Jesse King was born in Vermont in 1817 and subsequently resided with his wife, Lucretia, and his family near the village of Alexandria in Licking County, Ohio.They moved to Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois in 1860. He purchased farm land in the area immediately north of Farrington Road and west of New Harmony Road.Their children were Marcellus, Julius, Mary, Harriett, Victoria, Hezacah, Jeremiah, Sarah, and Ellen.Jesse King continued to reside on his farm after the death of his...