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Descendants of John Black


Generation No. 1

1. John1 Black was born 1805 in VA, and died Bet. 1860 - 1870. He married Perlina. She was born 1811 in VA, and died Aft. 1870.

Notes for John Black:
1850 Wells IN Harrison Pg 395 789.
1860 Wells IN Lancaster Twp Bluffton PO Page 90 863.
1870 Wells IN Lancaster Twp Page 103A.


???????IGI LDS Family Search . Org has a marriage for:
John Black to Perlina James Mar 7 1830 Botetourt VA.?????????

Other Black's in the Wells County IN area were:

BLACK, DAVID H.
State: IN Year: 1860
County: Wells County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Bluffton Page: 927
Database: IN 1860 Federal Census Index

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BLACK, JAMES H.
State: IN Year: 1860
County: Wells County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Bluffton Page: 927
Database: IN 1860 Federal Census Index



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BLACK, JOHN
State: IN Year: 1850
County: Wells County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Harrison Township Page: 394
Database: IN 1850 Federal Census Index



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BLACK, JOSIAH*
State: IN Year: 1840
County: Wells County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Jamestown Page: 201
Database: IN 1840 Federal Census Index



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BLACK, JOHN
State: IN Year: 1860
County: Wells County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Lancaster Township. Page: 863
Database: IN 1860 Federal Census Index



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BLACK, PERINA
State: IN Year: 1860
County: Wells County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Lancaster Township. Page: 863
Database: IN 1860 Federal Census Index



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BLACK, CATHARINE
State: IN Year: 1860
County: Wells County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Union Township. Page: 851
Database: IN 1860 Federal Census Index



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BLACK, DEMOSTHENES
State: IN Year: 1860
County: Wells County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Union Township. Page: 851
Database: IN 1860 Federal Census Index



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BLACK, SARAH
State: IN Year: 1860
County: Wells County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Union Township. Page: 851
Database: IN 1860 Federal Census Index



Children of John Black and Perlina are:
2 i. Sarah2 Black, born 1831 in VA.

Notes for Sarah Black:
??????????
Wells County, Indiana
Index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A to K Inclusive
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Bluffton Compiled by Indiana Work Projects Administration 1940

County: Wells
Name: Sarah J. Black
Spouse: Joseph Foust
Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1851
Book: C- 2
Original Source Page: 88


3 ii. Elizabeth Black, born 1833 in VA.

Notes for Elizabeth Black:
Wells County, Indiana
Index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A to K Inclusive
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Bluffton Compiled by Indiana Work Projects Administration 1940

County: Wells
Name: Elisabeth Black
Spouse: Jacob Swarts
Marriage Date: 23 Mar 1856
Book: C- 2
Original Source Page: 217


More About Elizabeth Black:
AKA (Facts Page): Lile Swartz

+ 4 iii. William C Black, born Abt. 1836 in IN; died Bet. 1885 - 1904.
+ 5 iv. Elias Johnson Black, born November 1837 in Harrison, Wells County, Indiana PO Buffton; died November 10, 1902 in Leavenworth, Kansas.
6 v. Mary A Black, born 1846 in IN.

Notes for Mary A Black:
??????????
Wells County, Indiana
Index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Volume II Letters L To Z Inclusive
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerks Office Bluffton Compeled by Indiana Work Projects Administration 1940

County: Wells
Name: Richard Redding
Spouse: Mary Black
Marriage Date: 03 Jul 1880
Book: C- 5
Original Source Page: 384


Last Name: Redding First Name: Mary A.
Date Printed: 1926-12-15 Age: 67 Residence: Rockford
Paper: Bluffton Evening News Page: 1 Column: 4
Maiden/Married/Previous Name/Notes: Black / Richard W. Redding


Last Name: Redding First Name: Richard
Date Printed: 1925-06-05 Age: 68 Residence: Huntington
Paper: Bluffton Evening News Page: 1 Column: 5
Maiden/Married/Previous Name/Notes: Mary Black


7 vi. Martha Black, born 1847 in IN.

Notes for Martha Black:
??????????
Wells County, Indiana
Index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A to K Inclusive
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Bluffton Compiled by Indiana Work Projects Administration 1940

County: Wells
Name: Martha J. Black
Spouse: Oslin J. Meyers
Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1869
Book: C- 4
Original Source Page: 52


8 vii. Joseph Black, born 1849.
9 viii. Maria Black, born 1851 in IN; died Aft. 1880.

Notes for Maria Black:
1880 IN Wells Other Twp Dist 149 Page 176 Maria Black born IN parents VA
working as Domestic Servent in the home of Frank T Waring.

10 ix. Matilda Black, born 1853 in IN.

Notes for Matilda Black:
??????????
Wells County, Indiana
Index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A to K Inclusive
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Bluffton Compiled by Indiana Work Projects Administration 1940

County: Wells
Name: Matilda Black
Spouse: Joseph Stine
Marriage Date: 07 Oct 1873
Book: C- 4
Original Source Page: 327



Generation No. 2

4. William C2 Black (John1) was born Abt. 1836 in IN, and died Bet. 1885 - 1904. He married Martha S Myers October 06, 1868 in Wells County IN. She was born Abt. 1847 in Ohio.

Notes for William C Black:
Last known residence was in 1904 was Blockton, Iowa along the border.
William was deceased and Mattie was living there. Taylor Iowa.



