Individual Details

1930 Census. Cherokee Co, OK, Tahlequah, District 16, Hh 347
David King, age 49, married at age 20. Born MO, father born unk, mother born TN
Mattie, wife, age 48, 18 at marriage. Born AR, both parents born AR
Iva, dau, age 27, b. AR, College Teacher. Winnie, dau, age 18, b. OK. John H. 16, b. OK. Frances, dau, 15, b. OK. Neta, dau, 13, b. OK.
Hh 347
Lester King, age 20, b. OK. just married. Salesman, general store. Alta, wife, age 21, b. OK.

1940 Census. Fresno, Fresno Co, CA, Hh 382
Lester D. King, 30, b. OK, Lived in Tulsa OK, in 1935, ice man, ice plant
Lavona, wife, 25, b. OK
Patricia, dau, 6, b. OK
Nancy, dau, 5, b. OK

16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
David Lester Kin of 1104 S. Lawton, Tulsa, OK was age 31, b. 22 Jul 1909 in Long, OK. Mrs. Lavona King, wife, would always know his address. Employed Buiilders Supply Co, 913 Ed Admiral, Tulsa. 6' 1 1/2" tall, 215 lb. Gray eyes, brown hair.

Must have divorced David Lester King - married & divorced to Herman Bryan King - did she remarry to have David Lester Jr????

The Vinita Leader, Vinita, OK, Thur. 25 Sep 1941, p.1
A marriage license has been issued by the Craig County court clerk's office to Herman B. King, Tulsa, and Mrs. Lavona King, 26, of Spavinaw, records show.

Tulsa Daily Legal News, Tulsa, OK, Fri. 19 Dec 1941, p. 1
New Cases Filed
D [divorce] 24422 - Herman B. King v. Lavona King, divorce. E. P.Neal, atty.

8 Jun 1945 Employee Registration, St Louis-San Francisco Railway Company
David Lester King, Rt. 1, Box 228, Tulsa, OK, born 22 Jul 1909 in Long, Sequoyah Co, OK. Parents: William David King and Mattie Rowena Hays. Locomotive Fireman.
Died 5 Nov 1960 written in the top margin.

1950 Census. Red Forte, Tulsa Co, OK, Hh 40
David L. King, 40, fireman, railroad
Hazel L., wife, 35
Patricia A., dau, 16
Nancy L, dau, 14

Buried Tahlequah Cemetery, Cherokee Co, OK

Not listed as surviving his mother in 1962 - he was still living in 1951 when mentioned in a newspaper article. His brother John's obituary in January of 1960, mentioned a brother living, and Lester would be the only possibility.

The Tahlequah Times, Tahlequah, OK, Thur. 10 Nov 1960, p.8
Funeral services for David Lester King, were held Monday, Nov 7, 1960 at 3:30 pm...
King, born July 22, 1909 at Long, died Saturday in a Vinita hospital after a two-year illness.
King attended school at Tahlequah and moved to Tulsa in 1934. He was employed by the Frisco Railroad Company and fellow employes served as pallbearers.
Survivors include his wife Lavona of the home, Tulsa; two sons, David and John, both of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Carpenter and Mrs. Robert Hensley, both of Tulsa; his mother Mrs. David king, Tahlequah; five grandchildren and five sisters, Mrs. Joe Fulcher, Tulsa; Mrs. Havey Trevilian, Mount Vernon, NY; Mrs. Hary Peller, Pelham, NY; Mrs. Arthur Davis, Arlington, VA; and Mrs. Winnie Bice, Broken Arrow.

Birth	22 Jul 1909	Oklahoma
Marriage	11 Oct 1929	Muskogee County, Oklahoma - Alta I. Greene
Marriage	17 Jan 1933	Adair County, Oklahoma - Hazel Lavona Cluck
Marriage	17 Jan 1943	Dallas County, Texas - Hazel Lavona Cluck
Death	5 Nov 1960	Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma

Spouse	Hazel Lavona Cluck (1915 - )
Child	Patricia Anne King (1934 - 1997)
Child	Nancy Lee King (1935 - 2014)
Child	David Lester King (1951 - 2012)
Child	Living

Spouse

Alta I. Greene (1909 - )

Father	William David King (1880 - 1931)
Mother	Mattie Rowena Hays (1882 - 1962)
Sibling	Eva Mae King (1901 - 1988)
Sibling	Iva B King (1902 - 1988)
Sibling	Vera Josie King (1904 - 1986)
Sibling	Arvil Edmond King (1905 - 1905)
Sibling	Sula King (1907 - 1988)
Sibling	Winnie Louise King (1911 - 1987)
Sibling	John Hays King (1913 - 1960)
Sibling	Frances Evelyn King (1915 - 1949)
Sibling	Neta King (1917 - 1944)
Sibling	Mary Mildred King (1918 - 1921)