The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-20
TO SOUND TAPS
FOR H. A. KING
Well known KenOsha Vet
eran Of Civil War Dies
at His Home.
ACTIVE IN COUNTY
Pioneer Business Man of Pleas
ant Prairie Dies as Result of
Break Down in Health.

Fl. A. King, aged 81 years, veteran
of the Civil War, former postmaster of
the village of Pleasant Prairie, and one
of the best known of the pioneer bust
ness men of Kenosha county, died at
the family home at Pleasant Prairie at
midnight Tuesday night. Mr.. King had
been in failing health for many months
and his death came as result of the
natural infrmities of age.
He was one of the most widely known
Of Kenosha county's residents and for
many years he was most active ir the
business and social life of the county
He was one of the most active mem
bers of the Fred S. Lowell post of the.
Grand Army Of the Republic and lie
had taken an intense interest in the
promotion Of the interest of soldiers
in the county and state.
Native of New York.
Herman A. King was native of
Lockport, n Y, where he was born
October 8, 1910. He was son of
David and Julia (LowellD King. Mr..
King was educated in the schools of
his native village and when he was II
Years of age he came west to Lansing,
Mich. Later he attended the aericuls
Lrral coiieee at Lansing aid graduated
class of 1860. He came to Wisconsin
in 1861 and on August II, 1862 enlisted
as member of Company H, 3Srd Wis
consin Infantry. He saw two years and
eight months Of service, participating
in a number of the most bitterly con-
tested battles of the Civil War. He
was honorably discharged May q, 1865.
He was one of the most popular mem
bers of Company H and he had for
years been active in the reunions of his
company.
When he returned from the war, he
took up farming in Kenosha county and
in 1885 he moved to Pleasant Prairie,
where he established a general store.
He conducted this store for more than
thirty years, retiring from business in
the year 1915.
Leader Among Republicans.
Mr.. King was leader among the
Republicans of this section of Wiscon-
sin and while he was never a candidate
for a public office, he had high place
in the councils of the Republican party
in Kenosha county and in the state.
He took great interest in the devel-
opment of the schools of Pleasant Prai-
RE and served for ten years as treas
urer of the school district in which he
lived. He was one of the most active
of the older members of the Methodist
church of Pleasant Prairie.
Mr.. King was one of the most de-
ightful of the pioneers Of Kenosha
county. His intimate knowledge of the
war history of the county made him
one of the most interesting guests at
any gathering of pioneers.
Survived by Son and Daughter.
When Mr.. King first came to Keno
sha county he resided in the town of
Salem and he taught school there up
to the time of his enlistment on Aug
ust II, 1862. He was married on July
4, 1866 to Miss Jennie Turner. The
widow; one daughter, Mrs. Jessie Ma
loney, wife of John B. Maloney, we'll
known Kenosha teacher; and one son,
Earl King of Pleasant Prairie, survive
him.
The funeral services will be held on
Friday afternoon at 300 o'clock at the
Hansen funeral home on Park avenue
with interment following in the family
plot at the Green Ridge cemetery.