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From: Ken Raymer <>
Subject: [BLACK-L] Harry Black ancestors
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 21:22:26 +0100


I'm looking for ancestors or the BLACK family. If you have any
information about the following people, please let me know.

First Generation
1. Harry BLACK, M.
Harry married Mary Elizabeth SHELLY, F.
They had one child:
2 i. Thomas Porter, M (1881-1967)

Second Generation
2. Thomas Porter BLACK, M. Born on 27 Mar 1881 in Pettis Co., Missouri.
Thomas Porter died in Quincy, Illinois - Adams County in Nov 1967; he
was 86.
Thomas Porter married Hazel Frances NELMS, F, daughter of Henry NELMS, M
& Norah PARKS, F. Born in Jul 1889 in Denison, Texas. Hazel Frances died
in Quincy, Illinois - Adams County on 2 Jan 1959; she was 69.
They had the following children:
3 i. Louise Elizabeth, F (1912-1995)
4 ii. Henry Nelms, M (1909-1997)
5 iii. Thomas Porter, M (1917-1994)
6 iv. William Shelly, M (1919-1997)
7 v. Virginia Jane, F (1920-)
8 vi. Mary Elizabeth, F (1923-)
9 vii. Milton Edward, M (1927-)

Third Generation
3. Louise Elizabeth BLACK, F. Born on 24 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Illinois.
Louise Elizabeth died in Florida on 27 Sep 1995; she was 83.
Louise Elizabeth married Clay Meredith CRAFT, M, son of Harry H. CRAFT,
M (1860-1949) & Camille OLBERG, F (1880-app 1971). Born on 1 Feb 1909 in
Dallas, Texas. Clay Meredith died in California in Mar 1969; he was 60.
They had the following children:
i. Courtney Ann, F (1945-)
ii. Camille, F (1931-1932)
iii. Thomas Porter, M (1933-1986)
iv. Clay Merideth, M (1939-)

4. Henry Nelms BLACK, M. Born on 20 Nov 1909 in Rogers, Arkansas. Henry
Nelms died in Quincy, Illinois - Adams County in Jan 1997; he was 87.

5. Thomas Porter BLACK Jr., M. Born on 17 Mar 1917 in Chicago, Illinois.
Thomas Porter died in San Diego, California on 28 Oct 1994; he was 77.

6. William Shelly BLACK, M. Born on 7 Feb 1919 in Quincy, Illinois -
Adams County. William Shelly died in Quincy, Illinois in May 1997; he
was 78.

7. Virginia Jane BLACK, F. Born on 23 Jun 1920 in Quincy, Illinois -
Adams County.

8. Mary Elizabeth BLACK, F. Born on 9 Jul 1923 in Quincy, Illinois -
Adams County.

9. Milton Edward BLACK, M. Born on 23 May 1927 in Quincy, Illinois -
Adams County.

You might want to visit my genealogy homepage at
http://www.asc.csc.cc.il.us/kraymer and see if there is anything there
you can use.

Thank you,
Ken Raymer

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