Los Angeles County, CA, Biographies

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JOHN M. KING, 
 
rancher, near Whittier, was born in Morgan County, Indiana, in 1849, and is the 
second son of William and Nancy (Murphy) King, whose sketch appears elsewhere in 
this work. He, with his two brothers, had very poor educational advantages, but 
they made very good use of what they did have, and by reading and observation he 
may be regarded as a man of more than ordinary intelligence. He was reared 
principally by his step-father, and early thrown on his own resources. His first 
purchase of real estate was a small tract of twenty acres near Santa Ana. This 
he afterward sold and purchased where he now lives, near the beautiful town of 
Whittier. On this ranch may be seen over 400 English walnut trees in a good 
state of cultivation; also a vineyard and an orchard of various fruits. In 1870 
he was married to Miss Ellen Noe. This lady is a daughter of L. D. Noe, who died 
in Texas, and her mother married Alfred Hickox, who came to California in 1869. 
Mr. and Mrs. King have an interesting family of eight children: James, William, 
Mary, Daisy, Arthur, Gertrude, Lory and Allie. Mr. King is an enterprising man, 
and has been eminently successful. He is generous and public-spirited, and 
favors every enterprise that has for its object the public improvement.
 
An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California �  Chicago, The Lewis 
Publishing Company, 1889   Page 531
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler