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Her father was Thomas King.
Hi! I have been trying to locate Melissa King Rushing's parents. Where
was she born in Ala.? Is Crenshaw Co. a possibility since that is where
Baron DeKalb's family was on the 1870 census. Thomas William and Melissa
King married in 1872 and went to Texas until 1874. They returned to
Walton Co. Fla. ( I suppose you know the family story as to why they went
to Texas. If not, I will share it with you...) My father has this huge
portrait of Melissa and her parents. It use to hang over my grandparent's
(Murdock Napolian Rushing and Lena Lenore Stewart Rushing) bed. I had
smaller pictures made for me. My father is 82 yrs. old . He has always
asked me about Melissa. She has been my mystery woman for yrs. About 2
days ago I came across a listing of Melissa King b. 1855 in Ala. on My
Tree-a division of Ancestry. I do not belong to Ancestry. Do you? I would
be grateful if you could check that out for me or give me a lead on her.
I did contact a lady online who works on genealogy in that county. The
Rushing's were there, but no King's she said...I met a guy in Covington
Co. online. He has relatives who went to Faulkner with me and he knows
church people I know. He writes for the Andalusia paper-a genealogy
column. If you need anything on that county, he could probably help you
out. He is one of 4 people who worked on their Heritage book. It is
coming out soon. I would like Daddy to know about the King's since he
always asks me about them. Let me hear from you! Cousin Frances
wfpodein@@bellsouth.net  P.S. Did you get my last message recently? Some
of my messages may not be getting through. I may have to take my computer
to the shop...
I have been sick off and on since Dec. At least the warm weather
helps...Take care...