Marinda
(Rankin) King
(1870-1959)
Marinda
(Rankin) King was born on May 1, 1870 in Wharton Twp., Fayette County, PA,
the daughter of Robert and Hester
(Minerd) Rankin.
On April 16, 1890, Marinda married Jacob King (1868-1959), a glass blower and blacksmith who had been born in France. Despite the fact that she was only 18, Marinda's father signed his approval, saying "I hereby give my free and full consent to the marriage…."
The Kings resided in Farmington, Fayette County.
They had three children – Oliver Jacob King, Kathryn Galloway and John F. King.
Jacob ran his own blacksmith shop for many years.
Son John King later took over ownership of the shop.
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Marinda at a picnic with her brother Alfred Rankin in the summer of 1954 |
Tragically,
son
Oliver died suddenly on March 24, 1905 at the age of 14. A newspaper reported
that the boy "went to school on Monday as usual and became ill of a pain in
the head. He went home in the afternoon and gradually grew worse until death
came … of spinal meningitis." He was laid to rest at the Samson Chapel
Cemetery, and his grave marker, seen at right, is barely legible today.
Jake and Marinda died 10 days apart in March 1959. He passed away March 13, and she died on March 23.
They’re buried beside their son Oliver at the Samson Chapel Cemetery.
In 1993, six photos of Jacob and the family were published in the book, Yesteryear in Ohiopyle and Surrounding Communities, compiled by author Marci Lynn McGuinness.
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