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Elizabeth W Black 1848 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1848

Birth Location: Reynolds, Reynolds, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 29 November 1926

Death Location: Jasper County, Missouri, USA

Father: Robert Black

Mother: Susannah Shaw

Spouse(s): Gilbert DeWitt, Stephen Gray

Children(s): Sarah Dewitt, Franklin DeWitt, Gilbert DeWitt, Larkin DeWitt, Anna DeWitt, Mary DeWitt, Rosetta Witt, Lucy Dewitt

In 1848, Elizabeth W Black entered the world in Reynolds, Reynolds, Missouri, United States, born to Robert Black and Susannah (Susan) Elizabeth Shaw. In 1850, Elizabeth W Black resided in District 76, Reynolds, Missouri, USA. In 1860, Elizabeth W Black resided in Shoal Creek, Gad Fly, Barry, Missouri, USA. Elizabeth W Black married Gilbert Lafayette DeWitt, Stephen C Gray, and had children including Sarah Missouri Ann Dewitt, Franklin Bryant DeWitt, Gilbert Edward DeWitt, Larkin Thomas DeWitt, Anna Elizabeth "Amma" DeWitt, Mary Ellenor "Nellie" DeWitt, Rosetta De Witt, Lucy Dewitt. Elizabeth W Black passed away in 1926 in Jasper County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Elizabeth W Black entered the world in Reynolds, Reynolds, Missouri, United States, born to Robert Black and Susannah (Susan) Elizabeth Shaw.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth W Black resided in District 76, Reynolds, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1860, Elizabeth W Black resided in Shoal Creek, Gad Fly, Barry, Missouri, USA.
  • Elizabeth W Black married Gilbert Lafayette DeWitt, Stephen C Gray, and had children including Sarah Missouri Ann Dewitt, Franklin Bryant DeWitt, Gilbert Edward DeWitt, Larkin Thomas DeWitt, Anna Elizabeth "Amma" DeWitt, Mary Ellenor "Nellie" DeWitt, Rosetta De Witt, Lucy Dewitt.
  • Elizabeth W Black passed away in 1926 in Jasper County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Black
1817 – 1877
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
RB
Susannah Shaw
1822 – 1906
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
SS

Spouses(s)

Gilbert DeWitt
1835 – 1909
Birth Location: Cooper, Missouri, United States
GD
Stephen Gray
1838 – 1873
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
SG

Children(s)

Sarah Dewitt
1859 – 1930
Birth Location: Pettis County, Missouri, USA
SD
Franklin DeWitt
1862 – 1938
Birth Location: Missouri
FD
Gilbert DeWitt
1866 – 1905
Birth Location: Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
GD
Larkin DeWitt
1867 – 1940
Birth Location: Missouri
LD
Anna DeWitt
1869 – 1901
Birth Location: Otterville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America
AD
Mary DeWitt
1872 – 1880
Birth Location: Missouri
MD
Rosetta Witt
1877 – 1900
Birth Location: Missouri
RW
Lucy Dewitt
1886 – 1886
Birth Location: Otterville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America
LD

Elizabeth Black's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Black
1848 – 1926
Birth Place: Reynolds, Reynolds, Missouri, United States
Parents
Robert Black
1817 – 1877
Virginia, United States of America
Susannah ((Susan) Elizabeth) Shaw
1822 – 1906
Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Spencer (Running Bear Enoleh)) Black
1785 – 1865
Indian Village, Virginia, United States
Haness (Cherokee Name Running Deer) Anderson
1785 – 1853
Virginia, Virginia, USA
James Shaw
1782 – 1853
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) COWAN
1783 – 1841
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hunting Bear
1760 – 1830
Flower ?
1760 – 1830
John Cowan
1750 – 1804
Abigail Burr
1758 – 1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Black's Descendants

