David Sylvester King
1864 - 1936 (72 years)-
Name David Sylvester King Birth 27 May 1864 Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe Co., WV 
[1, 2] Gender Male Military 1898 Spanish-American War: Private, Co. K, 2 WV Infantry Census 1900 Summers Co., WV [3] - David is listed as 36 years old, born in May 1864, working as a farm laborer in the household of his uncle, Powhatan Britt.
Occupation farmer, laborer, and railroader [2] Occupation 1920 Nicholas Co., WV [4] miller (corn mill) Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55582448 Find A Grave Memorial 55582448 Death 11 Aug 1936 Huntington, Wayne Co., WV [2, 5] Cause: peptic ulcer, pyloric and posterior surface greater curvature of stomach with carcinomatou Burial 13 Aug 1936 Huffman Family Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas Co., WV [5] Person ID I15319 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 7 Nov 2025
Father William Britt, b. 1828, Albemarle Co., VA d. Abt 1863, Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe Co., WV (Age 35 years) Mother Sarah A. "Sally" Britt, b. 27 May 1848, Montgomery Co., VA d. 21 May 1929, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH (Age 80 years) Family ID F17364 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Sarah Emily "Emma" Ruble, b. 1871, Cabell Co., WV d. 29 Jun 1961, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH (Age 90 years) Marriage 12 Jun 1889 Hinton, Summers Co., WV [6] Divorce 4 Feb 1902 [7] - Divorce Summers Co., WV
Children 1. Mary A. "Mamie" King, b. 12 Jun 1890, Raleigh Co., WV d. Bef 1910 (Age 19 years)2. Lloyd Preston Turner, b. 24 Aug 1897, Hinton, Summers Co., WV d. 23 Mar 1984, Pinellas Park, Pinellas Co., FL (Age 86 years)3. Thomas Hubert Turner, b. 17 Jul 1900, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV d. 29 Jun 1974, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH (Age 73 years)Family ID F6722 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Feb 2010
Family 2 Sarepta Jane Rollyson, b. 6 Apr 1868, Jumping Branch, Mercer Co., WV d. 28 Dec 1931, Hominy Falls, Nicholas Co., WV (Age 63 years) Marriage 11 May 1902 Carlisle, Fayette Co., WV [8] Children 1. Dorsey Powhatan King, b. 27 Jan 1903, Scarbro, Fayette Co., WV d. 27 Aug 1969, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 66 years)2. Willard R. "Willa" King, b. 28 Jun 1906, Fayette Co., WV d. 22 Aug 1992, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH (Age 86 years)3. Sarah Jane "Martha" King, b. 26 Feb 1908, Hilltop, Fayette Co., WV d. 11 Jan 1997, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 88 years)4. Ernest Edgar King, b. 26 Dec 1909, Hilltop, Fayette Co., WV d. 24 Jul 1931, Summersville, Nicholas Co., WV (Age 21 years)Family ID F6723 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Nov 2009
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Event Map 
Marriage - 12 Jun 1889 - Hinton, Summers Co., WV 
Census - 1900 - Summers Co., WV = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - David S. King is an illegitimate child. DNA evidence points to William Britt as being his biological father.
David S. King is found living in the household of his uncle Powhatan Britt in the 1900 Summers Co., WV Census.
1910 Fayette Co., WV Census
Mountain Cove District
Page 17B, 9 May 1910
305/305 King, David S. Head M W 43 M2 7 WV VA WV Farm Operator
-----, S. Jane Wife F W 42 M1 7 4 4 WV WV WV
-----, Dosie P. Son M W 7 S WV WV WV
-----, Willie R. Dau F W 3 S WV WV WV
-----, Martha S. J. Dau F W 2 S WV WV WV
-----, Ernest E. Son M W 5/12 S WV WV WV
1920 Nicholas Co., WV Census
Wilderness District
441/454 King, David N. Head 55 Laborer (Rail Road Grade)
Serepta J. Wife 50
Dorsey P. Son 16
Willard R. Dau 13
Martha J. Dau 11
Earnest E. Son 10
1930 Nicholas Co., WV Census
Wilderness Dist., ED #34-16, SD #7
14 Apr 1930, Sheet 8B
146/146 King, David S. Head M W 65 M 25 WV WV WV Retired
-----, Serepta J. Wife F W 61 M 33 WV WV WV
-----, Dorsey Son M W 27 S WV WV WV
-----, Martha Dau F W 22 S WV WV WV
The Nicholas Chronicle, Summersville, WV, Vol. LV, No. 25, Thursday, 13 August 1936
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERAN DEAD
David S. King, 73, died Tuesday at Huntington where he was taken a month ago for treatment. Mr. King lived at Haynes Mill near Mt. Nebo. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American war.
Mr. King was born in Monroe county, and married Serepta Rollyson, May 11, 1902, who died in 1932. He is survived by three children, Dorsey, Mt. Nebo, Mrs. Martha Blagg, at home and Mrs. Willa R. Cunningham, Meadowbrook, Harrison county. One son, Ernest died a few years ago. He was a quiet, industrious Christian gentleman and a member of the Baptist church. Funeral was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Tabernacle at Mt. Nebo. Burial was made at Mt. Nebo. H.C. White, Funeral Director.
- David S. King is an illegitimate child. DNA evidence points to William Britt as being his biological father.
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Sources - [S998] Spanish-American War Service Record.
- [S1071] West Virginia State Department of Health Death Certificate, 31 Jan 2010, #12545, Dist. No. 5072, Serial No. 33 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1545] West Virginia, Summers County, FCR: Summers Co., WV 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 13 Feb 2012, T623, roll 1773, Greenbrier, enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 12A, p. 29, dwelling 209, family 209, David King, accessed 13 Feb 2012 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1374] West Virginia, Nicholas County, FCR: Nicholas Co., WV 1920, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 12 Jun 2010, T625, Wilderness District, enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 25A, p. 218, dwelling 441, family 454, David N. King, accessed 12 Jun 2010 (Reliability: 3).
- [S902] Obituary: The Nicholas Chronicle, Vol. LV, No. 25, Thursday, 13 August 1936 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1008] Summers Co., WV Marriage Record.
- [S1003] Summers Co., WV Chancery Court Record, Case File 1712, 1901, David S. King vs. Sarah Emma King (Reliability: 3).
- [S103] Fayette Co., WV MB 1889-1903.
- [S998] Spanish-American War Service Record.