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From: Joan Lund <>
Subject: [BLACK-L] J F Black
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 17:24:59 -0800 (PST)
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Thought someone might find this interesting and
useful. No relation.
Joan Black Lund

JAMES F. BLACK, ESTATE FILE #2318
>From the Champaign County (IL) Historical Archives
A few interesting papers from this file.

State of Illinois, Champaign County in the County
Court, In Probate May Term, A. D. 1898.
To the Hon. C. C. Staley, Judge of Said Court:
The undersigned petitioner John L. Black
respectfully represents to your Honor that the
attached instrument of writing to be the Last Will and
Testament of James F. Black.
That the said deceased depart this life at the
Strickeen River in British Columbia on or about the
First day of April A. C. 1898, and also that the said
James F. Black at the time of his death, resided in
the County of Champaign and State of Illinois.
Your Petitioner further represents that the said
James F. Black left, at the time of his death, the
following names heirs-at-law and legatees your
Petitioner, his brother, and
William Black, father, 506 W.
Washington St., Champaign
Mary Black, mother, 506 W.
Washington St., Champaign
Oliver G. Black, brother, 506
W. Washington St., Champaign
Lana L. Black, sister, 506 W.
Washington St., Champaign
Alice M. Black, sister, 506
W. Washington St., Champaign
William H. Black, brother,
Address Unknown
Isabelle Armstrong, sister,
Sadorus, Illinois
Margarette Barricke, sister,
Sadorus, Illinois
John L. Black, brother,
Seymour, Illinois.
And that the above named persons are all the
heirs-at-law and legatees.
Your Petitioner further asks that the said Last
Will and Testament be admitted to Probate.

John L. Black

State of Illinois, Champaign County, John L. Black
being duly sworn, deposes and says that the
allegations contained in the foregoing Petition are
true, to the best of his knowledge and belief.

John L. Black
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 12 day of May
A. D. 1898

Clerk
It is ordered by the court that the 20 day of June, A.
D. 1898 10: a.m. be set for a hearing on said will.

Affidavit
I, Asa J. Townsend do solemnly and sincerely declare
that I was present when James F. Black was drowned on
the First day of April 1898 in the Stickine River, in
the County of Nanaimo, in the Province of British
Columbia in the Dominion of Canada, I saw the said
James F. Black fall through the ice and I ran to get a
rope, by the time that I returned he had disappeared.
And I make this solemn declaration concientiously
[sic] believing it to be true, and knowing that it is
of the same force and effect as if made under oath,
and by virtue of the Canada Evidence Act 1893.
Declared before me at Telegraph Creek in the
County of Nanaimo, Province of British of Columbia
this Twenty fifth day of April, A. D. 1898.
Signed A. J. Townsend
William H. Bullock-Webster, a
stipendiary Magistrate for the County of Nanaimo.

Affidavit
I Wallace B. Walton do solemnly and sincerely declare
that I was present when James F. Black was drowned on
the first day of April 1898 at about half past one
oclock in the afternoon in the waters of the Stickine
River about twenty miles below the town of Glenora in
the County of Nanaimo in the Province of British
Columbia in the Dominion of Canada.
I saw the said James F. Black go down under the
ice and I saw him come up again and then go under an
ice cake and I tried to save him and had hold of him,
but I was obliged to let go to save my own life.
I saw the said James F. Black go down the river
for about thirty rods, when the said James F. Black
went down under the water of the Stickine River under
the ice.
And I make this solemn declaration
conscientiously believing it to be true, and knowing
that it is of the same force and effect as if made
under oath, and by virtue of I believe a evidence Act
1893.
Signed Wallace B. Walton
Declared before me at Telegraph Creek in the County of
Nanaimo, Province of British Columbia, this Eleventh
day of April A.D. 1898.
Wm. H. Bullock-Webster, a
Stipendiary Magistrate for the County of Nanaimo.

Affidavit
I, Jacob L. Hill, of Memphis, Tenessee [sic], U. S. A.
Do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the First
day of April 1898 I saw James F. Black while trying to
take his outfit across the Stickine river break
through the ice after which he was grabbed by the arm
by W. Walton, the ice breaking beneath Walton he let
go his hold and as Black floated to the lower side of
the hole I sprang to the edge and grabbed the said
James F. Black by the arm and was pulling him out when
the ice gave way and both of us went into the river
then letting go my hold of him. I grabbed upon the
firm ice and I was drawn out by another man who stood
near, after which I saw the James F. Black come up
from below the ice and after going for about twenty
rods he sank to be seen no more.
Several men tried to reach him with ropes but could
not do so before he went down. There is no doubt in my
opinion that the said James F. Black was drowned. And
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously
believing the same to be true and knowing that it is
of the same force and effect as if it were made under
oath, and by virtue of the Canada Evidence Act 1893.
Declared before me at Telegraph Creek in the
County of Nanaimo, Province of British Columbia, this
Eleventh day of April A. D. 1898. Signed
Jacob L. Hill
Signed Wm. H. Bullock-Webster, a Stipendiary
Magistrate of the County of Nanaimo.



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Joan Black Lund

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