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Blunt King Civil War North Carolina


Surname King
Submitted by
Marie Smith (catfishking8)
Date submitted Nov 12, 2004

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I am looking for any info on this man he was my greatgrandfather.her are the stories i have.his wifes name on census records is A Mary or Mary there children were that i know of Alonzo,Mary,Dallas ,Joseph.I have read stories that said he had hung some men during the civil war.his occupation was listed as police officer and stage coach driver.any info please contact me at catfishking8@juno.com..thank you

Name: Blunt W King ,
Residence: Wayne County, North Carolina
Enlistment Date: 11 September 1863
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
State Served: North Carolina
Unit Numbers: 5
Service Record: Confined at Point Lookout, MD
Enlisted as a Private on 11 September 1863
Enlisted in Company B, 1st Light Artillery Regiment North Carolina on 11 September 1863.
POW on 12 March 1865 at Goldsboro, NC
Took Oath of Allegiance on 28 June 1865
Released on 28 June 1865

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The King family is very large. One of my grandmothers was a King from NC,to OKL to TX Ark and to Mo.You need to check the Melundgeon people of NC. We will have a CD available by June and I can look up things then. Also I am emailing you one of my Johnson DNA cousins info to you. You need to do a DNA test for your female line and find a Male in your family of each named cousin today Contact www.familyDNA.com
Submitted by: Bounds_Wales Apr 23, 2008

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