Alfred Presley King (1835-1913)

KING, EVANS, WARNER, GLUNT, SPEER

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:11

From Nevada Representative August 26, 1913 (front page)

OBITUARY

A. P. KING

Alfred Preslet King for many years one of the prominent citizens of Story county for three years a soldier in the War for the Union and for five years auditor of the county, died at his home in Cambridge on Wednesday, August 21, 1913. His death followed a protracted illness in which he had been steadily failing, and though it had not been his wont to miss reunion of the Story county veterans, he had been unable to attend the reunion of this year when it was held almost at his home during the week before his death. On the Tuesday before he died, however, his comrades of Ersland Post at Cambridge had made upon him a call that proved to be their farewell, and on Wednesday morning he passed away. His funeral was conducted from his home Friday forenoon by Rev. Will A. Piper of the U. B. church of Cambridge.

Mr. King was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, Novmenber 6, 1835, and at the time of his death as stated he was aged 77 years, 9 months and 14 days. he was married on August 3, 1860 to Miss Barbara N. Evans and at the outbreak of the war he was living at LeClaire in Scott county of this state. he enlisted in 1862 in Company B of the 22nd Iowa Infantry, and he served through the war with that command, being wounded at Jackson, Mississippi in July 1863, and being mustered out in August, 1865. Shortly after the war he removed to Story county, settling at Cambridge, which continued to be his home for the rest of his life, save during the period of his service as county auditor. In the earlier years of his residence at Cambridge he was engaged in general merchandise, and in 1869, he was nominated without opposition for county auditor and easily elected. He was once reelected and his term of service was also extended for one year by act of the general assembly changing the year of election for county auditor. After his period of public service was ended he returned to Cambridge, being variously engaged there while his activities continued. Mr. King is survived by his wife by five of their sons and by their one daughter, the surviving children being, Charles E., Marion F., Rush C., Chester A. and Mrs. F. A. Warner. There are also two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Glunt of Garrison, Kansas, and Mrs. Lizzie Speer of Havelock, Iowa, and one brother, A. E. in the Kansas soldiers' home and 15 grandchildren and one great-grand-child.

Mr. King was a man who took interest in what was going on in the world, and his influence was held in matters at home and in the county. He had ability and public spirit, and the first time we remember ever to have seen him was when he was presiding over a Republican county convention through a protracted contest away back in 1877. His uncontested nomination for county auditor in a time when very few nominations that were not renominations passed without strenuous contest was a recognition of exceptional standing and the good will then manifested toward him continued through the remaining years.