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The three siblings spent their early years in the home of their grandfather, Adam Daniel Williams, who died on March 21, 1931. She married Isaac Newton Farris Sr. on August 19, 1960. They had two children: Isaac Newton Farris Jr., and Angela Christine Farris Watkins. [8]
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Jul 17, 2023 · Family members including Isaac Newton Farris (son), Farris Watkins (granddaughter) and Dr. Angela Farris Watkins (daughter, pictured) attended the tribute to Dr. Christine King Farris at the Georgia Capitol on July 14, 2023.
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Jul 10, 2023 · Born Willie Christine King on September 11, 1927, Farris started her life journey in her maternal grandparents’ home in the Sweet Auburn district of Atlanta. She was the first child of Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Christine Williams King, and the only sister of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929) and Alfred Daniel King (1930).
Jul 11, 2010 · They had two children, Isaac Newton Farris, Jr., and Angela Christine Farris, and one granddaughter, Farris Christine Watkins. Christine King Farris was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on July 11, 2010.
Jul 14, 2023 · ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock were among scores of mourners who paid tribute Friday at the Capitol to the late Christine King Farris, who was the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Farris married Isaac Newton Farris on 19 August 1960, and they had two children—Isaac Newton Farris, Jr., and Angela Christine Farris. In addition to focusing on her family and career, Farris was, for many years, vice chair and treasurer of the King Center.
Jul 1, 2023 · Dr. Christine King Farris, older sister of Martin Luther King, Jr. and an acclaimed educator who taught at Spelman for more than fifty years, died on Thursday at 96.