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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: Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Greenville Graves

Mother: Mary Cook

Spouse(s): Samuel Black

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

Margaret Jane Graves was born in 1835 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Greenville Harrison Graves And Mary Cook. In 1860, Margaret Jane Graves resided in Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1870, Margaret Jane Graves resided in Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. Margaret Jane Graves married Samuel William Black, and had children including Earnest Grant Black, Elwood Pleasant Black, Infant Daughter Black, Infant Son 1 Black, Infant Son 2 Black, James Greenville Black, Leotto M Only Black, Mary Ettie Black, Thomas L Black. Margaret Jane Graves passed away in 1912 in Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Jane Graves was born in 1835 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Greenville Harrison Graves And Mary Cook.
  • In 1860, Margaret Jane Graves resided in Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1870, Margaret Jane Graves resided in Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA.
  • Margaret Jane Graves married Samuel William Black, and had children including Earnest Grant Black, Elwood Pleasant Black, Infant Daughter Black, Infant Son 1 Black, Infant Son 2 Black, James Greenville Black, Leotto M Only Black, Mary Ettie Black, Thomas L Black.
  • Margaret Jane Graves passed away in 1912 in Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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)

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

Margaret Graves's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Graves
1835–1912
Birth Place: Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Greenville Harrison Graves
1815–1884
Bourbon County, Kentucky
Mary Cook
1810–1862
Ohio
Grandparents
James (H) Graves
1790–1857
Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Margaret Blackburn
1795–1887
Clark County, Kentucky, USA
Larkin (Cook) Sr.
1786–1862
Jane Boyce
1789–1850
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Graves
1765–1811
Mariah Gordon
1770–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Graves's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Jane) Graves (18 Aug 1835–11 Feb 1912) m. Samuel (William) Black (30 Dec 1828–8 Nov 1924)
  1. 1. Leotto (M(only)) Black 1870–1948 m. Cora (Ettie) Sisson 1881–1962
    1. 1. Dwight (Leotto) Black 1917–1968 m. Freda (Rubydean) Heady 1926–1990 m. Bobbie (Jean) Holcombe 1925–1969
    2. 2. Dorothy (Margaret) Black 1909–1994 m. John (Albert) Ziebell 1902–1952
    3. 3. Dale (Sisson) Black 1907–1970 m. Rosella Cain 1898–1967 m. Mae (Anthony Armes) Bonnette 1906–1992
  2. 2. Mary (Ettie) Black 1865–1935 m. Joseph (J) Smith 1859–1941
    1. 1. Fred (Plowman) Smith 1887–1950 m. Edythe (Mae) Brinkerhoff 1891–1985
    2. 2. Roy (Samuel) Smith 1898–1899
  3. 3. James (Greenville) Black 1856–1930 m. Rachel Dukes 1856–1942
    1. 1. Ruby (Black) Bennett 1880–1948
    2. 2. Ora (Dukes) Black 1881–1955 m. Pearl Woodburn 1883–1950
      1. 1. Edith (Lavon) Johnson 1915–1993
      2. 2. Infant (Son) Black 1905–1905
      3. 3. Vera (Bernice) Ritter 1909–1985
      4. 4. Ivan (Kenneth) Black 1902–1945
      5. 5. Ruby (Evelyn) Ritter 1913–2004
      6. 6. Russell (Furl) Black 1907–1988
      7. 7. Thoral (Glen) Black 1911–1974
    3. 3. Daisy (Pearl) Black 1889–1974 m. Orla (Enos) Sharp 1891–1973
      1. 1. Margaret (Orla) Sharp 1916–2000 m. Walter (Scott) Garrett 1914–1964
        1. 1. Grover (Scott) Garrett 1939–2025
    4. 4. Rachel (Helene) Black 1901–1977 m. Martin (Adison) Ruffner 1892–
  4. 4. Earnest (Grant) Black 1909–1951 m. Juletta (Hester (Hettie)) Widner 1870–1943
    1. 1. Lois (Wilma) Black 1909–1998 m. Harley (William) Mills 1905–1961
      1. 1. Carol ("Katie" Lee) Mills 1939–2009 m. Donald (Keith) Myers 1937–2007
      2. 2. Ernest (W.) Mills 1935–2024 m. Betty Eckler –2016
      3. 3. Norma (Elaine) Mills 1931–2022 m. James (Herbert) Walker 1929–2016
    2. 2. Lester (William) Black 1895–1961 m. Maude (Sheets) Jenkins 1899–1997
      1. 1. Irvin (Lester) Black 1922–1926
      2. 2. Wendell (Ernest) Black 1921–1991
      3. 3. Marjorie (Jean) Black 1925–2005
  5. 5. Elwood (Pleasant) Black 1858–1858
  6. 6. Thomas (L) Black 1868–1870
  7. 7. Infant (son 1) Black 1859–1859
  8. 8. Infant (son 2) Black 1860–1860
  9. 9. Infant (daughter) Black 1860–1860

Margaret Graves's Timeline

7 Records

1835
18 Aug 1835
Birth of Margaret Jane Graves in Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
1860
1860
Age 25
Margaret Jane Graves resided here in Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Margaret Jane Graves resided here in Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Margaret Jane Graves resided here in Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
Margaret Jane Graves resided here in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Margaret Jane Graves resided here in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
1912
11 Feb 1912
Age 77
Death of Margaret Jane Graves in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1835
    Event Place: Racine, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Page: 266C; Enumeration District: 207
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M593_285; Page: 79A; Family History Library Film: 545784
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1240348
    [4] 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 Library Fi
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1613.028; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: T624_298; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374311
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 11 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992
    [2] 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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