I have been working on adding sources to my family history database. So, when I come across new info in my search, of course I add that to my tree.
I had the name of Isham E King, son of Isham Ernest King (he being my 1st cousin twice removed) and Katie Lee Hester, but I had no dates for him other than b. 1919/1920.
I had found info on an Isham E King (15 April 1919-1 December 1977) but I was trying to find proof that he was my Isham. So I went to newspapers.com and tried variations of the name. I came up with 12 hits. I was looking for a birth announcement around April 15, 1919. I didn't find one, but I decided to see what the articles were about. I found this:
The Twin-City Daily Sentinel, (Winston-Salem, North
Carolina)
Monday 17 November 1919
BABY IS LEFT ON PORCH OF A HOME IN DURHAM
Durham, Nov. 17.—A baby was found on the front porch of
J. A. Albright, 108 Seeman street, Saturday night at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Albright
left the house for a few minutes, about 8 o’clock to visit a neighbor, and when
she returned she found the baby on the front porch of her residence. It was
snugly packed in a new basket, well dressed, with good clothes, and was
contentedly sucking a nursing bottle with calm serenity, unmindful of the great
world about it. Pinned to the baby was a note bearing these words: “I’m looking
for Mrs. Isham King. I’m seven months old, and am a Mellin’s fed baby.” That
was all.
Upon finding
the little waif, Mrs. Albright made haste to call Mrs. King, who is a near neighbor.
Mrs. King came over and when she beheld the little tot, she took it home. There
is no clue as to who left the babe where it was found. The opinion is that not
knowing where Mrs. King lived the basket
and its contents had been left as near her residence as possible, or
where they thought she lived.
"The little waif" was found on 15 November 1919. The note said that he was 7 months old, so that put his guessed birth date as 15 April 1919, so that is the birthday they gave to him. I think that is so cool.
Isham and Katie only had 1 little girl, Bettie Thompson King (1916-1977), so now they had a son as well. Though I don't know if little Isham was officially adopted or not.
For a bit more info on this family, see:
More on Isham E King:
He was a veteran who served in the Navy from 1943-1964 and his rank was Chief Warrant Officer 2.
From findagrave.com:
| This
veteran's cremains were among those collected from area funeral homes
and buried on 4/10/14 with full military honors courtesy of the New
Jersey Mission of Honor. Inscription: CWO2 US NAVY WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM | |
| Burial: Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery Wrightstown Burlington County New Jersey, USA Plot: SECTION O5 SITE 4106 |
