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From: "GERALD RIPLEY" <>
Subject: BLACK'S from Chicago
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 19:22:40 -0800


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With Erin's admonition to post here goes my best shot. My maternal =
grandmother, Elizabeth Ruth "Bessie" BLACK was born 9/28/1899 in =
Chicago, IL. I know of two older sisters, Esther and Mabel. Cook =
County Vital Statistics has no record of the birth. The story goes that =
the family broke up due to the death of the parents and the children =
were farmed out. Elizabeth ended up with the Vanderhoef's in Whiting =
IN. As a child I was always told that they were my Great Grandparents. =
During WWII my parents divorced and for a short while I was taken care =
of by the family of Perry BLACK in E Chicago, IN. There was never a =
hint that Perry and Elizabeth were related and Perry's daughter, who I =
recently contacted after 50+ years, does not think there was a =
relationship but isn't sure. She remembers visiting relatives on a farm =
in Wisconsin. Of course all the information I am posting, other then =
birth info, including my Grandmother's maiden name is information I =
found out after all the principals are long gone. I do vaguely remember =
my grandmother mentioning that her family was from Canada. Does anyone =
have any connections or ideas?

Gerald Ripley
Lake Oswego, OR

Thanks, Rip

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>With Erin's admonition to post here =
goes my best=20
shot.&nbsp; My maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Ruth "Bessie" =
BLACK was=20
born 9/28/1899 in Chicago, IL.&nbsp; I know of two older sisters, Esther =
and=20
Mabel.&nbsp; Cook County Vital Statistics has no record of the =
birth.&nbsp; The=20
story goes that the family broke up due to the death of the parents and =
the=20
children were farmed out.&nbsp; Elizabeth ended up with the Vanderhoef's =
in=20
Whiting IN.&nbsp; As a child I was always told that they were my Great=20
Grandparents.&nbsp; During WWII my parents divorced and for a short =
while I was=20
taken care of by the family of Perry BLACK in E Chicago, IN.&nbsp; There =
was=20
never a hint that Perry and Elizabeth were related and Perry's daughter, =
who I=20
recently contacted after 50+ years, does not think there was a =
relationship but=20
isn't sure.&nbsp; She remembers visiting relatives on a farm in =
Wisconsin.&nbsp;=20
Of course all the information I am posting, other then birth info,&nbsp; =

including my Grandmother's maiden name is information I found out after =
all the=20
principals are long gone.&nbsp; I do vaguely remember my grandmother =
mentioning=20
that her family was from Canada.&nbsp; Does anyone have any connections =
or=20
ideas?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Gerald Ripley</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Lake Oswego, OR</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thanks, =
Rip</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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