Thurman R. King

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer, carpenter, mechanic

Notes:

Obit:
Thurman R. King, 96, of Cheyenne died Dec. 11 at Cheyenne VA Medical Center.

He was born Dec. 26, 1919, in Vancouver, Wash., and moved to Cheyenne when he was 1-month-old.

Mr. King was a farmer and a jack of all trades. He was a carpenter, mechanic and built the first Taco Hut on Carey Avenue, which is now Taco John’s. He was the oldest living member of the American Legion Post 6 and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He also enjoyed fishing.

Thurman is survived by his wife, Doris King, whom he married Oct. 14, 1984, in Fort Collins, Colo.; son, Galen King; daughter, Gwendolyn Holloway; stepson, Michael Land; stepdaughter, Pamela Metzler (Greg); eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Bertha King on Nov. 3, 1981; his parents, Theodore and Elizabeth King; a sister, Emma Lou Reidel; and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Anne Howle.

© Schrader Funeral December 14, 2016

Died:
Cheyenne VA Medical Center

Buried:
Cheyenne Memorial Gardens

Family/Spouse: Emily Bertha Daily. Emily was born on 28 May 1934 in Logan, KS; died on 3 Nov 1981 in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY; was buried in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thurman married Doris King on 14 Oct 1984 in Fort Collins, CO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Galen Lawrence King
2. Gwendolyn Louise King

Notes:

Buried:
Lakeview Cemetery

Theodore + Elizabeth Emma Root. Elizabeth was born on 14 Apr 1900; died on 16 Jan 1935; was buried in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Lakeview Cemetery

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1914, Mervin, Bates Co., MO

Notes:

Ancestry.com Schrock Forum:
Edward King and Elizabeth Schrock
Wayne Busby Posted: 19 Feb 1999 7:00AM
Classification: Query
Surnames: King, Schrock
Edward King, born November 23, 1863 in Washington, Tazewell, IL, married Elizabeth Schrock. They had a cattle ranch 28 miles north of Cheyenne on Little Bear RFD.

Birth:
Found on Ancestry.com Schrock Forum-Wayne Busby

Residence:
According to his father’s obit.

Edward married Elizabeth “Lizzie” Schrock before 1889 in IL, and was divorced before 1914. Elizabeth (daughter of Andrew Schrock, Ii and Magdalene Schick) was born on 12 Aug 1869 in Lamar, Barton Co., MO; died on 8 Dec 1956 in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY; was buried in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The couple was married in the “famous” brick house four miles west of Washington, IL. [This would no doubt be the house that Andrew

“At some point, Lizzie and her husband were divorced. Edward was living in Mervin, MO in 1914 according to his father’s obituary so they must have been divorced by that year.

“Mom remembers that Lena Unzicker and Lizzie King left the area for points west. She remembers that Lizzie loved men and had a house on the edge of Holdrege, possibly a house of “ill repute.”

Left Holdrege area and lived on 1280-acre ranch twenty miles north of Cheyenne, WY, with a large herd of cattle.

Buried:
Lakeview Cemetery

Notes:

Obiturary Transcription By Duane Busby, July 2, 1999.
Name of newspaper unknown. Original newspaper format is reproduced below.

Settler Is Called

"Philip Koenig (King) a well known and highly respected old settler of this city, passed to his final reward last Sunday after several years of general debility from advancing age. Philip Koenig was born on the 14th day of August 1829 in Esslingen, by Landau, Rhine Pfals,Germany. He came to this country. in the year 1851 and settled for a time in Rochester, N. Y. In the year 1853 he came to Illinois and settled in Groveland township, where he resided for some time. He came to Washington about twenty-three years ago, where he lived to the day of his death. In 1856, while living in Groveland, he was converted and united with the Evangelical church of which he was a faithful member to the end.
In the year 1858 Mr. Koenig was married to Barbara Powel. To this union were born four sons and one daughter. The sons are Henry, Albert of Chaatsworth, Edward of Mervin, Mo. and Isaiah, and one daughter Anna, now Mrs. Schrock of Fairview, Mich. The children of this union all survive him, though his wife preceded him in death.
On the 3rd of March, 1876, he was again united in marriage. His second marriage was with Mrs. Mary Pelz, who, being a widow, brought two children into the family. Robert and Martha. The daughter Martha died in early youth. To this union were born two daughters, Emma, who departed this life very early, and Sadie, now Mrs. Grove. Thus gathers to his fathers Mr. Koenig. He departed this life after along pilgrimage, continuing through 85 years, 6 months and 14 days. He leaves to mourn his departure a deeply sorrowing wife, four sons, one step-son, two daughters, sixteen grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
Philip Koenig was a man of sterling character, respected by all who knew him. He was faithful to his family and to his church. For a number of years he was a great sufferer, but he bore his sufferings with christian patience. He often expressed his desire to be at rest. This desire was granted him on Sunday morning last, February 28th, when he peacefully fell asleep in Jesus. He rests from his labors and his works do follow him.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Evangelical church, conducted by the pastor G. A. Manshardt. "

