James F King

Enlisted as Private for US Army during Civil War on August 4, 1862 in Company E, 14th Cavalry Regiment. Mustered out March 24, 1864.

Notes for James F. King: Notes for James F. King: Census: 1870 Census- Jackson County, Kentucky, Pond Creek, pg 219 45 King, James F., 26, M, Farmer, TN,  45 King, Miranda, 24, F, Keeping House, VA 45 King, Joel, 3, M, KY 45 King, Samuel, 1, M, KY

1880 Census-Jackson County, Kentucky, Pond Creek, ed# 50, pg 18 and 19 168 King, James F., 35, M, Farmer 168 King, Marinda, 33, F, Keeping House 168 King, Joel, 12, M, Son 168 King, Samuel, 11, M, Son 168 King, Elizabeth M., 9, F, Daughter 168 King, Eliza Ann, 7, F, Daughter--disabled 168 King, Mary S., , F, Daughter 168 King, John M., , M, Son 168 King, Martha A., , F, Daughter

Could not find James in the 1890 Census although he didn't die until 1898.

Military Service:

James F. King served his country in the Civil War. He enlisted as Private on August 4, 1862, in Company E, 14th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky. Mustered out on March 24, 1864 in Camp Nelson, KY. sources: report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky. (KYRoster) Published in 1866 by Harney.

In this regiment, 2 officers died of disease or accident, 14 soldiers were killed, and 64 soldiers died of disease or accident. Fourteenth Cavalry--Col., Henry C. Lilly; Lieut.-Col.,Andrew Herd; Majs., Joseph W. Stivers, Alfred Smith, John C. Eversole, Robert T. Williams.

Battles:

In Jan. 1863, Major Stivers, with 150 men of the regiment, dashed upon a band in Powell County, captured its leader and 11 men, and took their horses, guns, etc. The regiment was engaged in numerous skirmishes, and was continuously marching.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 356

More About James F. King: Census 1: 1870, Jackson County, KY. Census 2: 1880, Jackson County, KY. Military service: August 04, 1862, Enlisted.

More About James F. King and Marinda Vicars: Marriage: August 22, 1866, McKee, Jackson, Kentucky.