Alberta King
- January 11, 2024
- Family Member
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Alberta King Biography
| Birthday | Sep 13 |
| Birth Year | 1904 |
Alberta King is one of the most popular and richest Family Member who was born on September 13, 1904 in Georgia, Georgia. Tragically, several years after the assassination of her famous son, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Alberta King was also murdered. Her shooter confronted her in the Ebenezer Baptist Church where her son, husband, and father had all preached.
She was the mother in law of Coretta Scott King.
Born Alberta Christine Williams, she grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, as the daughter of Jenny Celeste Parks and Reverend Adam McNeil Williams. Her marriage to Martin Luther King, Sr. resulted in three children: Martin Luther King, Jr., Christine King Farris, and Alfred Daniel Williams King I.
Alberta King Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Family Member |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alberta King is one of the richest Family Member from Georgia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alberta King 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After graduating from Spelman College in Georgia, she completed a teacher’s course at Hampton University in Virginia.
Her assassin, a young African American man named Marcus Wayne Chenault, suffered from mental illness and believed all people of the Christian faith to be his enemies. In 1995, while serving a lifetime prison sentence, he died of a stroke.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Alberta King Dating?
According to our records, Alberta King married to Martin Luther King Sr.. As of December 1, 2023, Alberta King’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Alberta Ranked on the list of most popular Family Member. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Georgia. Alberta King celebrates birthday on September 13 of every year.
What happened to Alberta King?
In 1974, as she played the organ during Sunday services at Ebenezer, Alberta Williams King was shot by Marcus Chenault , a 21-year-old man from Ohio who claimed, “All Christians are my enemies” (“Atlanta: Another King Killed”). Alberta Williams King died later that day at the age of 70.
Why was Alberta Williams King assassinated?
Chenault said that he shot King because “all Christians are my enemies ,” and claimed that he had decided that black ministers were a menace to black people. He said his original target had been Martin Luther King Sr., but he had decided to shoot King’s wife instead because she was near him.
What did Alberta Williams King do for a living?
Alberta Williams King was the glue for Ebenezer Baptist Church, as a devoted wife, mother, and church member. She was college-educated, lead the choir, played the church organ, and served as a proud member of the NAACP and several organizations that focused on social justice.
When was Alberta assassinated?
June 30, 1974
Is Marcus Wayne Chenault still alive?
Marcus Wayne Chenault Jr., who killed the mother of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Sunday service in Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta in 1974, died on Saturday at a hospital in the Atlanta suburb of Riverdale.