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Elizabeth (W) Black (Jan 1848 – 29 November 1926) m. Gilbert (Lafayette) DeWitt (22 Jan 1835 – 11 Apr 1909) m. Stephen (C) Gray (1838 – 12 Sep 1873)
  1. 1. Sarah (Missouri Ann) Dewitt (13 Aug 1859 – 18 May 1930)
  2. 2. Franklin (Bryant) DeWitt (abt 1862 – 29 Dec 1938)
  3. 3. Gilbert (Edward) DeWitt (16 June 1866 – 29 September 1905) m. Elida (Bell) Tabor (8 Apr 1870 – 31 March 1941)
    1. 1. Bessie (Maude) DeWitt (April 1891 – December 1967)
    2. 2. Ada (B) Gilbert (13 Feb 1900 – 20 Nov 1900)
  4. 4. Larkin (Thomas) DeWitt (Abt 1867 – Oct 1940)
  5. 5. Anna (Elizabeth "Amma") DeWitt (11 September 1869 – Bet 1901 and 1964) m. Samuel (Henry) Boatman (3 Oct 1865 – 10 Feb 1951)
    1. 1. Thomas (Lafayette) Boatman (18 October 1889 – 25 February 1928) m. Elsie (May) Like (1894 – )
    2. 2. Cammie (Rebecca) Boatman (2 May 1891 – 4 Nov 1974) m. Letcher (Kinkead) Marks (2 Apr 1890 – 29 Mar 1969)
      1. 1. Thelma (Iantha) Wells (31 Jul 1913 – 28 Oct 1984) m. Roy Wells (abt 1916 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabrth) Marks (19 FEB 1915 – 20 FEB 1915)
      3. 3. Norma Marks (abt 1919 – 29 APR 1920)
    3. 3. Samuel (Arthur "Artie") Boatman (26 Jan 1893 – 15 May 1956) m. Cecil (Beatrice ( Bea)) Turner (3 Jan 1897 – 29 Dec 1984)
      1. 1. Harold (Bernard "Barney") Boatman (2 May 1916 – 24 Feb 1992) m. Florence (Gertrude) Brown (10 Nov 1911 – 11 Jul 1999) m. Linda (Jo) Adamson (1915 – )
        1. 1. Harold (Bernard) Boatman (abt 1943 – )
      2. 2. Samuel (Arthur) Boatman (13 April 1917 – 18 November 1954) m. Nellie (Virginia) Miller (17 Nov 1920 – 2 Oct 2000)
        1. 1. Frances (Carolyn) Boatman (15 Nov 1939 – 12 Dec 2014) m. James (Roger) Barber (19 Feb 1936 – 16 Aug 2005)
        2. 2. Mary (Beatrice) Boatman (1 Sep 1942 – 26 Jun 2018) m. Arnold (Erik) Johnson (14 Apr 1940 – )
      3. 3. Gerald (Clifford) Boatman (5 December 1919 – 12 May 1994) m. Anna (Lee) Robertson (19 Jun 1923 – 22 Sep 2008)
        1. 1. Gerald (C.) Boatman (30 May 1944 – ) m. Barbara (G) Boatman
        2. 2. Dale (E.) Boatman (2 Oct 1947 – ) m. Patricia (J) Farrington (abt 1950 – )
        3. 3. Arthur (L.) Boatman (29 Dec 1948 – )
      4. 4. Col. (Beryl Leon) Boatman** (abt 1922 – 06 Oct 1983) m. Margaret (Louise) Miller (25 Dec 1922 – 2 Oct 2008)
        1. 1. Ronald (Leon) Boatman (1 Jun 1943 – 17 Jun 2003) m. Anna (Mae) Boatman (21 January 1938 – 28 December 2019)
        2. 2. Sam Boatman (19 Jul 1956 – )
        3. 3. Michelle Boatman m. Branch
      5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth) Boatman (11 Jan 1924 – 9 Jan 1993) m. Robert Holbrook
        1. 1. Robert (M.) Holbrook m. Cynthia L.
        2. 2. Patricia Monetet
      6. 6. Karl (Kenneth) Boatman (19 Mar 1925 – 4 Apr 2025) m. Bettie (Maurine) Flangan (17 Oct 1927 – 29 May 2001)
        1. 1. Karl (Kenneth) Boatman (21 Nov 1950 – ) m. Kristen (Lynn) Johnson
        2. 2. David (Michael) Boatman (1 Oct 1952 – 22 Jan 2010) m. Marcee Parks m. Evelyn (Doris) Dunn
        3. 3. Marsha (Maurine) Boatman (20 Mar 1954 – ) m. Havard (abt 1953 – )
        4. 4. Scott (Lee) Boatman (20 Dec 1962 – )
        5. 5. Molly Boatman (21 Sep 1964 – ) m. Herbst
        6. 6. Cynthia (Louise) Boatman m. Leo (Donald) Tullier
    4. 4. Lura (E.) Boatman (23 MAR 1895 – 5 NOV 1895)
    5. 5. May Boatman (17 MAR 1897 – 19 MAR 1997)
    6. 6. Ruth Boatman (02 Mar 1898 – 29 JAN 1901)
    7. 7. Nellie (Grace) Boatman (18 JUL 1900 – 31 JAN 1901)
    8. 8. Milton (Bernard) Boatman (14 NOV 1901 – 19 JAN 1906)
    9. 9. Infant Boatman (4 JAN 1904 – 4 JAN 1904)
    10. 10. Clyde Boatman (23 FEB 1905 – 23 FEB 1905)
    11. 11. Claude (Ernest) Boatman (23 February 1905 – September 1976) m. Helen (Inez) Thomas (1905 – 1996)
      1. 1. Marilyn (Gene) Boatman (abt 1930 – ) m. George (Stillman) Cates (abt 1928 – ) m. Guy (O) Duggin
        1. 1. Karl Duggin
      2. 2. Thomas (Ernest) Boatman (18 Apr 1931 – 31 Jan 2003) m. Bonnie (Lou) Tessmer (15 May 1936 – 16 Apr 1999) m. Donna Emhich m. Sharon (Dorrine) Dupler
        1. 1. Bonita (Lynn) Boatman (26 Dec 1966 – ) m. Andrew (C) Commons
      3. 3. James (Claude) Boatman (29 Jul 1935 – 22 Jun 1973) m. Carolyn Dubberley (29 December 1936 – 19 May 2003)
        1. 1. Samuel
        2. 2. Deborah
        3. 3. Marsha
      4. 4. Charles (Eldon) Boatman (9 Aug 1936 – ) m. Janis (AL) Hayden
    12. 12. DeWitt Boatman (18 JAN 1909 – 18 JAN 1909)
  6. 6. Mary (Ellenor "Nellie") DeWitt (Abt 1872 – after 1880)
    1. 1. Anna King (abt 1892 – )
  7. 7. Rosetta (De) Witt (Abt 1877 – before 1900)
  8. 8. Lucy Dewitt (15 September 1886 – 23 September 1886)

