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George Sharp Black 1857 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1857

Birth Location: Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1908

Death Location: Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA

Father: William Black

Mother: Helen Sharp

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George Sharp Black was born in 1857 in Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of William Black and Helen Sharp. George Sharp Black passed away in 1908 in Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • George Sharp Black was born in 1857 in Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of William Black and Helen Sharp.
  • George Sharp Black passed away in 1908 in Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA.

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George Black's Ancestors

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George Black
1857 – 1908
Birth Place: Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Black
1826 – 1893
Scotland
Helen Sharp
1832 – 1913
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Sharp
1801 – 1871
Forglen, Banffshire, Scotland
Helen Gaul
1798 –
Turriff, Aberdeenshire
Great-Grandparents
George Sharp
1771 – 1841
Jean Grant
1758 –
John Gaul
1754 – 1841
Christian Simpson
1749 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sharp
1730 –
John Elgin
1731 – 1814
Anne Southerland
1736 – 1805

George Black's Timeline

2 Records

1857
15 Jan 1857
Birth of George Sharp Black in Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA
Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA
1908
17 Jun 1908
Age 51
Death of George Sharp Black in Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA
Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA

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