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Clara Bell Black 1881–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1881

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina

Death Date: 3 Jan 1959

Death Location: R05-Woodford Comm..Cem., Todd, North Carolina

Father: Jesse Black

Mother: Rhoda Gentry

Spouse(s): Jacob Grogan

Children(s): Gaither Grogan, Hollie Grogan, Maud Grogan, Thurman Grogan, Quay Grogan, Mary Grogan, Nettie Grogan

The story of Clara Bell Black began in 1881 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Clara Bell Black married Jacob Wilborn Grogan, and had children including Gaither Mahony Grogan, Hollie Louise Grogan, Mary Ethel Grogan, Maud Edna Grogan, Nettie Grogan, Quay Hamilton Grogan, Thurman Ward Grogan. Clara Bell Black passed away in 1959 in R05-Woodford Comm..Cem., Todd, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Clara Bell Black began in 1881 in Ashe County, North Carolina.
  • Clara Bell Black married Jacob Wilborn Grogan, and had children including Gaither Mahony Grogan, Hollie Louise Grogan, Mary Ethel Grogan, Maud Edna Grogan, Nettie Grogan, Quay Hamilton Grogan, Thurman Ward Grogan.
  • Clara Bell Black passed away in 1959 in R05-Woodford Comm..Cem., Todd, North Carolina.

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Clara Black's Ancestors

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Clara Black
1881–1959
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina
Parents
Jesse Franklin Black
1858–1915
Ashe County, North Carolina
Rhoda (Elvira) Gentry
1846–1929
Ashe County, North Carolina
Grandparents
William ("Billy") Gentry
1803–1892
Johnson County, Tennessee
Mary ("Polly") Greer
1808–1898
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Greer
1778–1868
Mary Morris
1788–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Greer
1746–1816
Nancy Wilcoxson
1745–1790

Clara Black's Descendants

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Clara (Bell) Black (4 Sep 1881–3 Jan 1959) m. Jacob (Wilborn) Grogan (14 Jan 1879–19 Oct 1977)
  1. 1. Gaither (Mahony) Grogan 1907–1993 m. Thelma (Lea) Smith 1913–1996
  2. 2. Hollie (Louise) Grogan 1905–1973 m. Charles (Emory) Houck 1889–1971
  3. 3. Maud (Edna) Grogan 1904–1984 m. George (Carter) Ragan 1884–1968
  4. 4. Thurman (Ward) Grogan 1914–1989
  5. 5. Quay (Hamilton) Grogan 1921–1968 m. Della (Jane) Houck 1919–1978
  6. 6. Mary (Ethel) Grogan 1910–1997 m. Frank (Hardin) Edwards 1910–1988
    1. 1. Clara (Bell) Edwards 1937–2000
  7. 7. Nettie Grogan 1903–2002 m. Noah (Thomas) Stevens 1893–1937

Clara Black's Timeline

2 Records

1881
4 Sep 1881
Birth of Clara Bell Black in Ashe County, North Carolina
Ashe County, North Carolina
1959
3 Jan 1959
Age 78
Death of Clara Bell Black in Ashe County, North Carolina
Ashe County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: R05-Woodford Comm..Cem., Todd, North Carolina

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