Elizabeth Black's Timeline

9 Records

1848
Jan 1848
Birth of Elizabeth W Black in Reynolds, Reynolds, Missouri, United States
Reynolds, Reynolds, Missouri, United States
1850
1850
Age 2
Elizabeth W Black resided here in District 76, Reynolds, Missouri, USA
District 76, Reynolds, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
Elizabeth W Black resided here in Shoal Creek, Gad Fly, Barry, Missouri, USA
Shoal Creek, Gad Fly, Barry, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
Elizabeth W Black resided here in Newtonia, Newtonia, Newton, Missouri, USA
Newtonia, Newtonia, Newton, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Elizabeth W Black resided here in Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri, USA
Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri, USA
1886
abt 1886
Age 38
Elizabeth W Black resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 52
Elizabeth W Black resided here in Webb Ward 1, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Webb Ward 1, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1926
29 November 1926
Age 78
Death of Elizabeth W Black in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, USA
Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, USA
1926
29 November 1926
Age 78
Death of Elizabeth W Black in Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Jasper County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1848
    Event Place: Reynolds, Reynolds, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Newtonia, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M593_795; Page: 464B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Shoal Creek, Barry, Missouri; Roll: M653_606; Page: 903; Family History Library F
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 76, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: 412; Page: 396a
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 76, Reynolds, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 76, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: 412; Page: 396a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Shoal Creek, Gad Fly, Barry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Shoal Creek, Barry, Missouri; Roll: M653_606; Page: 903; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Newtonia, Newtonia, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Newtonia, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M593_795; Page: 464B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1886
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Webb Ward 1, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 1926
    Event Place: Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1962
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 1926
    Event Place: Jasper County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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