William Tylor King
William Tylor King, one of the leading citizens of Rayland, O., who deals extensively in real estate, has been a lifelong resident of Jefferson County, and was born July 11, 1849, at Warrenton, O., a son of William T. and Jane (Church) King.
Stephen King, grandfather of our subject, and one of the pioneers of Jefferson County, came to Ohio from Massachusetts and located at Warrenton, where he engaged in building and contracting. He died on the old place at Warrenton, and was the father of ten children: Stephen: Asa; Sylvester; Campbell; W. Benjamin; William T.; Clarissa, who married Andrew Brantner; Hanna, who married John McAdams; Melvina; all of whom are deceased; and Josephine, who is the widow of Capt. A. M. Keith. William T. King, father of our subject, was born December 27, 1820, at Warrenton, Jefferson County, Ohio, and died November 26, 1866. During his younger days he was a pilot on a coal boat running between Pittsburgh and New Orleans, but later in life followed contracting. He was married in 1844 to Jane Church, who was born January 23, 1823, and died May 19, 1850, and of their union were born two children: John W., who was born July 12, 1847, and died June 6, 1860; and William Tylor, the subject of this record.
William T. King was reared and educated at Warrenton, O., and for several years during his early manhood dealt extensively in lime stone, which he furnished for the Jefferson Iron Works. He subsequently engaged for a time in carpentering and contracting, then was a clerk in the store and was postmaster under his uncle at Warrenton, for about thirty years, and in 1891 came to Rayland, then known as Portland, and has since been successfully engaged in the real estate business. Mr. King was married November 15, 1882, to Catherine Oliver, who is a daughter of Henry and Chloe (McCain) Oliver, and to them was born one daughter, Catherine, who died in youth. Mrs. King's father, Henry Oliver, was a miller by trade and was born June 6, 1825, at Rush Run, Jefferson County, Ohio. He was a son of Dr. William Oliver, who was a native of Ireland, and one of the pioneers of Jefferson County. Henry Oliver later in life came to Rayland, where he erected the residence in which our subject and wife now reside, and died here December 18, 1901. His marriage with Chloe McCain, who was a daughter of David McCain, and a representative of one of the early families of the county, resulted in the birth of the following children: Margaret Ann, deceased wife of James McGrew (was the mother of one child, Olive May); David R., who has been successfully engaged in gold mining in California since 1876, and is the father of two sons, David B., and Albert Roscoe; Sarah Catherine (Mrs. King); William H., who is a resident of Stockton, Cal.; Eliza Luella, who died in youth; Mary Martha, who died young; Chloe Isabell, who married Edward Elliott, of Cleveland, and has one daughter Olive; and Albert H., who is a resident of Mingo Junction.
Mr. King is politically identified with the Republican party, has served as township clerk, and is at present a member and treasurer of the school board. He is a member and treasurer of Union Lodge, No. 12, I. O. O. F. at Rayland. Both he and Mrs. King are members of the presbyterian Church, of which he has for eight years been treasurer and trustee.
From 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio, by Joseph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910