KING, Fidelas Walcott “Fidy”

Date of birth:  6 Feb 1859 – Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 11 Oct 1894 – Bartholomew County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, October 19, 1894,
Volume XXXV Number 15, page 3 column 1

PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

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(From Friday’s News.)

Jule Jeffery received word this morning from his cousin, G. W. King south of Edinburg, announcing the death of the latter’s son, Fidy King, which occurred last evening at six o’clock. The funeral will occur Satur­day at one o’clock, burial at Edinburg. The deceased’s grandfather was at one time a prominent citizen of Franklin. [His grandfather was George Wasson King, the founder of Franklin.]

Link to Fidelas Walcott “Fidy” King’s grave

Note: The Bartholomew County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882–1920, referencing Book HD-4, page 20, records that Fidellis [sic] King, a thirty-four-year-old white male died 7 Oct 1894 in Bartholomew County.

Note: The articles headed “From (day of the week)’s News.” seem to be copied from the Franklin Daily Herald. The dates stated are relative to their publication day in the Herald, not to the publication date of the Democrat.

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry