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Husband: George P. Black
Born: May-19-1836 in Fairmont, Marion Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Sep-16-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,3 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 1860 in Fairmont, Marion Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 farmer 4 Occupation: 1870 brick moulder 5 Military: Sgt, Co A, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 6 Father: Thomas Black (1800 - 1844) Mother: Nancy Christy (1806 - )
Wife: Martha Anne Sigler 7,8 Married: 1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 9
Born: Mar- -1847 10,4,5 (see note 1) Died: Jul-11-1918 in Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 2,11 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1910 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Silas Sigler (1821 - 1895) Mother: Golda P. Totten (1825 - 1866) Notes
M Child 1: Charles T. Black Census name: C. T. Black Born: Oct-21-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,5,13 Died: Aug-21-1944 in Wood Co, WV 2 Buried: in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mineral Wells, Wood Co, WV 2 Census: 1930, 1940 in Slate District, Wood Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 12,14 Resided: 1901 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 farmer 15 Occupation: 1920 teamster in gas industry 14 Occupation: 1910 sawmill worker 12 Occupation: 1900 farm laborer 10 Wife: Augusta Zinn b. Sep-10-1877 d. Jan-18-1898 Married: Dec-24-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,9 Wife: Laura Virginia White b. 1878 d. Jan-28-1965 Married: Mar-14-1901 in Ritchie Co, WV 13 (see note 2)
F Child 2: Agnes P. Black Born: Apr- 7-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,10,4 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Nancy J. Black Born: Dec-13-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,10 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Estella Grace Black Census name: Stella G. Black Born: Apr-14-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,1 Died: Jan- 5-1959 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Edward Patrick Welch b. Jan-10-1875 d. Apr-24-1952
M Child 5: Walton George Black Census name: George W. Black Born: Oct-21-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,17 Died: Apr-11-1902 in Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2,17 Cause of death: carbuncle boils, pneumonia, septicemia 17 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 17
M Child 6: Clarence Sigler Black Born: Feb-28-1882 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 18,2,11,19 Died: Nov- 9-1942 in Ritchie Co, WV 18,11 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Resided: 1940 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer, county assessor 18 Occupation: 1930, 1940 Ritchie County assessor 20,21 Occupation: 1920 farmer 14 Occupation: 1915 operator of former Gatrell Restaurant in West Union 22 Occupation: 1910 team boss for Eureka Pipeline 12 Wife: Mode McKinney b. Oct-26-1887 d. Jan- 6-1966 Married: Jan- 2-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19
F Child 7: Minnie May Black Born: Aug-26-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,12 Died: Nov-14-1960 in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny Co, PA 2 Buried: in Homewood Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2 Census: 1910 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: William Harrison Craig b. Sep- 7-1856 d. Nov- 2-1947
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (6) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , Ancestry.com. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Death record of son. (9) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (11) Headstone (year only) (12) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (13) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (14) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (15) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, DR p. 74, Line 956 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4844674&Type=Death. (18) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795132&Type=Marriage. (20) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (21) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (22) West Union Herald, 1/7/1915. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1846. But the 1900 Census show it as March 1847, consistent with other census records. Note (2) at the residence of Levi White




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