Died:
Gravestone gives year 1915

Buried:
Glendale Cemetery

Phillip married Barbara Powell on 23 Jan 1858 in Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
“Probably” in Woodford Co.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Blacksmith In Missouri
• Census: 19 Jun 1860, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL
• Residence: 1868, Lamar, Barton Co., MO
• Census: 1880, Doylesport Twp., Barton Co., MO
• Census: 15 Apr (?) 1910, Medicine, Lincoln Co., NE
• Census: 10 Jan 1920, Paris Twp., Linn Co., KS
• Residence: 1924, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR

Notes:

From Schrock Farms: Family information about the Andrew Schrock (1804-1855) decendents.

“Sam always referred to his mother as “my poor widowed mother” and would often cry when he mentioned her. She was not actually widowed but instead left her husband in Missouri and came to Phelps County with her 5 children by Immigrant Train. (According to Aunt Ruth, Grandpa’s mother and her two daughters rode in the passenger car and the three boys came in the baggage car!) Her husband stayed in Missouri, worked as a blacksmith, visited Nebraska, but never lived here. While here, he used to sit in Sam’s gas station, barefooted, much to his son’s irritation.
“Sam’s two older sisters were big, strong, healthy women who lived in a dugout in Phelps County and later moved away from the area. Lizzie moved to Wyoming and Lena moved to Chappell, Nebraska. They farmed and raised their children by themselves.
“There is a photograph included (in the book) of my great-grandparents and their 3 children. According to the family myth, the youngest son had to be situated between his parents as they could not agree to sit closer together.
“It is not known what became of my great-grandfather. My mother remembers when the family told him good-bye during the 1920s and he walked off down the road and was never heard from again. Uncle Sammy thinks he drowned himself in the Columbia River. He used to say that he would do that when the time came. The family advertised for information about him out in Washington but nothing was ever heard.”

Context of Andy’s death from Sacramento Bee:
Feb 6, 1925: Heavy rains were causing flooding in Sacramento. The Sacrament and American Rivers were high and streets and homes were flooded. Nearby Paradise received 9” of rain in 24 hours. The flooding was widespread.

The President was Calvin Coolidge and a Rowanite 7th Day Adventist from Hollywood was the prophet of doom, saying calamity would strike on Feb 6 and bring the end of the world.

On Saturday Feb 7, 1925, the Sacramento Star newspaper announced it would merge with the Bee on Monday of the next week.

Birth:
according to F. S. Unzicker letter to H. H. Schrock

Census:
p.61. House #675, Family #663:Anna Schrock, head of household, age 45. Farmer. Value of real estate $6000; Value of personal Estate $1000. Born in France. Susan age 23, Ann age 20, Andrew age 17, Mary age 13, Peter age 11, and Madelene age 4. Neighbor on one side was farmer Joseph Rich, age 70., and on the other side was the Joseph Shick family, with real estate valued at $2000 and personal estate at $500. Numbered with the family was Lewis Lis

Residence:
according to F. S. Unzicker letter to H. H. Schrock

Census:
Andrew and wife, with daughter Magdalena

Census:
District 0178. Andrew Schrock, age 67, head of household, farmer. Widowed. Mother and father born in France, with French as mother tongue.

Census:
Dist. 125, sheet 3. Andy Schrock, age 77, general farming. Owns his home.

Residence:
According to friends of the Schrock family Andrew went to Portland, OR, in 1924. The family did not hear from him again, according to F. S. Unzicker letter to H. H. Schrock.

Died:
Sacremento County Hospital

Buried:
Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery Potter’s Field. Burial stie is in Sec. 5-B SSW Potters Field, Tier1, Gr. 156.

Andrew married Magdalene Schick on 25 Oct 1866 in Tazewell Co., IL. Magdalene (daughter of Joseph Schick and Magdalena Augspurger) was born on 10 Jan 1849 in Butler Co., OH; died in 1941 in NE; was buried in Holdrege, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1868, Lamar, Barton Co., MO
• Residence: 1890, Phelps Co., NE

Notes:

“Sam always referred to his mother as, ‘my poor widowed mother’ and would often cry when he mentioned her. She was not actually widowed but instead left her husband in Missouri and came to Phelps County with her five children by immigrant train...she and her two daughters rode in the passenger car and the three boys came in the baggage car!”

The family lived in a dugout (sod house) for about ten years after arriving.

In the family portrait, family myth says the youngest son had to be situated between his parents as they could not agree to sit closer together.

Residence:
Andrew, Magdalena and their daughter Magdalena moved to Lamar

Residence:
Magdalena and her children left Andrew in MO and moved to NE

Buried:
Prairie Home Cemetery

Notes:

Full photo essay about the Schick family in Illinois Mennonite Heritage, Winter 2000.

Married:
by Nicholas Roth