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70	years alone will be his funeral dGcoration3<> Colo FEED C, BEST, an old friend & Army comrade of GEN. KINGS delayed announcement: of funeral arrangement pending word from COM. RUFUS KINGS U? So Nee the 0-eno son, on duty somewhere in the Gulf of MexicOo Born at Albany^ H0 Yo$ 0ct? 12 8 18M-0 GENo KING began his military career in the War between the States^
GENa CHARLES KING was a nephew of WILLIAM RUFUS KING., a 1st cousin of my Grandfather FIELDING LEWIS DANIELLo |0 Mo Co
COMM) DO RE RUFUS KING of the U0 So Navy is GEN* CSASo KXHG?S son0 WILLIAM RUFUS KING9 the Statesman & Senator at Washington*, and elected to the Yiee^PresldsnoQ of UG SoC but died before taking his seat*, was a 1st cousin of my Grandfather FIELDING LEtflS DANIELL8 and ws hare a book issued by the Senate in Washington tailing of his life and public services? that was sent to my Grandfather from the Senate after RUFUS KING died0 ^as one of his near kin?0 WILLIAM RUFUS KING was a Member of the let Contention that dre^ up the Constitution for the state of Alabama in 18190 JENNIE EOFKINS - WIFE OF Go LUCIUS COLMAEj?
GENEALOGY of her family 0
JENNIE HO HUNS? Father was FBMiK WEBB HOPKI33S & Ms Father was ARTHUR MOSELY HOPKINSj, whom was amsmber of the 1st Constitutional Convention of Alabama & was the 1st Chief Justice of Alabama?s Supreme Courta There is a fine portrait of him in the Supreme Court room of Mont gome vyg Alaa Mr0 EOPKINS has the genealogical history of all branches of his family-? so I won9t copy any more from it, except that Mr? HOPKINS* Mother was the daugh<= ter of GOYo THOSo EIEB , 2nd Gov. & his brother was 1st CrOVo (CHARLES BIEB)
Df Aia0 CHARLES only held the office a few months as ha was killed from being thrown by his horse & his brother THOSo BIBB was appointed in his Brother?s place & at the end of the term elected Governors MITCHELL FAMILY	^
Great Great Grandfathejr^D&VID MITCHELL> his wife, PHOEBE BRUCE MITCHELL sasie from Glasgow, Scotland to America in the early 17th Csntury* and settled in the Coast of Virginia Colonv~ rPhav hsd o oow? ?-