William Solomon KING, Sr.^[1]

1875 - 1957  (82 years)

• Name	William Solomon KING
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	28 May 1875	Raleigh, Wake Co, NC   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1910, 1920	Portsmouth City, VA   [3, 4]
  	William made his living as an "iron moulder" at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  anecdote	Between Jan 1920 - Apr 1930
  	Some time between the enumeration of the 1920 census and the 1930 census, William disappears from all records. His wife, Claudia, is noted as a "widow" in the 1930 census and the 1940 census. And yet, his grave marker is located adjacent to those of his wife Claudia and two of their children at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia. His marker notes his death date as 1 July 1957. Where was he during all those years?
  Death	1 Jul 1957  [2]
  	William died on 1 July 1957. He was 82 years old.
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA   [5]
  	His body was interred at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I61330	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Andrew KING
  Mother	Cornina (UNKNOWN)
  Family ID	F6618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Claudia Louise CRAGIN,   b. 25 Jul 1881, Portsmouth City, VA d. 1 Jan 1964 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1900	Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married in Norfolk County, Virginia on 20 November 1900.
  Children	1. Mary C. KING,   b. c. 1901, Virginia   2. Catherine Elizabeth KING,   b. 8 Aug 1903, Virginia d. 29 Jun 1923 (Age 19 years)   3. Regina E. KING,   b. c. 1905, Virginia   4. Wilhelmina KING,   b. 27 Jul 1907, Portsmouth City, VA d. Dec 1984 (Age 77 years)   5. Andrew W. KING,   b. Dec 1909, Virginia   6. Claudia Louise KING,   b. c. 1913, Virginia   7. William Solomon KING, Jr.,   b. c. 1914, Virginia   8. Charles Edward KING,   b. c. 1915, Virginia
  Family ID	F6617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1868] Sharon Rea Gable & Truitt M. Bonney, Gable & Bonney, Norfolk County Virginia Marriage Licenses 1900 - 1935., ((Suffolk, VA: privately published, 2007)). p. 173: William S. King - Claudia Louise Cragin marriage (1900), file no. 12879. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). William Solomon King gravestone inscription, All Saints Catholic Church Cemetery, Portsmouth, VA; downloaded 28 February 2014. [S3420] 1910 US Census / King, William S. [S3424] 1920 US Census / King, William S. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). William Solomon King interment, All Saints Catholic Church Cemetery, Portsmouth, VA; downloaded 28 February 2014.