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Rebecca Jane Black 1844 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1844

Birth Location: Greenup, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 18 May 1882

Death Location: Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States

Father: Henry Black

Mother: Eliza Bradshaw

Spouse(s): Selim Kenison

Children(s): Viola Kennison, Dora Kennison, George Kennison, Ruby Kennison

Born in 1844 in Greenup, Kentucky, United States, Rebecca Jane Black was the child of Henry Black and Eliza Bradshaw. In time, Rebecca Jane Black married Selim Kenison, and they raised a family that included Viola Kennison, Dora Kennison, George Kennison and Ruby Kennison. Rebecca Jane Black died in Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States in 1882.

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Parents

Henry Black
1817 – 1862
Birth Location: Alabama
HB
Eliza Bradshaw
1818 – 1907
Birth Location: Kentucky
EB

Spouses(s)

Selim Kenison
1837 – 1876
Birth Location: Virginia
SK

Children(s)

Viola Kennison
1869 – 1892
Birth Location: Kansas
VK
Dora Kennison
1871 – 1930
Birth Location: Kansas
DK
George Kennison
1873 – 1934
Birth Location: Kansas
GK
Ruby Kennison
1876 – 1928
Birth Location: Kansas
RK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 September 1844
    Event Place: Greenup, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_3a; Line: 2, Year: 1880; Census Place: Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas; Roll: 375; Page: 417b; Enumeration District: 037, Year: 1870; Census Place: Scott, Bourbon, Kansas; Roll: M593_429; Page: 545A, 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: Marion, Doniphan, Kansas Territory; Roll: M653_347; Page: 879; Family His, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: 202; Page: 227a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 11 Apr 1869
    Event Place: , Bourbon, Kansas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: 202; Page: 227a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Marion, Palermo, Doniphan, Kansas Territory, 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: Marion, Doniphan, Kansas Territory; Roll: M653_347; Page: 879; Family His

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Scott, Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Scott, Bourbon, Kansas; Roll: M593_429; Page: 545A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_3a; Line: 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas; Roll: 375; Page: 417b; Enumeration District: 037

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 May 1882
    Event Place: Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States

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