The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-30
Jacob King Passes the Ninety
Fifth Milestone in Lies
Journey.
STILL HALE AND VIGOROUS
A Life Of Unceasing Activity
And Uprightness Rewarded
By Peace, Rest and Honor
In Old Age.
STILL HALE AND WGOROU,

Jacob King, our oldest citizen, whose
95th birthday anniversary was cele-
brated jointly with the semi-centennial
OF the Reynoldsvile Baptist church the
past week, was born in Potter township,
Center Co., Pa, September 30. 1918.
When less than one year old his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William King,
moved to Clarion Co., to their newly
bought home In the woods, In what was
then called the west. During the In
fancy and early years OF Jacob King
the family endured the labors and
hardships incident to all pioneers of
that day. The labor connected with
clearing away the forest and putting
the ground under cultivation was a
severe tax upon even the most cour-
ageous. The nearest neighbors the
King family had were three miles dis
tant.
When Jacob King was lad they had
no schools and as he grew up his school
opportunity was limited. As soon as
his hands were strong enough to work
in the field or clearing he helped
his father with the work. That
habit OF doing his part was a
habit with him all his life, and con-
tinpne ,Dith hin, Whnn go
old he learned the milling trade with
his brother-in-law, John l.. Smith, at
Greenville, Clarion Co., serving two
years as an apprentice and then was
partner with Mr.. Smith five years.
After seven years in the mill he re-
turned to farm life and continued farm
ing for so years. March 5, 1910, he
was married to Miss Sara Ann Corbett,
daughter of Edward G. and Sarah E.
Corbett, OF Clarion county. Mrs. King,
who died in Reynoldsville May 3, 1904,
was sincere, Industrious, God-fearing
woman. In April, 1891, when IS years
old, Mr.. King and wife gave up farming
and moved to Reynoldsville and he has
since made his home near and among
his children.
Mr.. King reared to mature years
family OF five children, two sons and
three daughters, DR.. James Calvin
King, William Miles King, Mrs. Sarah
Ann King Clover, Hannah Jane King
Hetrick and Mrs. Mary Rebecca King
Coleman. The Oldest and youngest,
DR.. ]. G. King and Mrs. M. c. Cole
man, of this place, are still living.
The children all possessed many Of the
excellent traits Of their parents.
Jacob King was known by all his
acquaintances as a man Of great In
dustry. There was never a lazy bone
in his wiry, nervous body, He attend
ed to his own affairs, let his neighbors
alone, never quarrelled with them,
paid his obligations promptly, making
none that he could not meet, always
finding hearty corporations in this in
his esteemed and pious wife. He would
go five miles to the polls on election
days and cast his ballot and that was
the extent to which he went into
politics. During all his life he con-
stantly had the respect OF his relatives
and neighbors.
In November, 1887, Jacob King and
Sara Ann Corbett, whom he afterwards
married, were baptised in the Zion
Baptist church. In IS4S they, with
others, withdrew from the Zion church
and become constituent members OF the
Greenville Baptist chuuch in Clarion
county, and were members Of that
church forty-three years, or until they
united with the Baptist church in
Reynoldsville in 1891. 1t is now seven
ty-one years since Jacob King made
profession of religion.
Although 95 years old Mr.. King
walks five squares to church every
Sunday and gets up the steps into the
church as spry as many Of the other
members Of the congregation not yet
more than half century old.
The indications now are that Mr..
King will live to celebrate his GEN.
tennial birthday anniversary.