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King, Margaretta Lemon (1839-1922)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1839 - 1922

biographical statement

Citation:
Familysearch.org, via WWW, Apr. 29, 2014 (Margaretta Lemon; Margaretta King; b. Oct. 4, 1839 in Logansport, Ind.; parents: William McClure Lemon and Martha Catherine Mayer; emigrated to Utah, 1846-1847; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1851; m. Mar. 18, 1855 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Robert Edson King in office of Brigham Young, ten children; d. July 25, 1922 in American Fork, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Pioneer Margaretta Lemon King : came to Utah in 1847

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340355]
Identifier: MSS 2456
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Margaretta Lemon King was born in Indiana in 1839. Her family soon joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they migrated to Utah in 1847. She married Robert Edison King at age 16 in 1855, and they moved to American Fork, Utah, in 1856. Margaretta had 10 children and died in 1922.

Dates: 1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Pioneer Margaretta Lemon King : came to Utah in 1847

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