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Ora Dukes Black 1881–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1881

Birth Location: Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 9 Aug 1955

Death Location: Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Black

Mother: Rachel Dukes

Spouse(s): Pearl Woodburn

Children(s): Edith Johnson, Infant Black, Vera Ritter, Ivan Black, Ruby Ritter, Russell Black, Thoral Black

In 1881, Ora Dukes Black entered the world in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA, born to James Greenville Black And Rachel Dukes. In 1950, Ora Dukes Black resided in Grandville, Jasper, Illinois, USA. Ora Dukes Black married Pearl Woodburn, and had children including Edith Lavon Johnson, Infant Son Black, Ivan Kenneth Black, Ruby Evelyn Ritter, Russell Furl Black, Thoral Glen Black, Vera Bernice Ritter. Ora Dukes Black passed away in 1955 in Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Ora Dukes Black entered the world in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA, born to James Greenville Black And Rachel Dukes.
  • In 1950, Ora Dukes Black resided in Grandville, Jasper, Illinois, USA.
  • Ora Dukes Black married Pearl Woodburn, and had children including Edith Lavon Johnson, Infant Son Black, Ivan Kenneth Black, Ruby Evelyn Ritter, Russell Furl Black, Thoral Glen Black, Vera Bernice Ritter.
  • Ora Dukes Black passed away in 1955 in Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ora Black's Ancestors

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Ora Black
1881–1955
Birth Place: Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Greenville Black
1856–1930
Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Rachel Dukes
1856–1942
Westville, Vermilion Co., IL
Grandparents
Samuel (William) Black
1828–1924
Paris, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (Jane) Graves
1835–1912
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Black
1800–1851
Ann Black
1804–1888
Greenville Graves
1815–1884
Mary Cook
1810–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr
1768–1827
Rosannah Wright
1765–1835
James Black
1778–1863
Abigail Taylor
1786–1862
James Graves
1790–1857
Margaret Blackburn
1795–1887
Larkin Sr.
1786–1862
Jane Boyce
1789–1850

Ora Black's Descendants

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Ora (Dukes) Black (20 Jun 1881–9 Aug 1955) m. Pearl Woodburn (1883–22 October 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

Ora Black's Timeline

3 Records

1881
20 Jun 1881
Birth of Ora Dukes Black in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 69
Ora Dukes Black resided here in Grandville, Jasper, Illinois, USA
Grandville, Jasper, Illinois, USA
1955
9 Aug 1955
Age 74
Death of Ora Dukes Black
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grandville, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: 1669; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 40-7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grandville, Jasper, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grandville, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: 1669; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 40-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1955
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crooked Creek Township, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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