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James Campbell Black 1915–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1915

Birth Location: Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Feb 1987

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Black

Mother: Jemima Gray

Spouse(s): Ann Leitch

Children(s):

James Campbell Black was born in 1915 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of David John Black And Jemima Bowman Gray. In 1930, James Campbell Black resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. James Campbell Black married Ann F Leitch, and had children including David John Black, James Charles Black, John Black. James Campbell Black passed away in 1987 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • James Campbell Black was born in 1915 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of David John Black And Jemima Bowman Gray.
  • In 1930, James Campbell Black resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Campbell Black married Ann F Leitch, and had children including David John Black, James Charles Black, John Black.
  • James Campbell Black passed away in 1987 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Black
1880–1959
Birth Location: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
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Jemima Gray
1883–1964
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ann Leitch
1917–2007
Birth Location: Canada
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Children(s)

James Black's Ancestors

Self
James Black
1915–1987
Birth Place: Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
David John Black
1880–1959
West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Jemima (Bowman) Gray
1883–1964
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Gray
1860–1923
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robina Stewart
1862–1934
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Edward Stewart
1825–1899
Janet Gold
1831–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gold
1808–1858
Janet Gartshore
1810–1889

James Black's Timeline

9 Records

1915
11 May 1915
Birth of James Campbell Black in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1930
1930
Age 15
James Campbell Black resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
James Campbell Black resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1938
18 Jun 1938
Age 23
James Campbell Black resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
James Campbell Black resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1941
21 Mar 1941
Age 26
James Campbell Black - Naturalization
None
1950
9 Mar 1950
Age 35
James Campbell Black resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1962
Abt 1962
Age 47
James Campbell Black resided here in Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill
1987
13 Feb 1987
Age 72
Death of James Campbell Black in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1915
    Event Place: Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03721; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 51-1070
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1928
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03721; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 51-1070

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1938
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 194
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03721; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 51-1070

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1941
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Indexes to Naturalization Petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Court For the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1951 (M1248); Microfilm Serial: M1248; Microfilm Roll: 38

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1950
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1962
    Event Place: Cherry Hill
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Amador, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Collingswood, Camden

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Collingswood
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Publication Date: 14 Feb 1987; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.05078921,0.67086685,0.16829133&x

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1987
    Event Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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