Though his work may not be to everyone's taste, there are few writers as popular and well-known today as Stephen King.
He is often associated with the horror genre, but the reality is that he has written many books outside that particular arena, such as Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, the Green Mile and Hearts in Atlantis (all three have since been made into movies). The Dark Tower series is another example of his better known non-horror.
Ironically, his very first novel (Carrie) was rejected by publishers more than once before finding a home in print. Since then, he has gained world-wide fame, with many of his books and short stories being made into movies. The latest being a big-screen version of The Mist.
His ancestry is shown here in an ahnentafel chart. If you are unfamiliar with the ahnentafel chart format, you can find details here.
1. Stephen Edwin King b.1947
2. Donald Edwin King b.1913
3. Nellie Ruth Pillsbury b.1913 d.1973
6. Guy Herbert Pillsbury b.1876 d.1965
7. Nellie Weston Frog b.1877 d.1963
12. Howard Leavitt Pillsbury b.1849
13. Cecelia Media Foss b.1853
14. Arthur Jonathan Fogg b.1842
15. Susan Ann Carter b.1846
24. Charles Pillsbury b.1810 d.1893
25. Eunice Waterhouse b.1810 d.1890
26. Joseph Foss b.1803
27. Susan Grant Robinson b.1815 d.1875
28. Asa Rand Fogg b.1812
29. Elizabeth Babb
30. Daniel Carter b.1811
31. Mary Ann Meserve b. 1815
48. Jonathan Pillsbury b.1762 d.1833
49. Shuah Milliken b.1776 d.1864
50. Richard Waterhouse
51. Elizabeth Smith
54. George Robinson b.1783 d.1875
55. Rebecca Grant b.1786
56. George Fogg b.1784 d.1863
57. Joanna Fogg b.1787 d.1861
60. Richard Carter
61. Sally
62. Andrew Meserve
63. Eunice
96. David Pillsbury b.1737
97. Anna
98. Jeremiah Milliken b.1751
99. Sarah Lord
108. John Robinson b.1759 d.1826
109. Deborah Cummings b.1759 d.1843
112. Jeremiah Fogg b.1744 d.1815
113. Mary Warren d. 1800
192. Josiah Pillsbury b.1686 d.1761
193 Sarah Kelley
196. Edward Milliken
197. Abigail Norman
224. Samuel Fogg
225. Rachel Mariner
Stephen's father left the family when he was very young, and he and his brother David were raised by their mother, Nellie. He was born in Portland, Maine and spent his life living in various places in the New England area.
Stephen King is currently married to Tabitha Spruce, and has three children: Naomi Rachel, Joseph Hillstrom and Owen Phillip. Tabitha herself and both sons are published writers as well. Stephen and Tabitha also have 3 grand-children.
Sources:
Compiled from online databases at Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com, as well as Mr. King's own site at Stephenking.com
