The King Family
Original Residents of the Tully Lodge, 13 State Street
Est. circa 1820 · Tully, New York
The King family built and inhabited the historic lodge at 13 State Street in Tully, New York,
for decades before it became the Masonic Lodge. Through over one thousand documents discovered
in the attic, their story has been pieced together — a story of wealth, commerce, family
bonds, and lives that may still echo through the building’s halls.
Select any family member to learn their story.
Patriarch
Henry Fidelio King
1797 – 1853
Postmaster · Merchant · Banker
Builder of the Lodge at 13 State Street
Builder of the Lodge at 13 State Street
Married · April 3, 1819 · New Haven, CT
Matriarch
Mary Elizabeth Vial
1799 – 1888
Bank Officer · Landowner · Mortgage Holder
Keeper of the Family Fortune
Keeper of the Family Fortune
Their Children
Firstborn Son
Lucius Fidelia King
1820 – 1861
I.O.O.F. · Leather Trade
Eldest Daughter
Sarah Elizabeth King
1823 – 1892
Referenced in Ohio Letters
Second Daughter
Frances Serena King
1825 – 1891
Married E.B. Bowditch
Third Daughter
Mary Vail King
1827 – 1906
Named in Will
Son · Died in Infancy
Henry Ellis King
1829 – 1831
✝ Age 2
Son
Charles Bradley King
1831 – ?
Named in Will
Son
Robert Granger King
1833 – 1878
Absent from Will
Son
Eugene Beauharnaise King
1834 – 1895
Omaha · $3,000 Bequest
Son · “Brother Ell”
Ellis Vial King
1836 – ?
Bank of Fremont Officer
Son
Horace Kendall King
1839 – 1897
$3,000 Bequest
Youngest · Died as a Child
Isabella Cornelia King
1848 – 1853
✝ Age 5 · Same Year as Father
Henry’s Siblings in the Documents
Brother
Albert King
1799 – 1862
Bank of Fremont Officer
Brother
Schuyler King
1794 – 1870
$3.00 on Store Ledger