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James Greenville Black 1856 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1856

Birth Location: Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 13 April 1930

Death Location: United States of America

Father: Samuel Black

Mother: Margaret Graves

Spouse(s): Rachel Dukes

Children(s): Ora Black, Daisy Black, Rachel Black, Ruby Bennett

The story of James Greenville Black began in 1856 in Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA, with parents Samuel William Black and Margaret Jane Graves. As an adult, James Greenville Black wed Rachel Dukes. Their household included Ora Dukes Black, Daisy Pearl Black, Rachel Helene Black and Ruby Black Bennett. James Greenville Black's life came to an end in 1930 in United States of America.

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Parents

Samuel Black
1828 – 1924
Birth Location: Paris, Kentucky, USA
SB
Margaret Graves
1835 – 1912
Birth Location: Racine, Wisconsin, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Rachel Dukes
1856 – 1942
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
RD

Children(s)

Ora Black
1881 – 1955
Birth Location: Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
OB
Daisy Black
1889 – 1974
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
DB
Rachel Black
1901 – 1977
Birth Location: –
RB
Ruby Bennett
1880 – 1948
Birth Location: USA
RB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 8, Year: 1870; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M593_285; Page: 79A; Family History Library Film: 545784, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M653_233; Page: 655; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M653_233; Page: 655; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M593_285; Page: 79A; Family History Library Film: 545784

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 April 1930
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 15 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Casey, Clark County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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