Hiram King: Co., A, 2nd Ky., Regt? 1861 to a date not revealed.  This
veteran indicated that he was in the Confederate Army for a period of 2
years and 11 months, but he did not know when his service-time ended.  He
stated that his post office was Isonville.
        It is obvious that there was a Hiram King residing in Elliott Co in 1890,
but I find no mention of him in any manner of him in any of my other
records except the 1890 Elliott Co Tax Assessments.  Even that record
reveals very little information.  If he owned land, no acreage is given;
not even a nearest neighbor is listed.  He apparently owned little property
as indicated by a total value of just $12.  Other information from the tax
record revealed that there was 1 male over the age of 21; 1 legal voter; 1
member of the family enrolled in the militia; and 1 child age 6 to 20 years
in the King household.
        Hiram King is not named in the 1900 or 1910 census reports for Elliott Co,
and it may well be that he came here during the decade of the 80's,
remained only a short time, then moved on to another state.

        Sam H. King: Col., 1st., Mo., ART?, CSA.  This veteran did not indicate
the company in which he served, but he did say that he entered the army on
June 4, 1861 and that his service was terminated on Jan 4, 1865.  He
mentioned no war related injuries or current illnesses, but did say that
his post office was Newfoundland.
        Records seem to indicate that this veteran was most often called Houston,
his middle name. 
        Houston King, was a son of Elias and Isabel Horton King.  Elias was born
June 9, 1806 in VA, and died in Sept 1867 in Carter Co, KY.  Isabel was
born Feb 19, 1809 in VA and died July 18, 1858 in Carter Co, KY.  Both
Elias and Isabel are buried in the Whitt Cemetery on the Gertrude Mobley
farm near Ibex in Elliott Co.
        Houston King must have been a man of some prominence, as indicated by the
fact that he was chosen to be the first Circuit Court Clerk of the
newly-formed Elliott Co.
        Around 1858, Houston King married Elizabeth Mobley, a daughter of Samuel
and Talitha Thompson Mobley.
        When the 1870 census was taken in Elliott Co, Houston King stated that he
was 33 years of age and a farmer, Elizabeth was 33, and, like her husband,
stated that she was born in TN, which seems to be in question.  Some
records indicate that VA was the state of their birth.
        Their children named in the 1870 census were; Belle, age 11; Sarah, 9;
Julia, 3; and Eliza, 1; this census indicates that all of the children were
born in TN which also seems questionable.
        I might mention that there is an interesting story about Houston King in
the book, Cox and Kin of Southwestern Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, by
Bruce K. Cox of Michigan.
        When the 1880 census was taken, S.H. King was a resident of the
Newfoundland Precinct, and stated that he was a teacher, 43 years of age,
Elizabeth, his wife, was 46, which differed from the age as compared with
33 she gave in 1870.  She stated that she was born in KY, which was also
different to the place of birth given in 1870.  Children named in the 1880
report were: Talitha, a teacher, age 21; Sarah, a teacher, 19; Julia Lee,
13; Eliza D., 11; Sam H., 9; Lula, 6; and Eugene W., 3.  Unlike the 1870
report, this report indicates that all the children were born in KY.
        The 1890 Tax Assessments of the Nefoundland (Cracker's Neck) area lists
him as owner of 60 acres of land.  His nearest neighbor was W.W. Green.
        Inn 1900, the Samuel H. King family was again enumerated in the Cracker's
Neck Precinct.  He stated that he was born in May 1837, in TN, ans was 63
years of age in 1900.  Elizabeth was 66, having been born in Nov of 1833.
They stated that they had been married 42 years and had 7 children, 1 of
which was deceased. Children listed in the 1900 census were: Talitha, 41,
born Nov 1858; Eliza, 31, Sept 1868; Lula, 28, Feb 1872; Gracie, a
granddaughter, 16, and Algy, a grandson, 7.  Vital Statistics for Elliott
Co gives Feb 22, 1874 for a King daughter named Lulu.
        I did not find Houston King in the 1910 census report.  Neither do I have
a date of death for him, or a place of burial.  Elizabeth died in 1902 and
is buried in East Carter County Memory Gardens.