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[King, Martin V.]
Fillmore County
Republican (Geneva,
Nebraska)
Thursday July 18, 1918
Martin
V. King was born in Farmington,
Ia., January 21, 1844, and died at his home in Geneva, Neb., Wednesday, July
10, 1918, aged 74 years, 5 months and 19 days. Mr. King suffered a stroke of paralysis and he could not
speak. It was his second stroke and no hope was entertained for his recovery
after he became ill.
Mr.
King moved to Taylor county, Iowa,
with his parents in 1855. He enlisted in the Union army at the age of eighteen
in Company F, Twenty-ninth Iowa, and was in active service three years. At the
age of twenty-two years he was elected sheriff of Taylor county, Iowa, and was
known throughout the state as the boy sheriff. Later he served as postmaster at
Bedford, Ia., during the two terms of President Grant and also served as
treasurer of Taylor county.
In
1883, he with his family moved to Geneva, Neb., and established a real estate
office, abstracting the books of Fillmore county. He conducted a grocery store
here for a short time and for a number of years was publisher of the Fillmore
County Republican, published at
Geneva. During President McKinley’s terms Mr. King served as postmaster of Geneva.
After
the relinquishment of his duties as postmaster Mr. King became deputy county treasurer, serving two
terms. Upon the death of County Judge Patterson, Mr. King was appointed to the office of county judge by
the board of supervisors, his knowledge of law obtained while a young man
during his residence in Iowa enabling him to fill the position in a creditable
manner. In 1908 County Judge Fulton appointed Mr. King clerk of the county court and he held that
position until the spring of 1917, when he resigned on account of ill health.
Mr.
King was long active in G. A. R.
circles. He was a member of Wilson post No. 22 of Geneva and served as its
commander. He was elected Department Commander of Nebraska in 1912. He was also
a member of the Geneva Masonic and Eastern Star lodges, having been a member of
the Geneva Masonic lodge since 1886. He was a member of the Methodist church
from early manhood.
Mr.
King is survived by his wife and
four children, Oran of
Jackson, Cal., Roy of Carroll,
Neb., Mrs. Ethel Bradford of
Lincoln and Carrie of Geneva.
Funeral
services were held at the family home at 3 p. m. Friday, July 12, 1918 and were
conducted by Rev. R. H. Thompson. The body was taken to the old home at
Bedford, Ia., for interment beside the bodies of children who had preceded him
in death.
kristi
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