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Emmett Black 1879–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 July 1879

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: March 1966

Death Location: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

Father: Spencer Black

Mother: Sylvia Shaffer

Spouse(s): Grace Hobbs

Children(s): Robert Black, Leah Black, Clinton Black

Emmett Black was born in 1879 in Pennsylvania, the child of Spencer Emmett Black And Sylvia Amanda Shaffer. In 1880, Emmett Black resided in Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1935, Emmett Black resided in Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania. Emmett Black married Grace J Hobbs, and had children including Clinton Black, Clinton R Black, Leah E Black, Robert H Black. Emmett Black passed away in 1966 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Emmett Black was born in 1879 in Pennsylvania, the child of Spencer Emmett Black And Sylvia Amanda Shaffer.
  • In 1880, Emmett Black resided in Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1935, Emmett Black resided in Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania.
  • Emmett Black married Grace J Hobbs, and had children including Clinton Black, Clinton R Black, Leah E Black, Robert H Black.
  • Emmett Black passed away in 1966 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emmett Black's Ancestors

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Emmett Black
1879–1966
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Spencer Emmett Black
1852–1897
Lake Ariel, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Sylvia (Amanda) Shaffer
1858–1933
South Canaan Wayne, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William (Monroe) Black
1815–1893
Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Catherine Augustine
1825–1870
Pennsylvania, United States
Sylvester Shaffer
1826–1903
South Canaan, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Swingle
1832–1911
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Johnathan Black
1780–1840
Anne Briant
1785–1872
Moses Shaffer
1786–1861
Mary Swingle
1788–1839
Charles Swingle
1809–1869
Elmira Quick
1812–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Black
1750–1790
Elizabeth Flatt
1750–1850
Samuel Briant
1744–1805
Lydia Craig
1748–1803
John Shaffer
1745–1820
Margaret Forbes
1760–1856
Hans Swingle
1731–1809
Anna Shaffer
1731–1811
Hans Swingle
1731–1809
Anna Shaffer
1731–1811
Cornelius Quick
1764–1820
Elizabeth Nesbit
1780–1850

Emmett Black's Descendants

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Emmett Black (22 July 1879–March 1966) m. Grace (J) Hobbs (15 May 1885–18 August 1973)
  1. 1. Robert (H.) Black 1917–1918
  2. 2. Leah (E.) Black 1915–2006 m. Roy (John) Miller 1910–1968 m. Robert (B) Muir 1914–1995
    1. 1. Robert (John) Muir 1942–2025
    2. 2. Elsie (Grace) Miller 1936–1936
    3. 3. Clinton (E) Muir 1951–2010
    4. 4. Evelyn Kushnerick 1946–2021 m. Edmund (Kushnerick) Sr. 1940–1988
    5. 5. Beverly (G.) Muir 1940–2018 m. Robert (W.) Knecht 1938–2013
  3. 3. Clinton (R.) Black 1911–1980 m. Adeline (M.) Sipley 1898–1984

Emmett Black's Timeline

5 Records

1879
22 July 1879
Birth of Emmett Black in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1880
1880
Age 1
Emmett Black resided here in Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Emmett Black resided here in Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 61
Emmett Black resided here in Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
1966
March 1966
Age 87
Death of Emmett Black in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 July 1879
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3627; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 64-19
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1203; Family History Film: 1255203; Page: 324C; Enumeration District: 021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1203; Family History Film: 1255203; Page: 324C; Enumeration District: 021

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3627; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 64-19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lake, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3627; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 64-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1966
    Event Place: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

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