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The King Family
Dorothy King had two brothers, Lester and Earl, and a glance at a chart of their Ancestors shows the close relationship between the King and Yoder families, among many other Amish and Mennonite pioneers of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and points further west. In fact, Dorothy's grandfather, "Orrville" Sam married Fanny Yoder who was a very distant cousin of Magdalena Yoder, wife of "Pekin" Sam's father, Christian King. The two Yoders were both descendants of the immigrant Christian Yoder, who arrived at Philadelphia in 1742 aboard the "Francis and Elizabeth". "Orrville"
Samuel's granddaughter
Fannie King Roffler submitted the following item about her grandparents to the Gazette
and Reporter in Odell, IL: In this country no occupation has been more highly
honored than that of a farmer. In
every profession are those who have been born on the farm and many have risen
from this life to the highest positions in the gift of the nation.
The life of a farmer is one of Independence, free from the care and
anxiety that attends many others, he looks over the broad fields and fertile
acres with an honest heart and a clear conscience.
Such is life of the subject of this sketch. Samuel King was born on a farm and with exception of
a few years has followed this occupation. He was born August 26, 1842 and was a native of
Orrville, Ohio, near Wooster. Like
many other men of that prosperous commonwealth his Father saw in the West an
opportunity to better provide for the future of his family and to increase his
estate. Accordingly, he located in
the state of Illinois in the early 1850s. Samuel
King remained at the home of his father until he attained majority, when he went
to McLean County and engaged first in farming then afterwards in the mill
business. Later he resumed the work
of the farm and returned to Livingston County, where he now resides on a farm
2.5 miles Northwest of Forrest, IL. In 1863, Mr. King was married to Miss Fanny Yoder, a
most estimable young lady. In his
political life, he puts man before party and tries to cast his influence on the
side of right in favor of the best candidate in accord with his political
standing. For a period of years, he
has held the office of School Director of this district. He is rightly respected by all his neighbors and friends. Copyright
1898 Charles Stuck Publishers.
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