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Harvey M King
HARVEY M. KING, sheet roller with the American Sheet & Tin Plate
Company, at Leechburg, Pa., was born at the King homestead in Gilpin township,
Armstrong county, son of J. George King, a grandson of Conrad King and
great-grandson of Peter King. Peter King lived in Bremen, Germany, and was a
farmer by occupation. He remained in the old country.Conrad King, son of Peter King, was born in Germany, and came from there to
America when a young man with his wife and one child, a daughter. They crossed
the Atlantic ocean in a sailing vessel that consumed eight weeks in making the
voyage, landing at Baltimore, Md., July 4, 1832, from which city they shortly
afterward made their way to Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., Pa., by team. There
Conrad King followed his trade, shoemaking, for seven years. From there he
moved to Armstrong county and settled in what was then Allegheny (now Gilpin)
township, where he purchased fifty-five acres of land near the Forks Church.
This was known as the old John Stoops farm, but the clearing was mainly done
by Conrad King, and here he passed the remainder of his life, his death
occurring in May, 1883, at the age of eighty-four years. He married Elizabeth
Shiren, who was born in Germany, and died in Gilpin township in 1870 when aged
seventy years. Both she and her husband were members of the Forks Church and
they are buried in the cemetery of that church. Conrad King was one of the
members when the first church was built there in 1842, and always continued
his active interest. Five children were born to Conrad and Elizabeth King,
namely: Henry, who died at the age of forty years; Catherine, who married
Joseph T. Myers; Mary A., who died unmarried; Caroline, who resides at
Leechburg; and J. George.J. George King was reared in Armstrong county and attended the district
schools, and since taking entire charge of the homestead, in 1884, has devoted
himself to general farming and fruit growing. During the Civil war he became a
member of Company H, 14th Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, when
there was danger from State invasion by the Confederates, and was out a short
time. On May 19, 1864, he married Sarah A. Snyder, daughter of Conrad and
Elizabeth (Bargerstock) Snyder, and the following children have been born to
them: Elizabeth C. died at the age of seven years; John W., who lives in
Gilpin township, married Claudia Sipes, and they have three children, William
H., George E., and Grace R.; Samuel E., who is a resident of East St. Louis,
married Pearl Purviance, and they have five children, Harold, Clair, Russell,
Leon, and Lucille; Duetta, who is the wife of George Sipes, residing in Gilpin
township, has three children, Lillian, Florence, and Beatrice; Harvey M. is
mentioned below. Mr. King has always been an active citizen, taking much
interest in local politics, and several times has been elected to office on
the Democratic ticket. For six years he has served as school director in
Gilpin township, and he served two terms in Allegheny township before it was
divided. He has also been assessor and auditor. He is one of the
representative members of the Forks Lutheran Church, which he has served as
member of the council for forty years and many years as superintendent of the
Sunday school.Harvey M. King obtained a good common school education and remained at home
until he was twenty-one years old, when he came to Leechburg, Pa. He began
work in the rolling mills, accepting a place at the bottom and working his way
up until he was made a roller, in 1899, a position that requires knowledge and
experience. He was married in 1899 to Jane Hawk, daughter of Aaron and Harriet
(Lookabaugh) Hawk, and they have three children: Irwin, Margaret, and Evelyn.
In 1907 Mr. King erected his handsome residence on Third street, Leechburg.
Politically he is a Democrat, and fraternally an Odd Fellow and a member of
the Royal Arcanum. He is a member of the First Lutheran Church of Leechburg.Source: Pages 934-935, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed October 1998 by Kathy Zagorac for the Armstrong County Beers
Project
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