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Dwight Leotto Black 1917 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1917

Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 28 Jun 1968

Death Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Father: Leotto Black

Mother: Cora Sisson

Spouse(s): Bobbie Holcombe, Freda Heady

Children(s): Dwight Black, Dale Black, Randall Black, Dorothy Black, Michael Black, Debra Black

In 1917, Dwight Leotto Black entered the world in Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, born to Leotto M(only) Black and Cora Ettie Sisson. In 1920, Dwight Leotto Black resided in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Dwight Leotto Black resided in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. Dwight Leotto Black married Bobbie Jean Holcombe, Freda Rubydean Heady, and had children including Dwight Lee Black, Dale Franklin Black, Randall Earl Black, Dorothy Diane Black, Michael Ray Black, Debra Lynn Black. Dwight Leotto Black passed away in 1968 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Dwight Leotto Black entered the world in Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, born to Leotto M(only) Black and Cora Ettie Sisson.
  • In 1920, Dwight Leotto Black resided in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Dwight Leotto Black resided in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • Dwight Leotto Black married Bobbie Jean Holcombe, Freda Rubydean Heady, and had children including Dwight Lee Black, Dale Franklin Black, Randall Earl Black, Dorothy Diane Black, Michael Ray Black, Debra Lynn Black.
  • Dwight Leotto Black passed away in 1968 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leotto Black
1870 – 1948
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
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Cora Sisson
1881 – 1962
Birth Location: Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
CS

Spouses(s)

Bobbie Holcombe
1925 – 1969
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
BH
Freda Heady
1926 – 1990
Birth Location: Newton, Jasper, Illinois, USA
FH

Children(s)

Dwight Black
1943 –
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Dale Black
1946 –
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Randall Black
1950 –
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
RB
Dorothy Black
1952 –
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Michael Black
1953 –
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Debra Black
1954 – 1954
Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Dwight Black's Ancestors

Self
Dwight Black
1917 – 1968
Birth Place: Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Parents
Leotto M(only) Black
1870 – 1948
Westville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
Cora (Ettie) Sisson
1881 – 1962
Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (William) Black
1828 – 1924
Paris, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (Jane) Graves
1835 – 1912
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
John (Atwell) Sisson
1833 – 1925
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Laura (Jane) Connelly
1837 – 1908
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Black
1800 – 1851
Ann Black
1804 – 1888
Greenville Graves
1815 – 1884
Mary Cook
1810 – 1862
Atwell Sisson
1797 – 1860
Judith Martin
1798 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Black
1768 – 1827
Rosannah Wright
1765 – 1835
James Black
1778 – 1863
Abigail Taylor
1786 – 1862
James Graves
1790 – 1857
Margaret Blackburn
1795 – 1887
Larkin Cook
1786 – 1862
Jane Boyce
1789 – 1850
Vincent Sisson
1778 – 1850
Julia Atwell
1780 –

Dwight Black's Descendants

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Dwight (Leotto) Black (2 Sep 1917 – 28 Jun 1968) m. Bobbie (Jean) Holcombe (7 Apr 1925 – 16 Jul 1969) m. Freda (Rubydean) Heady (27 Feb 1926 – 6 Apr 1990)
  1. 1. Dwight (Lee) Black (9 Sep 1943 – ) m. Brenda (Joy) Egan (abt 1948 – )
    1. 1. Charles (Edward) Black (21 Jul 1965 – ) m. Angela (Elaine) Morgan (24 Dec 1965 – )
      1. 1. Amber (Leigh) Black (2 Aug 1993 – ) m. Robert Elliott (8 Aug – )
        1. 1. Hazel (Marie) Elliott (3 Jul 2024 – )
        2. 2. Avery (James) Black (11 Sep 2016 – )
    2. 2. Michael (Lee) Black (19 Jul 1978 – ) m. Wendy (Ann) Pierce (6 Aug 1983 – )
      1. 1. Allissa Black (20 Feb 2008 – )
  2. 2. Dale (Franklin) Black (17 Apr 1946 – ) m. Judith (Elaine) Johnson (July 24, 1947 – )
    1. 1. Heather Black (29 Jul 1973 – ) m. Cole Hunter
      1. 1. Jackson (Coleman) Hunter (29 Aug 2008 – )
      2. 2. Jennings Hunter (13 Jul 2012 – )
    2. 2. Dana (Lea) Black (11 Sep 1976 – ) m. Kevin Moore
      1. 1. Hailea Moore (1 Aug 2007 – )
  3. 3. Randall (Earl) Black (31 Dec 1950 – ) m. Sandra (Kay) Boland (6 Sep 1951 – )
    1. 1. Holly (Ann) Black (17 Feb 1974 – ) m. Robert (Alvin) Phillips (20 Nov 1976 – )
      1. 1. Tobin (Isaiah) Phillips (20 Nov 2008 – )
      2. 2. Corwin (Ezekiel) Phillips (13 May 2010 – )
      3. 3. Ander (Elijah) Phillips (27 Dec 2011 – )
      4. 4. Jathan (Samuel) Phillips (18 Jul 2013 – )
    2. 2. Vince (Michael) Black (06 Nov 1975 – ) m. Kirsten (Erica) Splinter (4 Feb 1975 – )
      1. 1. Ezra (Jude) Black (11 May 2004 – 29 Sep 2022)
      2. 2. Asher (Tobias) Black (16 Jan 2006 – )
      3. 3. Obed (Elijah) Black (11 Sep 2007 – )
      4. 4. Solomon (Hosea) Black (15 Aug 2009 – )
      5. 5. Uzziah (Joel) Black (27 Jan 2012 – )
  4. 4. Dorothy (Diane) Black (2 Feb 1952 – ) m. Rex Noggle (abt 1948 – )
  5. 5. Michael (Ray) Black (5 Jun 1953 – )
  6. 6. Debra (Lynn) Black (7 December 1954 – 7 December 1954)

Dwight Black's Timeline

9 Records

1917
2 Sep 1917
Birth of Dwight Leotto Black in Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Dwight Leotto Black resided here in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Dwight Leotto Black resided here in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Dwight Leotto Black resided here in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois
Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois
1938
1938
Age 21
Dwight Leotto Black resided here in Danville, Illinois, USA
Danville, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Dwight Leotto Black resided here in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Dwight Leotto Black resided here in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1951
1951
Age 34
Dwight Leotto Black resided here
None
1968
28 Jun 1968
Age 51
Death of Dwight Leotto Black in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 141
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00897; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 92-10
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 329-09-1764; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 145
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340298
    [6] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Olney Daily Mail; Publication Date: 2/ Jul/ 1968; Publication Place: Olney, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.677199,0.47020268,0.7873462
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Catlin, Vermilion, I

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 145

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340298

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00897; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 92-10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Danville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00897; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 92-10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Catlin, Vermilion, I

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1968
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 329-09-1764; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Will Records, 1827-1922; Index, 1826-1977; Author: Illinois. County Court (Vermilion County); Probate Place: Vermilion, Illinois
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Olney Daily Mail; Publication Date: 2/ Jul/ 1968; Publication Place: Olney, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.677199,0.47020268,0.7873462

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridge Farm, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Will Records, 1827-1922; Index, 1826-1977; Author: Illinois. County Court (Vermilion County); Probate Place: Vermilion, Illinois
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