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WILLIAM KING.
Since the year 1887 William King has been a
resident of Magnetic Springs, Union county, Ohio.
He located at the springs on account of his heath
and, after regaining it, he decided to settle
permanently in that place. He engaged in the
grocery business and followed that for a number of
years, after which he became interested in the real
estate business, to which he has since devoted his
attention. He has held a number of township
offices and has served his township in one capacity
or another for nearly a quarter of a century.
He and his wife have reared two sons who have become
prominent men in their respective communities.
William King, the son of John R. and Mary
Ellen (Timmons) King, was born Sept. 1, 1855, in
Pleasant township, Madison county, Ohio. His
father was born in Madison county, Ohio, Mar. 25,
1831, and died in that same county Dec. 24, 1895.
His mother was born in the same county, Apr. 3,
1833, and also died in the county, Dec. 23, 1906.
His parents were married in Madison county, Dec. 16,
1852, and to them were born six children, three of
whom are now living: Mary C., the wife of
J. W. Bricker, of Madison county; William,
of Magnetic Springs, Union county; Milton Alfred,
who died at the age of four; Scott, who died
at the age of eighteen months; Emma, who died
in infancy, and Laura, the wife of Lemuel
S. Brickner, of Madison county, this state.
William King was
reared and educated in Madison county, Ohio, and
after his marriage, in 1878, took up farming in the
county of his birth, and after his marriage, in
1878, took up farming in the county of his birth,
and followed this line of activity until 1883.
He was then compelled to retire from active work on
the farm on account of his health, and in 1887 came
to Magnetic Springs, where he hoped to the benefited
by the water found at this place. His hopes
were not disappointed and he regained his health,
and then decided to make Magnetic Springs his home.
He had two hundred and fifty dollars, and with this
small amount of capital he started a grocery store,
gradually increasing his stock as the business
warranted. For seventeen years he continued in
the grocery business in Magnetic Springs and then
disposed of his store and engaged in the real estate
business. In 1908 he bought a large hotel of
thirty-eight rooms, the Hotel Columbus, and has
since been managing it along with his real estate
business. Mr. King also owns a large
amount of valuable real estate in Magnetic Springs
and vicinity.
Mr. King was married Sept. 15, 1878, to Lutisha
Watrous, a daughter of Ransom and
Elizabeth (Lane) Watrous, natives of Madison
county, Ohio, and to this union two sons have been
born, John Ransom and Roy Milton.
John R. was born Sept. 16, 1880, and is now an
attorney at Columbus, Ohio. He is a graduate
of the Ohio State University, and was elected a
member of the Ohio Legislature in 1912 on the
Republican ticket. He was married to Edith
Conrad, of Magnetic Springs, June 24, 1903, and
has three children: Margaret Lutisha, aged
eight; Helen, aged four, and John W.,
aged two. Roy Milton, the other son of
Mr. and Mrs. King, was born Dec. 12, 1881,
and after finishing the high school, graduated from
the Bliss Business College at Columbus. He is
now a supreme court stenographer at Columbus, Ohio.
He served as a page for eight years in the Ohio
Legislature, being appointed to this position when
he was fourteen years of age. Roy
married Ethel Candy, of Columbus, and has
three children: Frances, aged seven;
William R. and Martha, twins, four years
of age.
Mr. King has been a life-long Republican, and
has frequently been called upon by his fellow
citizens to fill official positions. He has
been a member of the school board of Magnetic
Springs special for more than twenty years, has
served as assessor of Union township, Madison
county, Ohio, and since coming to Union county has
served assessor of Leesburg township, and he was
also justice of the peace form 1892 to 1898.
For twelve years he was mayor of Magnetic Springs,
and while holding this office he was instrumental in
getting many improvements which have made Magnetic
Springs the pleasant village it is today. He
was a sergeant-at-arms in the Senate of the
seventy-fifth General Assembly of Ohio, the same
session in which his son sat as a member of the
Legislature. For twenty years he was
postmaster of Magnetic Springs, resigning his
position on the first day of September, 1913.
Mr. King and his family are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Magnetic Springs.
Source: History Union County, Ohio -
Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. -
1915 - Page 702 |
