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Willie Fredonia Black 1851–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1851

Birth Location: Webster, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1904

Death Location: Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Black

Mother: Lucy Curry

Spouse(s): Henry Sheffer

Children(s): William Sheffer, Eldridge Sr, Lester (Shiffer), Vivian Sheffer, Essie Sheffer, Lucy Sheffer, Robert Sheffer

Willie Fredonia Black was born in 1851 in Webster, Kentucky, United States, the child of Henry Willis Black And Lucy W Curry. In 1860, Willie Fredonia Black resided in Webster, Kentucky, United States. In 1870, Willie Fredonia Black resided in District 5, Webster, Kentucky, United States. Willie Fredonia Black married Henry Bascomb Sheffer, and had children including Eldridge Guy Eldredge Sheffer Shaffer Shaeffer Sr, Essie Viola Sheffer, Lester Sylvanis Sheffer Shiffer, Lucy Alice Sheffer, Robert Sheffer, Vivian Carl Sheffer, William Houston Sheffer. Willie Fredonia Black passed away in 1904 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Fredonia Black was born in 1851 in Webster, Kentucky, United States, the child of Henry Willis Black And Lucy W Curry.
  • In 1860, Willie Fredonia Black resided in Webster, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1870, Willie Fredonia Black resided in District 5, Webster, Kentucky, United States.
  • Willie Fredonia Black married Henry Bascomb Sheffer, and had children including Eldridge Guy Eldredge Sheffer Shaffer Shaeffer Sr, Essie Viola Sheffer, Lester Sylvanis Sheffer Shiffer, Lucy Alice Sheffer, Robert Sheffer, Vivian Carl Sheffer, William Houston Sheffer.
  • Willie Fredonia Black passed away in 1904 in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Black's Ancestors

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Willie Black
1851–1904
Birth Place: Webster, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Henry Willis Black
1809–1853
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA
Lucy (W.) Curry
1819–1877
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Black's Descendants

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Willie (Fredonia) Black (16 Mar 1851–19 May 1904) m. Henry (Bascomb) Sheffer (1 Feb 1854–21 Mar 1929)
  1. 1. William (Houston) Sheffer 1885–1965
  2. 2. Eldridge (Guy (Eldredge) Sheffer (Shaffer) (Shaeffer)) Sr 1889–1960
  3. 3. Lester (Sylvanis Sheffer) (Shiffer) 1895–1953
  4. 4. Vivian (Carl) Sheffer 1897–1953 m. Eva (Mae) Fletcher 1913–2004
  5. 5. Essie (Viola) Sheffer 1891–1894
  6. 6. Lucy (Alice) Sheffer 1880–1976
  7. 7. Robert Sheffer 1887–

Willie Black's Timeline

6 Records

1851
16 Mar 1851
Birth of Willie Fredonia Black in Webster, Kentucky, United States
Webster, Kentucky, United States
1860
1860
Age 9
Willie Fredonia Black resided here in Webster, Kentucky, United States
Webster, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 19
Willie Fredonia Black resided here in District 5, Webster, Kentucky, United States
District 5, Webster, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 29
Willie Fredonia Black resided here in Petersburg, Webster, Kentucky, USA
Petersburg, Webster, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Willie Fredonia Black resided here in Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
1904
19 May 1904
Age 53
Death of Willie Fredonia Black in Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Webster, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Petersburg, Webster, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Family History Film: 1254446; Page: 10C; Enumeration District: 024; Image: 0021
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Webster, Kentucky; Roll: M593_503; Page: 253B; Image: 510; Family History Library Film: 552002
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky; Roll: 511; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240511
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Webster, Kentucky; Roll: M653_399; Page: 563; Image: 559; Family History Library Film: 803399
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Webster, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Webster, Kentucky; Roll: M653_399; Page: 563; Image: 559; Family History Library Film: 803399

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 5, Webster, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Webster, Kentucky; Roll: M593_503; Page: 253B; Image: 510; Family History Library Film: 552002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Petersburg, Webster, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Petersburg, Webster, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Family History Film: 1254446; Page: 10C; Enumeration District: 024; Image: 0021

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky; Roll: 511; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240511

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1904
    Event Place: Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

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