★★★ King, Henry Clay

Henry Clay King​

Born: July 28, 1831

Birthplace: Burksville, Kentucky

Father: Alfred King 1800 – 1872

Mother: Nancy Haggard 1808 – 1838

Wife: Sara "Sallie" Eliza Haughton 1838 – 1924

(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Children:

Haughton King 1866 – 1916​

(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Fannie King 1869 – 1956​

(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Maud King Lewis 1871 – 1946​

(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Ida Lee King 1873 – 1933​

(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Paducah, Kentucky​

Civil War Career:

Colonel in the Confederate Army, Mounted Rifles​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee​

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Plantation Owner in Lee County, Arkansas​

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1891: Murdered an Attorney​

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1891 – 1903: Imprisoned at Tennessee State Penitentiary, Nashville, Tennessee​

Died: December 10, 1903

Place of Death: Tennessee State Penitentiary, Nashville, Tennessee

Cause of Death: Stomach Cancer

Age at time of Death: 72 years old

Burial Place: Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee