Martin Luther King Jr. By Shane By sbarcellosbc Nov 27, 1926 Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King Marriage Jan 15, 1929 birth. Was born in Atlanta Georgia. Was born in Atlanta Georgia. Period: Jan 15, 1929 to Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. May 3, 1936 baptism Jun 18, 1953 Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott Nov 17, 1955 Yolanda Denise (daughter) born in Montgomery, Alabama Oct 23, 1957 Martin Luther III (son) born Montgomery, Alabama Jan 30, 1961 Dexter Scott (son) born in Atlanta, Georgia Mar 28, 1963 Bernice Albertine (daughter) March 28, 1963 Atlanta, Georgia Aug 28, 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech Washington DC http://youtu.be/HRIF4_WzU1w Apr 4, 1968 Assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tenn.