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Stephen C. King

  • southernsoulspodca
  • Mar 19
  • 1 min read

Stephen C. King's tombstone is noticeable if for no other reason than his name is Stephen King.


While he wrote no horror novels, his life is a story just as compelling.


The Grave


In quiet Cottage Grove Cemetery in Benton, LA, Stephen C King rests beneath a Confederate tombstone stained almost pink with age. Courtesy of Tarah Thomas
In quiet Cottage Grove Cemetery in Benton, LA, Stephen C King rests beneath a Confederate tombstone stained almost pink with age. Courtesy of Tarah Thomas

The Soldier


Stephen C. King's service record reads like a list of the most important battles of the eastern theater. Courtesy of Fold3.com and the National Archives and Records Administration.
Stephen C. King's service record reads like a list of the most important battles of the eastern theater. Courtesy of Fold3.com and the National Archives and Records Administration.

The Feud


A short-lived family feud between King and his brother-in-law turned deadly-- for King. Courtesy of Newspapers.com and The Times-Picayune.
A short-lived family feud between King and his brother-in-law turned deadly-- for King. Courtesy of Newspapers.com and The Times-Picayune.

The Defense


Many citizens came to the defense of W.N. Doles for his shooting of Stephen C. King. Courtesy of Newspapers.com and the Bossier Banner-Progress.
Many citizens came to the defense of W.N. Doles for his shooting of Stephen C. King. Courtesy of Newspapers.com and the Bossier Banner-Progress.

The Legacy


50 years later, Stephen C King's one known surviving son would apply for a headstone to mark his grave, ensuring that the man beneath the soil would never be completely forgotten. Courtesy of Ancestry.com and the National Archives and Records Administration.
50 years later, Stephen C King's one known surviving son would apply for a headstone to mark his grave, ensuring that the man beneath the soil would never be completely forgotten. Courtesy of Ancestry.com and the National Archives and Records Administration.

The headlines are gone. What remains is a stone, pink with age and covered in lichen, serving as the quiet proof that someone remembered.


 
 
 

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