Wells County, Indiana
Index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A to K Inclusive
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Bluffton Compiled by Indiana Work Projects Administration 1940

County: Wells
Name: William C. Black
Spouse: Martha S. Myers
Marriage Date: 06 Oct 1868
Book: C- 3
Original Source Page: 432

1870 IN Wells Co Lancaster Twp Page 103A.
Two houses away was mother and two sisters.

1880 Union Worth MO Page 418 C
States William was born in IN and parents VA.
Martha and parents OH.

1885 Jefferson Taylor Iowa

Notes for Martha S Myers:
Last Name: Black First Name: Martha S.
Date Printed: 1918-01-18 Age: Residence: Reading, IA / WC relatives
Paper: Evening Banner Page: 1 Column: 6
Maiden/Married/Previous Name/Notes: William Black

Sent for above obit 10-03.


More About Martha S Myers:
AKA (Facts Page): Mattie

More About William Black and Martha Myers:
Marriage: October 06, 1868, Wells County IN

Children of William Black and Martha Myers are:
11 i. Luretta3 Black, born 1870 in IN.
12 ii. Carrie Black, born 1877 in MO.

Notes for Carrie Black:
???????????
Wells County, Indiana
Index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A to K Inclusive
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Bluffton Compiled by Indiana Work Projects Administration 1940

County: Wells
Name: Carrie Black
Spouse: Floyd McCagne
Marriage Date: 28 Jan 1911
Book: C-11
Original Source Page: 486


13 iii. Alma Black, born 1882 in Taylor County Iowa.
14 iv. William Black, born 1885 in Taylor County Iowa.


5. Elias Johnson2 Black (John1) was born November 1837 in Harrison, Wells County, Indiana PO Buffton, and died November 10, 1902 in Leavenworth, Kansas. He married Nancy Jane Long November 07, 1867 in Georgetown, Vermillion County, Illinois, daughter of Levi Long and Celia Jones. She was born March 1846 in Illinois, and died March 29, 1933 in Grant City, Worth County, Missouri.

Notes for Elias Johnson Black:
Also known as Eli and Elijah and went by John short for Johnson middle name.


Elias J Black Residence Dallas, Harrison County, Missouri
Enlisted on 6/6/61 as a private.
On 8/4/61 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 25th Infantry
He mustered out on 9/5/64 at Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois.

>From his pension application affidavit he states the following:
That for five years prior to his enlistment he resided in Wells Co. Ind PO Buffington
and to June 3 1859 and Vermillion Co. IL until he mustered in the service.
Since discharged he resided in Vermillion Co. IL until Dec. 1864,
then Wells Co. IN until July 1865, then Vermillion Co. IL until Apr 1872,
then to Edgar Co. IL until Jan 1876, then in Worth Co. MO.

Description as follows: 5 feet 10 inches, complexion dark, hair Black,
eyes dark.

1870 Georgetown Township Vermilion IL Page 231.
418/413
Black Elias 32 M W Farmer 700 Indiana
Nancy 24 F W Keeping house Illinois
Anna 2 F W Illinios

1890 Schedule of Union Veterns and Widows of the Civil War Worth County, Missouri
shows Black, Elias J. Pri "H" 25 ILL Inf Enlisted 01 June 1861 Discharged 04 Sep 1864
P O Address Oxford.

Married on Nov 7 1867 by James Whitlock, a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church near Georgetown, Vermillion County, IL. The church was called Mt. Pisgah
about two miles from Georgetown.

1880 States he was born in IN and Parents in VA.
Green Twp page 424A

1900 Worth County Missouri Middlefork Township Page 66
185/187 Black Elias J Head W M Nov 1837 Indiana Virginia Virginia Hotel Keeper
Nancy J Wife W F Mar 1846 Ohio Kentucky Kentucky
Hopkin, Emma Daughter W F July 1876 Missouri Indiana Ohio Cook in Hotel
Byran Gdson W M May 1897 Missouri --- Missouri
Black Frank son W M Nov 1881 Missouri Indiana Ohio at school

186/188 Next house is his son William A Black

1901 E J Black and Nancy J Black petitioned the Worth County Court for custody of thier
grandson Arthur Byran Hopkins. Custody was granted.

Black, E.J. died 10 Nov 1902, a former well known citizen of Oxford, Worth Co.,MO. & was killed at
Leavenworth KS. He had a restaurant there. He was a settler and resident of Oxford, where he
ran the blacksmith shop for years and also the Justice of the Peace. He built the Hotel and
blacksmith shop in Worth, MO. when it was established. He sold the business about 1900 and
moved to St. Joeseph, MO and then on to Leavonworth, MO.

On Nov 10 1902 he was attacked and slugged in the head. Left to bleed to death. On Nov 11 1902
a small child found him between the alleys of Dakota, Pawnee, Main and Second Streets. He was
sent to Cushing Hospital and died there about 3:00 pm on the 11th.
Mr. Black was well known for carrying large amounts of cash on him; other than that police had
no other motive.

1920 Oxford Twp for his daughter Emma Black Harris state parents born IL.



More About Elias Johnson Black:
Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Greene Township, Worth County, Missouri
Military service: D 25 IL Inf Civil War

Notes for Nancy Jane Long:
Route 5 Grant City Worth Co MO

More About Nancy Jane Long:
Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri

More About Elias Black and Nancy Long:
Marriage: November 07, 1867, Georgetown, Vermillion County, Illinois

Children of Elias Black and Nancy Long are:
15 i. C O3 Black.
+ 16 ii. Anna F Black, born September 20, 1868 in Georgetown Illinois; died August 07, 1932 in Missouri.
+ 17 iii. William A Black, born July 07, 1871 in IL; died 1951.
18 iv. Infant Black, born 1874; died June 20, 1878 in Green Township, Parnell, Nodaway County, Missouri.
+ 19 v. Emma May Black, born July 11, 1876 in Missouri.
+ 20 vi. Maggie B Black, born August 23, 1878; died June 22, 1950 in Hawleyville Iowa.
+ 21 vii. Frank Black, born November 15, 1881 in Oxford, Worth County, Missouri; died March 02, 1950 in Grant City, Worth County, Missouri.


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