Thomas O. BLACK (1795-Cir 1863)

Elizabeth L. MINER (-Bef 1846)

John K. BLACK (1839-1898)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Idora LEWIS Ruth BLACK+ Wellington Kegman BLACK Julia BLACK+ John K. BLACK Born: 1839, , , Kentucky, United States 2 Marriage: Idora LEWIS on 18 Sep 1866 in , Perry County, Indiana, United States 1 Died: 23 Feb 1898, Emma, White County, Illinois, United States at age 59   Noted events in his life were: • Alt. Birth, 6 Aug 1835, , , Kentucky, United States. The last digit of his tombstone is not easily legible and 1835 could be 1839 which matches most of his census records. • Alt. Birth, 1839, , , Kentucky, United States. Date taken from 1850 Census. • Alt. Birth, 1841, , , Kentucky, United States. Date from the 1860 Census. • Census: U.S. Federal, 8 Aug 1850, , Hancock County, Kentucky, United States. 3 • Census, 2 Jul 1860, Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States. John was 19 and a farm hand living in his father's, Thomas O., household. • Census, 5 Aug 1870, Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States. John is 35 born in Kentucky, married to Dora (20, KY) with $250 in real property. He has two children, Ruth (2, KY) and Wel (3 months, KY). • Alt. Birth, 1935, , , Kentucky, United States. Date taken from 1870 census. John married Idora LEWIS, daughter of Jasper W. LEWIS and Elizabeth FORTUNE, on 18 Sep 1866 in , Perry County, Indiana, United States.1 (Idora LEWIS was born in 1850 in , , Indiana, United States.)

1 Perry, Indiana, ( ), marriage certificate no. 359 (1866), John Black-Idora Lewis.

2 Autumn Dipert Brown (Photograph taken 7 Aug 2007).

3 1850 U.S. census, Hancock, Kentucky population schedule, p. 274, dwelling 123, family 123, Thomas O. Black; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry : accessed 19 Aug 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 202;
Thomas O. Black, 55, was living with his wife, Sarah, 38, and children Thomas, 16, Celia C, 13, John K., 11, James H., 8, ad George W., 5. He was a farmer and owned $1,300 in real estate. He was born in South Carolina, Sarah in Virginia, and the children in Kentucky. All of the children except George had attended school.
Also living in the household with the Blacks was Wellington Colbert, 33, and his wife, Catherine, and children, Nyla, 6, Polly, 4, Phebe J., 2, and Joseph, 1 month. Wellington was a farmer and owned $600 in real property. The Colbert family were all born in Kentucky.
Other people living in the household are Nancy Stephenson, 58, and Abraham Stephenson, 25, both born in Kentucky, David D. Bacon, 14, and Angeline Bacon, 12, both born in Kentucky, and Louisiana Pride, 45, born in Indiana.