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Ernest Melvin Black 1877 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1877

Birth Location: Fulton, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1947

Death Location: Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, USA

Father: John Black

Mother: Evaline Williams

Spouse(s): Emma Long, Alice Hall

Children(s): Lelia Black, Lyle Black, Lloyd Black, Thomas Black, Lucien Black

The story of Ernest Melvin Black began in 1877 in Fulton, Illinois, USA. Ernest Melvin Black married Emma Maud Long, Alice May Hall, and had children including Lelia F Black, Lyle M Black, Lloyd Raymond Black, Thomas Woodrow Black, Lucien E Black. Ernest Melvin Black passed away in 1947 in Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Melvin Black began in 1877 in Fulton, Illinois, USA.
  • Ernest Melvin Black married Emma Maud Long, Alice May Hall, and had children including Lelia F Black, Lyle M Black, Lloyd Raymond Black, Thomas Woodrow Black, Lucien E Black.
  • Ernest Melvin Black passed away in 1947 in Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Black
1842 – 1917
Birth Location: Buckskin, Ross, Ohio, USA
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Evaline Williams
1850 – 1944
Birth Location: Santa Fe, Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emma Long
1878 –
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Alice Hall
1890 – 1918
Birth Location: Liverpool, Fulton, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Lelia Black
1899 – 1974
Birth Location: Fulton, Illinois, USA
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Lyle Black
1901 – 1968
Birth Location: Filton, Illinois, USA
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Lloyd Black
1909 – 1996
Birth Location: Filton, Illinois, USA
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Thomas Black
1914 – 1990
Birth Location: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, USA
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Lucien Black
1918 – 1972
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Ernest Black's Ancestors

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Ernest Black
1877 – 1947
Birth Place: Fulton, Illinois, USA
Parents
John F Black
1842 – 1917
Buckskin, Ross, Ohio, USA
Evaline Williams
1850 – 1944
Santa Fe, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
William (Woodford) Black
1820 – 1901
Buckskin, Ross, Ohio, USA
Rachel Pummill
1819 – 1900
Ross, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Pummill
1781 – 1824
Rachel Davis
1779 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Pummel
1754 – 1817
Margaret Jones
1757 – 1823

Ernest Black's Descendants

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Ernest (Melvin) Black (23 Dec 1877 – 5 Dec 1947) m. Emma (Maud) Long (Sep 1878 – ) m. Alice (May) Hall (12 Feb 1890 – 10 Oct 1918)
  1. 1. Lelia (F) Black (Oct 1899 – 1974) m. Jerry Willcoxen (19 Oct 1894 – 2 Dec 1946)
    1. 1. Robert (J) Willcoxen (27 Jan 1922 – )
    2. 2. Betty (Lea) Willcoxen (21 Sep 1923 – 10 Feb 2010)
  2. 2. Lyle (M) Black (25 Jun 1901 – 29 May 1968) m. Golda Pollitt (20 May 1904 – 25 Oct 1974)
  3. 3. Lloyd (Raymond) Black (15 Mar 1909 – 6 Feb 1996) m. Mildred (Laverne) Clark (19 Apr 1910 – 21 Nov 1982)
    1. 1. Ellyn (May) Black (24 Jul 1929 – 29 Jul 2000) m. Max Maranville (22 Nov 1927 – 7 Jan 1998)
    2. 2. Betty (Joan) Black (4 Mar 1932 – 3 Jan 2009) m. Charles (Harold) Henry
      1. 1. Nels (Arvid) Henry (19 Aug 1952 – )
      2. 2. Barry (Lloyd) Henry (2 Oct 1956 – ) m. Suma Fong (16 Sep 1958 – )
    3. 3. Rose Black (6 Aug 1934 – )
    4. 4. Janet Black (1939 – ) m. Joseph (Kearney) Hogon (24 Oct 1933 – 25 Oct 2012)
  4. 4. Thomas (Woodrow) Black (28 Jul 1914 – 18 Jul 1990) m. June (M) Clark (11 Jun 1918 – )
    1. 1. Glenda (G) Black (19 Dec 1948 – 30 Dec 2012)
  5. 5. Lucien (E) Black (10 Jun 1918 – 2 Mar 1972) m. Sylvia (Mary) Ashmore (29 Jun 1914 – 6 Dec 1987)

Ernest Black's Timeline

2 Records

1877
23 Dec 1877
Birth of Ernest Melvin Black in Fulton, Illinois, USA
Fulton, Illinois, USA
1947
5 Dec 1947
Age 70
Death of Ernest Melvin Black in Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1877
    Event Place: Fulton, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1947
    Event Place: Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, USA
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