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Name | Homer W King | |
Birth | 1853 | Jefferson Co, Texas |
Gender | Male | |
Death | 12 Oct 1886 | Hurricane of 1886, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
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The Great Storm of 1886:
A Day of Agony and Death at Sabine Pass, Texas
By W. T. Block
Reprinted from Beaumont Enterprise, January 9, 1977
website: Great Storm of 1886 By W. T. Block Reprinted from Beaumont Enterprise, January 9, 1977 website: http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/great1.htm |
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Burial | McGaffey Cem, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas | |
McGaffey Cemetery, King, Homer |
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McGaffey Cemetery Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas McGaffey Cemetery, aka Wildwave. Cemetery has suffered greatly from time and two devastating hurricanes, Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008. Much work has been done in efforts to restore and preserve what's left of the cemetery. Some of the documention of this effort can be seen at this site: Rootsweb.ancestry.McGaffey You can view my complete set of photos taken in Sabine Pass at my Picasa gallery. Sabine Pass and McGaffey Cemeteries, Sabine Pass, Texas |
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McGaffey Cemetery McGaffey Cemetery, aka Wildwave. Cemetery has suffered greatly from time and two devastating hurricanes, Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008. Much work has been done in efforts to restore and preserve what's left of the cemetery. Some of the documention of this effort can be seen at this site: Rootsweb.ancestry.McGaffey You can view my complete set of photos taken in Sabine Pass at my Picasa gallery. Sabine Pass and McGaffey Cemeteries, Sabine Pass, Texas |
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McGaffey Cemetery Road leading to McGaffey Cemetery McGaffey Cemetery, aka Wildwave. Cemetery has suffered greatly from time and two devastating hurricanes, Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008. Much work has been done in efforts to restore and preserve what's left of the cemetery. Some of the documention of this effort can be seen at this site: Rootsweb.ancestry.McGaffey You can view my complete set of photos taken in Sabine Pass at my Picasa gallery. Sabine Pass and McGaffey Cemeteries, Sabine Pass, Texas |
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Person ID | I14467 | Roots |
Last Modified | 20 Sep 2016 |
Father | Louis Neal King, b. 1830, Hamburg, Germany d. Aft 1880, of, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age > 51 years) | |
Mother | Sarah Ann Court, b. 14 Feb 1836, Sparks Settlement, Aurora, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1910, of, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age > 75 years) | |
Marriage | 15 Jul 1852 | Jefferson Co, Texas [1] |
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Family ID | F251 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Mrs. Lucy (..) King, b. 1859, Texas d. 12 Oct 1886, Hurricane of 1886, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 27 years) | |||
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Family ID | F5429 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
Last Modified | 10 Feb 2011 |
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