McCoy,
Per your help, I have rifled throught the census as well. The plot continues as I believe both records are accurate in spirt but filled with inaccuracies causing further confusion for me.
Stephen Edward King immigrated to Boston first, naturalized 1885. I have an immage of the document. On this image shows a date of birth of 27 December 1867,
He left Boston due to signs that said "Irish need not apply" according to stories I heard from my mother while her memory was still intact.
He then followed work opportunities in New York. He met Mary and this union produce. Thomas George, my grandfather and Stephen Edward Jr. who died an a relatively early age (young adulthood) and a Michael F? Are you stating that Michael F is another son per records of is the name Michale F. Thomas George (I suspect 2 people names).
I am unaware of Stephen Edward's brother Michael F. so this is a great new piece of information for me. This would also imply that Hannah Lyden was married to Michael F.
Nor am I able to determine Stephen Edward's mother name in Ireland. The record to which you are referring notes that Margaret Mary King (George's daughter) and Hannah Lyden, sister in law were also in the residence at some point.
Georgt Thomas and Eelanor King union (Eleanor maiden name Steeley and mother's maiden name Shields) produced Margaret Mary and Charles (my uncle).
If I have the name of Stephen's father name and mother's first and last name then I can backward engineer the family from New York to County Galway.
Stephen King is rumored to come from Connemara. My mother stated she visited Lettercamps (a place of her family home) at some point. She also visite an aunt in Dublin and Folen and Joyce ar enames that were also said to be names of the family. I understand these are very common names.
I saw a civil record there was a Stephen born in Lettercamps around the same time of Stephen's birth. Unfortunately, his naturalization records does not match up in year to the said date of birth on the census you found/referring. And all the document I found show a pattern that Stephen does not really know his exact date of birth or it is recorded incorrectly based on his accent?
I also know on one census above his name he wrote "Kuig" above the name King. I have no idea what this is as I believe the gaelic for King is Keurig phonetically. Perhaps the person was noteing the Keurig phonetically as "Kuig" on the the census form I saw that evidences this notation.
I really appreciate your help with this McCoy.
It is very nice to know that your are there and giving me vital pieces of information and guidance.
Respectfully,
Stephanie
P. S, The civil records that show the birth of Stephen in Lettercamps around the month date and year of the birth note parents as John and Honoria. however the dates are not exact and the lineage and John and Honoria show that Stephen resided in Ireland in 1990 which is not the case. I am unfamiliar with Ireland therefore I suspect there the likelihood of a Stephen King born in Lettercamps around the same date and year of my great grandfather is common so I feel this is not a completely viable lead.
