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Francis Asbury Black 1846 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1846

Birth Location: Clay, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 31 December 1923

Death Location: Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Black

Mother: Margaret Bollinger

Spouse(s): Rachel Shaffer

Children(s): Mary Black

Francis Asbury Black was born in 1846 in Clay, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Black and Margaret Jane Bollinger. Francis Asbury Black married Rachel Shaffer, and had children including Mary Evelyn Black. Francis Asbury Black passed away in 1923 in Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Asbury Black was born in 1846 in Clay, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Black and Margaret Jane Bollinger.
  • Francis Asbury Black married Rachel Shaffer, and had children including Mary Evelyn Black.
  • Francis Asbury Black passed away in 1923 in Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Black
1801 – 1866
Birth Location: Taneytown, Carroll, Maryland, USA
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Margaret Bollinger
1815 – 1864
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Shaffer
1843 – 1887
Birth Location: Catharine, Blair County, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Mary Black
1885 – 1957
Birth Location: Cherry Grove, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Francis Black's Ancestors

Self
Francis Black
1846 – 1923
Birth Place: Clay, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Black
1801 – 1866
Taneytown, Carroll, Maryland, USA
Margaret (Jane) Bollinger
1815 – 1864
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Black's Descendants

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Francis (Asbury) Black (13 March 1846 – 31 December 1923) m. Rachel Shaffer (August 1843 – 1887)
  1. 1. Mary (Evelyn) Black (4 Jul 1885 – 21 May 1957) m. John (Patterson) Norris (16 Mar 1882 – 12 Mar 1965)
    1. 1. Carl (William & Mary) Norris (5 Oct 1903 – 23 Aug 1975)
    2. 2. Clarence (Francis) Norris (6 Mar 1905 – 12 Feb 1965) m. Edith (Nancy) Morningstar (18 Nov 1911 – 20 Mar 1951) m. Pearl Heaton
      1. 1. Clarence (Francis) NORRIS (25 Aug 1929 – 9 Nov 2013)
      2. 2. Betty (Jane) Norris (14 Apr 1933 – 10 Jan 1989)
      3. 3. Richard (Blair) Norris (2 Jun 1934 – 20 July 2009) m. Helen (Irene) Couch
        1. 1. Richard Norris
      4. 4. Helen (Louise) Norris (4 Jan 1936 – 22 Nov 1990)
      5. 5. Donald (Lee) Norris (14 Feb 1939 – 12 Mar 2014) m. Janet (E) Maines
    3. 3. Lester (G) NORRIS (1906 – 1950)
    4. 4. Edith (A M) NORRIS (abt 1909 – 1972)
    5. 5. John (E) NORRIS (2 Feb 1910 – 21 Nov 1972)
    6. 6. Ralph (A) NORRIS (15 Feb 1912 – 5 Mar 1999)
    7. 7. Hazel (G) NORRIS (1914 – aft Nov 1972)
    8. 8. Hannah (A) Norris (1915 – 1988)
    9. 9. Wilbur (C "Rib") Norris (7 Jul 1917 – 25 Jan 1991)
    10. 10. Paul (B) NORRIS (1919 – )
    11. 11. Solomon (G) NORRIS (29 Aug 1924 – 23 Mar 1988)

Francis Black's Timeline

2 Records

1846
13 March 1846
Birth of Francis Asbury Black in Clay, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Clay, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
1923
31 December 1923
Age 77
Death of Francis Asbury Black in Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1846
    Event Place: Clay, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1923
    Event Place: Broad Top City, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
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