died in Savannah on Tue the 7 inst., Dr. Thomas A. King. His disease was a relapse of typhoid fever."
On July 30, 1833, Sevier resigned his guardianship of John and Thomas (Louisa had married three months earlier). John remained in Roane County while Thomas moved to Missouri, perhaps at the encouragement of his older brother Austin A. King. Austin had moved to Missouri from Tennessee around 1830 and would become Missouri's tenth Governor in 1848.
Thomas married Elizabeth A. Jacobs in Ray County, Missouri on December 19, 1837, and the young family is listed in the 1840 U. S. Census for Ray County. In the 1850 U. S. Census for Ray County, Thomas (age 32) and Elizabeth (age 26) are listed with their two children, Sarah Ann (age 11), and Henrietta (age 3). Thomas's occupation is shown as "Physician."
While living in Ray County Thomas followed in his brother Austin's footsteps by becoming involved in politics. Thomas served as the Treasurer of Ray County in 1848, and was subsequently elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1850. Following his service in the House, the Thomas King family moved to Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri in early 1854.
An April 30, 1855, entry in the Andrew County Probate Court records shows Elizabeth A. King applying for a Letter of Administration for the estate of Thomas A. King, deceased. Thomas had died intestate and had property in Savannah, which required the appointment of an Administrator. The Court approved her request and Elizabeth executed a Bond to the State of Missouri for $5,000, which was secured by her brother-in-law, Austin A. King. Dr. Thomas King was about 37 years old when he died.
The only newspaper notice of his death found to date is in Liberty, Missouri's Liberty Weekly Tribune newspaper for April 27, 1855. It states: "Died in Savannah on Tue the 7 inst., Dr. Thomas A. King. His disease was a relapse of typhoid fever."
Dr. Thomas A. King was the youngest of the 11 children born to the prominent East Tennessee family of Walter and Nancy Sevier King. When the widowered Walter died in 1830, the Roane County Probate Court appointed a guardian, E.G. Sevier, for the three minor King children, Louisa (age about 17), John (about 15), and Thomas (about 12).
On July 30, 1833, Sevier resigned his guardianship of John and Thomas (Louisa had married three months earlier). John remained in Roane County while Thomas moved to Missouri, perhaps at the encouragement of his older brother Austin A. King. Austin had moved to Missouri from Tennessee around 1830 and would become Missouri's tenth Governor in 1848.
Thomas married Elizabeth A. Jacobs in Ray County, Missouri on December 19, 1837, and the young family is listed in the 1840 U. S. Census for Ray County. In the 1850 U. S. Census for Ray County, Thomas (age 32) and Elizabeth (age 26) are listed with their two children, Sarah Ann (age 11), and Henrietta (age 3). Thomas's occupation is shown as "Physician."
While living in Ray County Thomas followed in his brother Austin's footsteps by becoming involved in politics. Thomas served as the Treasurer of Ray County in 1848, and was subsequently elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1850. Following his service in the House, the Thomas King family moved to Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri in early 1854.
An April 30, 1855, entry in the Andrew County Probate Court records shows Elizabeth A. King applying for a Letter of Administration for the estate of Thomas A. King, deceased. Thomas had died intestate and had property in Savannah, which required the appointment of an Administrator. The Court approved her request and Elizabeth executed a Bond to the State of Missouri for $5,000, which was secured by her brother-in-law, Austin A. King. Dr. Thomas King was about 37 years old when he died.
The only newspaper notice of his death found to date is in Liberty, Missouri's Liberty Weekly Tribune newspaper for April 27, 1855. It states: "Died in Savannah on Tue the 7 inst., Dr. Thomas A. King. His disease was a relapse of typhoid fever."
On July 30, 1833, Sevier resigned his guardianship of John and Thomas (Louisa had married three months earlier). John remained in Roane County while Thomas moved to Missouri, perhaps at the encouragement of his older brother Austin A. King. Austin had moved to Missouri from Tennessee around 1830 and would become Missouri's tenth Governor in 1848.
Thomas married Elizabeth A. Jacobs in Ray County, Missouri on December 19, 1837, and the young family is listed in the 1840 U. S. Census for Ray County. In the 1850 U. S. Census for Ray County, Thomas (age 32) and Elizabeth (age 26) are listed with their two children, Sarah Ann (age 11), and Henrietta (age 3). Thomas's occupation is shown as "Physician."
While living in Ray County Thomas followed in his brother Austin's footsteps by becoming involved in politics. Thomas served as the Treasurer of Ray County in 1848, and was subsequently elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1850. Following his service in the House, the Thomas King family moved to Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri in early 1854.
An April 30, 1855, entry in the Andrew County Probate Court records shows Elizabeth A. King applying for a Letter of Administration for the estate of Thomas A. King, deceased. Thomas had died intestate and had property in Savannah, which required the appointment of an Administrator. The Court approved her request and Elizabeth executed a Bond to the State of Missouri for $5,000, which was secured by her brother-in-law, Austin A. King. Dr. Thomas King was about 37 years old when he died.
The only newspaper notice of his death found to date is in Liberty, Missouri's Liberty Weekly Tribune newspaper for April 27, 1855. It states: "Died in Savannah on Tue the 7 inst., Dr. Thomas A. King. His disease was a relapse of typhoid fever."
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