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From: "Carleen Aiken" <>
Subject: [BLACK-L] Fw: Malalna Jane Black b. 08 Jan 1835 in AR
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:49:45 -0500


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> From: Carleen Aiken <>
> To:
> Subject: Malalna Jane Black b. 08 Jan 1835 in AR
> Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 10:39 AM
>
> This lady is my great great grandmother. I have the following
information:
>
> Malana Jane Black was born in AR on 08 Jan 1835. She married Oliver
> McDonald Reece (08 Nov 1828-NC-10 March 1899, Milam Co., TX) on 08 Nov
> 1853.
>
> I have not been able to find her family in AR through the census records.

> I found Oliver Reece's family in 1850 in Ouachita Co., AR.
>
> Their first child, Johnathan Black Reece (my great grandfather) was born
on
> 09 September 1855 in AR.
> In 1860 I found this family in Natchitoches Parish, LA. Several of their
> children were born there. Oliver joined the Confederate forces in
> Natchitoches and served throughout the Civil War. I found an Ernestine
> McDonald living next to them. Close by is a Benjamin F. Black family.
> Benjamin was also born in AR in 1838. He was married to a Francis E.,
who
> was 36. She apparently had older children and they had some together.
She
> was 36 and he was 22.She was from AL and 4 of her children were born
there.
> Their last two children were born in LA. I am wondering if they are
some
> relation to Malana Jane. I believe she was called Jane.
> After the Civil War the McDonald family stayed in the Natchitoches area
> until sometime just before 1870 where I located them in Milam Co., TX.
In
> Milam Co, Oliver bought land next to his Uncle, Daniel McDonald. This is
> proven by deeds and Oliver's will. Both Oliver and Malana Jane are
buried
> in Milam Co., TX. I have been to their grave site and have pictures of
> their tombstones.
> I would appreciate any help concerning this family. The Blacks are
very
> elusive in AR and I have done an extensive amount of research trying to
> find Malana Jane. I have found one family with a Jane in it, but cannot
be
> sure that she is that person.
> Thanks in advance. Carleen Aiken

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