Welcome to the King's family web site. 

Nahum and Serepta King came to Oregon in 1845 on the Oregon Trail.  They settled in a little valley in the Coast Range and named it Kings Valley.  Their sixteen children left many descendants now living all over the United States and Canada.  This web site is an attempt to gather information about the King Family and make it available to all of those descendants.  If you are a descendant, we would love to hear from you.  You can contact us through Jackie Farris at jackiefarris@all-oregon.com. 

KING FAMILY REUNION

 SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2006
 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

 KINGS VALLEY SCHOOL GYM
(Located behind the school)
39088 Kings Valley Highway

The morning session is a workshop – please bring King family material to share. You might discover a new relative or be able to help someone else with their King family research. A copy machine will be available. Coffee & donuts served. 

Lunch at Noon

Please bring a main dish and another item of your choice (dessert, salad or munchies) to share. Also bring your own table service. Coffee, soda pop and bottled water will be provided.

General Meeting 1:30 p.m.

Special Viewing of Charles King House 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
We Kings have been invited to a special open house at the Charles King house located at 22930 Harris Road, Philomath. This house is on the National Historic Register so must have an open house once a year. The current owners, the McKee's, are planning their open house this year to coincide with our reunion. Their main viewing will be from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and most of us could not attend during that time. So, they have consented to be open one more hour later in the afternoon, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., for King family members to drop by. They estimate that it is about a 15 minute drive from the Kings Valley School to their home.  Directions will be given at the reunion.

 

 INFORMATION
Mimi Stang, President
503-364-8427 or Mstang5165@aol.com
Earle Greig, Vice President
541-754-0053 or Egreig@pioneer.net
King Family Website
http://www.all-oregon.com/king/
Jackie Farris, Webmaster

King Family Tree
Trace the hundreds of descendants of Nahum and Serepta King.

Back When in Benton County
A serious of articles written by Benton County Historian Kenneth Munford and King descendant Charlotte Wirfs.  Learn about their trek across country on the Oregon Trail and their lives after settling in Kings Valley.

 

King Family Reunions
A family reunion is held in Kings Valley the weekend after Father's Day each year.  You can read the highlights and minutes from the reunions.

King Family Information
A collection of articles and resources about the Kings.  You will find a listing of books in the Nathan King Library, a reading of the Kings Valley Pioneer Cemetery, various letters and articles from and about the early settlers.

Kings Folk Newsletter
The Kings Folk Newsletter is a great source of stories and information about the King Family.  Sign up to get your copies delivered now.

Oregon Trail Links
A King family web site would not be complete with out information about the Oregon Trail.  This is a collection of links to web sites about the Oregon Trail.