Obituary Dr. James C. J. King Contributed by Jean Caddel   James King was born in Wilson County, Tenn. March 4, 1842, a son of Adam C. King. The family moved to Texas in 1846, first to Washington County and later to Crockett in Anderson County. The father, Adam King, later moved to Ennis where his wife died in 1864. James King enlisted in Company A, 2nd Texas Cavalry in 1861. After the war ended, he taught school one term in Henderson County before moving to Milford, Ellis County. After attending school there for almost a year, he began reading medicine with Dr. W. E. Buie, and in 1871 received his M. D. from Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr. King began practice in Milford, but moved to Waco after a few months. He served as president of the Waco Medical Society and as 1st Vice President of the Texas State Medical Association. He was married in Milford, March 3, 1868 to Mrs. Bettie L. T. Zollicoffer. Their children: Rosa, James, C. J. Jr., William E. B., Lacy H. and Collins T. Dr. King died March 21, 1906 in Waco. [Source: Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division, Federal Writers' Project]   Copyright © 1999-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:20:47 MDT