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Margaret Jane Graves 1835 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1835

Birth Location: Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1912

Death Location: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA

Father: Greenville Graves

Mother: Mary Cook

Spouse(s): Samuel Black

Children(s): James Black, Elwood Black, Infant Black, Infant Black, Infant Black, Earnest Black, Mary Black, Thomas Black, Leotto Black

According to available records, Margaret Jane Graves was born in 1835 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Greenville Harrison Graves and Mary Cook. Following those early years, Margaret Jane Graves married Samuel William Black, and their family grew to include James Greenville Black, Elwood Pleasant Black, Infant son 1 Black, Infant daughter Black, Infant son 2 Black, Earnest Grant Black, Mary Ettie Black, Thomas L Black and Leotto M(only) Black. In the later years of life, Margaret Jane Graves died in 1912 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Greenville Graves
1815 – 1884
Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky
GG
Mary Cook
1810 – 1862
Birth Location: Ohio
MC

Spouses(s)

Samuel Black
1828 – 1924
Birth Location: Paris, Kentucky, USA
SB

Children(s)

James Black
1856 – 1930
Birth Location: Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
JB
Elwood Black
1858 – 1858
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
EB
Infant Black
1859 – 1859
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
IB
Infant Black
1860 – 1860
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
IB
Infant Black
1860 – 1860
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
IB
Earnest Black
1909 – 1951
Birth Location: Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
EB
Mary Black
1865 – 1935
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
MB
Thomas Black
1868 – 1870
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
TB
Leotto Black
1870 – 1948
Birth Location: Westville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
LB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Aug 1835
    Event Place: Racine, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Page: 266C; Enumeration District: 207, Year: 1870; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M593_285; Page: 79A; Family History Library Film: 545784, Year: 1900; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1240348, 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, Source number: 1613.028; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: T624_298; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374311

    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: Catlin Township, Vermilion County, 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 Year: 1880
    Event Place: Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Page: 266C; Enumeration District: 207

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1240348

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: T624_298; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374311

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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