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Subject: Benj. Blair BLACK Family
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 07:42:34 -0700


CHEROKEE CO.(TX) HISTORY, Cherokee Co. Historical Commission, 1986

"Alexander BLACK, b Mar 22 1836 Jackson Co. AL, d 1878 Cherokee Co. TX.
Came to Cherokee Co. 1856 to work, met Susan Singletary (1843-1887),
dtr. of Thomas Singletary Sr. and "Peggy Ann" Margaret Harrison
Singletary.
She had come to TX 1848. Alexander Black played an important part in
forming Lynches Chapel Methodist Church. Both are buried Shiloh
Cemetery, Cherokee Co. Children:
1&2 Twins who died young
3 John Thomas 1860-1942 m Alice Matilda King 24 Dec 1881, 7 children
4 Henry Benjamin 1865-1883
5 George Alexander Lynch 1867-1942, m Edna Corena Holcomb, 9 children
6 William Aaron 1870-1955, m Katherine Holcomb, 4 children
7 Peggy Ann 1872-1877
8 Alexander Gaston "Dock" 1875-1935, m Eliza "Lottie" Lucinda Schochler,
6 children
9 Mary Alexander 1878-1882

Alexander was named for an uncle, son of his GRANDFATHER, JOHN BLACK.
In the 1850 Census the family was living in MONROE CO. MS., they came to
TX in 1851. Settled in Freestone Co. when Alexander was 15."

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Some of this does not exactly coincide with information I got from the
Freestone Co. History Book. Neither are "documented" facts, having been
written by family members such as you and I, in an effort to give all
the history known. I am particularly interested in JOHN BLACK, who is
said to be BENJAMIN BLAIR BLACK's father, and ALEXANDER F. BLACK (b
1825-1829 MS, says census), who may be the uncle this Alexander Black is
named for. I have been trying to tie Benjamin and Alexander together for
some time, I hope someone can add to this data. I have quite a bit of
information on the descendants to these two men, and would love to find
more family.

Linda Sykes <>

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