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Jesse Critz King

Birth	:	22 Jan 1872 Henry County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	1 Feb 1920 New York, USA
Burial	:	Lawson Cemetery, Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.4902992, -79.7733002
Description	:	Of the descendants of the Rev. John King, the pioneer, Jesse C. King was to attain fame and the greatest fortune so quietly that the world took little notice till he passed to yonder world ere the noon-day sun scarcely marked half the measure of the skies in an ordinary life. He was born in Henry County Jan. 22, 1872. He had only common school advantages and a term at Lexington Ky., but did not graduate there at the College. Business demands were greater than college. He was at an early age attracted to the chemistry of the manufacture of Carbide,... Read More	Of the descendants of the Rev. John King, the pioneer, Jesse C. King was to attain fame and the greatest fortune so quietly that the world took little notice till he passed to yonder world ere the noon-day sun scarcely marked half the measure of the skies in an ordinary life. He was born in Henry County Jan. 22, 1872. He had only common school advantages and a term at Lexington Ky., but did not graduate there at the College. Business demands were greater than college. He was at an early age attracted to the chemistry of the manufacture of Carbide, and was with Wilson at Spray, N. C. when Acetylene gas was discovered. He made other discoveries himself along this line and for one he received sixty-thousand dollars. He was enlisted for his talents by the Canadian Carbide Companies in their furnace developments at Meriton, and Shawinigan Falls, Canada, where he spent 27 years. Before his health gave way under the Northern climate, he was considered the greatest authority in America on electrical furnaces and allied subjects. There was a rich field in Acetylene illumination, and it was in this one he accumulated a quarter of a million of dollars. It was just at this juncture that disease fell upon him and blighted his valuable and distinguished career. History offers not many parallels to the generosity of this quiet young soul. There was no gift too good for parents, brothers, or sisters, and his contributions to other numerous causes that had claim on him were freely and liberally made. Only a few heard of these gifts because they were made so unostentatiously. He early joined the Methodist Church, and freely supported its cause and institutions. He not only gave to the Lord's works, but he walked In a Godly way in business as well as in private life. Among his friends he was indeed a Prince, with his fellowman a true Christian, and with all a high example of a blameless life. There was no truer, manlier, or better hearted son ever born in Henry County. He died Feb. 1st, 1920, in Flowers' Hospital, N. Y. He was buried in Leaksville, N. C. with those he loved so faithfully. ***** (from the book pub. in 1925, "The History of Henry County, Virginia.")

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Jesse Critz King's memorial is located at: Lawson Cemetery, Eden, Rockingham County, USA.
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Jesse Critz King death on 1 Feb 1920 in New York, USA
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Latitude: 36.4902992
Longitude: -79.7733002

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Bouldin King

(1837 - 1919)

Mary Henrietta Critz King

(1842 - 1916)

Siblings

(1870 - 1947)

(1875 - 1940)

(1879 - 1915)

(1881 - 1937)

(1882 - 1940)

(1884 - 1962)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lawson Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4902992, -79.7733002

2. First Presbyterian Church
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4897173, -79.7668164

3. Church of the Epiphany Cemetery and Columbarium
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Coordinate: 36.4929848, -79.7674637

4. First Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.4962160, -79.7640630

5. Pest Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.4879000, -79.7583800

6. Barnett Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.5012210, -79.7631700

7. Old Spray Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5050900, -79.7645890

8. Ridgeview Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 36.4791985, -79.7882996

9. Pruitt Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.5070305, -79.7688980

10. Dunn Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.5067558, -79.7808685

11. Reynolds-Dillard Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4827995, -79.7931976

12. Brammer Road
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4782901, -79.7900852

13. Old Spray Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5073776, -79.7594986

14. Moorefield-Booker Family Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4717522, -79.7605286

15. Eden Gardens Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4810982, -79.7981033

16. Shady Grove Christian Church Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4785461, -79.7966080

17. Carter-Ellington Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4666786, -79.7773514

18. Shady Grove Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4786860, -79.8006790

19. Meadows-Reese Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4898338, -79.8049850

20. Easley Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5137672, -79.7858810

21. Grogan Family Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5157394, -79.7763443

22. Frazier Family Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4892807, -79.8098373

23. Duke Hopper Family Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4864883, -79.8109131

24. Vernon Family Cemetery
Eden, Rockingham County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5128784, -79.8001785