A History
of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa
[?]: Lewis Publishing Co., 1893
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Unless
otherwise specified, biographies are submitted by Conley
Wolterman.
Matthew
King, a farmer of Milford Township, Crawford County, Iowa, was born
in Morgan County, Illinois, July 17, 1835. His father, William King, was a native of Yorkshire, England, came to America
when a young man, settling near Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1823, among the
pioneers of that place. In 1825, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Cadwell,
daughter of Dr. George and Pamelia (Lyon) Cadwell. Matthew King had 3 brothers
(George, Richard, James B.) and a sister, Mary E. Matthew King received his education in Jacksonville, Illinois. In 1853, he
came to Iowa and located in Clayton County. In 1869, he returned to Illinois and
lived in Morgan County. He sold out there in 1881, came back to Iowa and bought
a farm of 280 acres in Section 11, Milford Township. His farm was mostly in blue
grass, clover, and timothy. He had a fine herd of shorthorn cattle. When Matthew was 23 years of age, he married Margaret King (a distant
relative of his) who was born in Greene County, Illinois. Their son, Arthur, was
a successful farmer of Crawford County, Iowa. They had one daughter, Grace. In
1865, after the death of his wife, Matthew King married his first wife's sister,
Orpha Joy. They had two daughters: Margaret and Agnes. Both daughters were
skillful musicians.
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