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Royal Riley Black 1834–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1834

Birth Location: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 13 Apr 1916

Death Location: Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Matthew Black

Mother: Rany Ball

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The story of Royal Riley Black began in 1834 in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States. Royal Riley Black passed away in 1916 in Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Royal Riley Black began in 1834 in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States.
  • Royal Riley Black passed away in 1916 in Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Royal Black's Ancestors

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Royal Black
1834–1916
Birth Place: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Matthew Black
1807–1848
North Carolina, USA
Rany Ball
1808–1891
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Rubin Black
1771–1860
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Marey Branard
1778–1855
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Osborne Ball
1778–1860
North Carolina
Martha (Patsey) Thomason
1786–1860
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Black
1748–1800
Margaret Ponder
1740–1823
Daniel Ball'
1745–1794
George Thomason
1742–1833
Catherine Ball
1765–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Black
1731–1788
Margaret Cravens
1733–1800
James Sr
1690–1751
Racheal dawson
1690–1751
DANIEL SR.
1713–1794
Sarah Hackney
1719–1794
John Ball
1746–1814
Maria Brady
1750–1804

Royal Black's Timeline

2 Records

1834
22 Sep 1834
Birth of Royal Riley Black in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
1916
13 Apr 1916
Age 82
Death of Royal Riley Black in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1834
    Event Place: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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