Harold Rivers KING

​​Page last updated 25 January 2026.
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Evening Star, 1938
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Kacie's Photography, 2015.
 
Birth:  1918
Death:  11 June 1938 in Washington, D.C.
Burial:  13 June 1938 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot B-8
Headstone Text:  LEAD KINDLY LIGHT / HAROLD R. KING / Son of / Bagby R. & Culena R. King / 1918 - 1938 / You left behind broken hearts / That loved you so sincere / That never did, and never will / Forget you, Harold dear / KING
 
Parents:  Bagby Rivers KING and Culena Roberta KING (m. THORNE, h2. GRIGSBY)
Parents' Children: ​
  • Annie Teresa DAVIS (m. KING)
  • Harold Rivers KING
  • Virginia Iola MOTLEY (m. KING)
  • James Beverly KING
 
Harold died as a passenger in an automobile accident. I have found no evidence that Harold was married or had children.
 
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery:  Harold is buried in Plot B-8. Also buried in this cemetery are: his parents -- Bagby and Culena; his grandparents -- James and Mary. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: his great grandparents -- George and Elizabeth.
 
Family Information Compiled From:  FindAGrave website (#33210308), FamilySearch website (#LJ1V-BV5), GenealogyBank, and family records.
 
Documents Include: Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter survey; Evening Star -- death article, death memorial, deaths reported, obituary; Prince George’s County Genealogical Society -- Murray Funeral Home Records, Stones and Bones; Providence Methodist Church Record of Cemetery Trustee; Washington Times -- death article.
 
Abbreviation Key:  
m. = maiden name
h1., h2. = surname of first husband, second husband