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Francis Orlando Black 1802 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1802

Birth Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine

Death Date: Oct 1886

Death Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina

Father: Nehemiah Somes

Mother: Hannah Ladd

Spouse(s): Eddeline Eddenfield

Children(s): Clarendon Black

Francis Orlando Black was born in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine in 1802, to Nehemiah Somes and Hannah Ladd. Later in life, Francis Orlando Black married Eddeline Eddenfield; among their children were Clarendon H "Bud" Black. Francis Orlando Black died in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, 1886.

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Parents

Nehemiah Somes
1773 – 1854
Birth Location: Wiscassett, Lincoln, Maine, United States
NS
Hannah Ladd
1773 – 1853
Birth Location: Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire
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Spouses(s)

Eddeline Eddenfield
1810 – 1898
Birth Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America
EE

Children(s)

Clarendon Black
1831 – 1919
Birth Location: Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Jan 1802
    Event Place: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Oct 1886
    Event Place: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina
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