John Christopher KING
John was bequeathed one part of two tracts on which the homestead stands. They had 8 children. Both John C. King and Highly Rush are buried in the Jersey Churchyard near Ursina, Somerset Co., PA.
From Ora Flannigam Highly Rush lived with her father after being widowed and was provided for in her father's will. In the 1860 census she was living with Lewis and Sarah Sanner.
Turkeyfoot website has his year of birth as 1805.
Turkeyfoot website has his birth year as 1812.
He married Highley Rush 1796 . Highley Rush was born at 25 Oct 1782 .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Jacob King
born 4 Aug 1799.
Thomas R. King
born 28 Oct 1807.
John Rush King
born Abt 1809.
Mary King
born 1810.
Moses King
born 1812.
William King
born 25 Feb 1813.
Sarah Rush King
born 22 Aug 1815.
Rachel King
born Nov 1819.
David King
born 1821.
John Christopher King died 4 Aug 1842 at Lower Turkeyfoot Twp, Somerset, Pennsylvania .
Highley Rush died 6 Dec 1861 .