Looking for relatives of Etta King who lived in Buchanan, Berrien County. Mother's name was Charity, father Cyrus?
In 1897 she was 17 and married an Albert Brown.
Thank you
Cindy Wygant

I am attaching a copy of the obit of Cyrus King who died in Buchanan Jan. 8, 1893. This isn't a lot of help as it does not name any relatives.

I did look at the cemetery listings for Oak Ridge cemetery in Buchanan and Charity and Cyrus King are buried there; both are Sect. G, Lot 28.

Charity King 1843-1927 (no stone)
Cyrus King no dates Civil War Co. Q 102 US Colored Inf.

Also, it does appear that the Berrien County Historical Assn. does have a probate file for Cyrus King (Number is #8813). His heirs would be listed in the Petition to Commence Proceedings and there might be a will. They also have a death record for Charity King who died in Buchanan Feb. 27, 1927.

This is the link to the page on their website with info on how to get copies: http://www.berrienhistory.org/arch.html

If you have looked on Ancestry.com, you probably have this info but there is a Civil War Pension file for Cyrus King. It looks like he received a pension from July 3, 1884 and it was paid to his widow Charity starting June 21, 1893. The Pension index does not indicate that there were any minor children.

However, in the 1900 Census, Charity King is living in Buchanan at 413 Fulton St. She is 56 years old (born July 1843 in North Carolina), black, widowed. There is a 17 year old daughter Ida May King born April 1883 in Michigan.
(There are 2 boarders who do not seem to be related.) It says that she had 12 children but only 3 living in 1900.
In the 1880 Census, Cyrus and Charity are in Buchanan with 4 children, James, William, Cyrus and unnamed Baby, 4 months.

I hope that this helps--even if to rule out?

Hello;
Thank you for the info.
I messed up on "Etta". It should be Ella.
I found a document on Family Search that names
another person, Betsey King. I don't know if
Betsey and Charity are one in the same or not.
Thanks again.
Cindy

Ella is the girl that is listed as Ida Mae on that record.
My Great Grandfather who was 24 then was supposed to have married her but now we are not sure. He may have skipped town and returned to Canada where he got married a year later.
Cindy