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Christopher Columbus Dallas Black 1811–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 7 August 1877

Death Location: Found, Orange, Indiana, USA

Father: Amelia Norton

Mother: Alexander Black

Spouse(s): Nancy Herrin, Elizabeth Shannon

Children(s): Sarah Black, Catherine Black, James Black, Harvey Black, John Black

Christopher Columbus Dallas Black was born in 1811 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Amelia Milly Norton And Alexander William Ananias Black. Christopher Columbus Dallas Black married Elizabeth Jane Williams Shannon, Lydia Dunn, Nancy Herrin, and had children including Catherine W Black, Harvey Black, James W Black, John W Black, Sarah E Black. Christopher Columbus Dallas Black passed away in 1877 in Found, Orange, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Christopher Columbus Dallas Black was born in 1811 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Amelia Milly Norton And Alexander William Ananias Black.
  • Christopher Columbus Dallas Black married Elizabeth Jane Williams Shannon, Lydia Dunn, Nancy Herrin, and had children including Catherine W Black, Harvey Black, James W Black, John W Black, Sarah E Black.
  • Christopher Columbus Dallas Black passed away in 1877 in Found, Orange, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amelia Norton
1777–1852
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
AN
Alexander Black
1759–1812
Birth Location: Ireland
AB

Spouses(s)

Nancy Herrin
1812–1860
Birth Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
NH
Elizabeth Shannon
1831–
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
ES

Children(s)

Sarah Black
1836–1914
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
SB
Catherine Black
1833–1898
Birth Location: Bourbon Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
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James Black
1840–
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
JB
Harvey Black
1868–
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
HB
John Black
1838–1919
Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
JB

Christopher Black's Ancestors

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Christopher Black
1811–1877
Birth Place: Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Amelia “Milly” Norton
1777–1852
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Alexander (William (ananias)) Black
1759–1812
Ireland
Grandparents
Christopher Norden
1718–1779
Gloucester, New Jersey, USA
Mary (Mollie) Emmerson
1735–1819
Goochland, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Alexander (Black) Sr
1733–1800
Ireland
Mary Templeton
1729–1819
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
George Norton
1688–1747
Susan Neame
1696–1753
Margaret Aberdeenshire
1692–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Black's Descendants

1.
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Christopher (Columbus Dallas) Black (1811–7 August 1877) m. Nancy Herrin (1812–1860) m. Elizabeth (Jane ( Williams )) Shannon (1831–)
  1. 1. Sarah (E) Black 1836–1914
  2. 2. Catherine (W) Black 1833–1898
  3. 3. James (W) Black 1840–
  4. 4. Harvey Black 1868–
  5. 5. John (W) Black 1838–1919

Christopher Black's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Christopher Columbus Dallas Black in Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
1877
7 August 1877
Age 66
Death of Christopher Columbus Dallas Black in Found, Orange, Indiana, USA
Found, Orange, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1877
    Event Place: Found, Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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