Descendants of Elias John Black

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  ELIAS JOHN1 BLACK was born November 1837 in Harrison, Wells County, Indiana, and died November 10, 1902 in Leavenworth, Kansas.  He married NANCY JANE LONG November 07, 1867 in Georgetown, Vermillion County, Illinois, daughter of LEVI LONG and CELIA JONES.  She was born March 1846 in Ohio, and died March 29, 1933 in Grant City, Worth County, Missouri.

 

Notes for ELIAS JOHN BLACK:

Also known as Eli and Elijah.

 

Elias J Black Residence Dallas, Harrison County, Missouri

Enlisted on 6/6/61 as a private.

On 8/4/61 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 25th Infantry

He mustered out on 9/5/64 at Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois.

 

From his pension application affidavit he states the following:

That for five years prior to his enlistment he resided in Wells Co. Ind PO Buffington

and to June 3 1859 and Vermillion Co. IL until he mustered in the service.

Since discharged he resided in Vermillion Co. IL until Dec. 1864,

then Wells Co. IN until July 1865, then Vermillion Co. IL until Apr 1872,

then to Edgar Co. IL until Jan 1876, then in Worth Co. MO.

 

Description as follows: 5 feet 10 inches, complexion dark, hair Black,

eyes dark.

 

1870 Georgetown Township Vermilion IL Page 231.

418/413

Black Elias 32 M W Farmer 700 Indiana

Nancy 24 F W Keeping house Illinois

Anna 2 F W Illinios

 

1890 Schedule of Union Veterns and Widows of the Civil War Worth County, Missouri

shows Black, Elias J. Pri "H" 25 ILL Inf Enlisted 01 June 1861 Discharged 04 Sep 1864

P O Address Oxford.

 

Married on Nov 7 1867 by James Whitlock, a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian

church near Georgetown, Vermillion County, IL. The church was called Mt. Pisgah

about two miles from Georgetown.

 

1900 Worth County Missour Middlefork Township Page 66

185/187 Black Elias J  Head W M  Nov 1837 Indiana Virginia Virginia  Hotel Keeper

                            Nancy J Wife W F  Mar 1846 Ohio Kentucky Kentucky

                Hopkin, Emma Daughter W F July 1876 Missouri Indiana Ohio  Cook in Hotel

                                Byran Gdson W M May 1897 Missouri    ---      Missouri

                Black Frank son W M Nov 1881 Missouri Indiana Ohio at school

 

186/188 Next house is his son William A Black

 

1901 E J Black and Nancy J Black petitioned the Worth County Court for custody of thier

grandson Arthur Byran Hopkins.  Custody was granted.

 

Black, E.J.  died 10 Nov 1902, a former well known citizen of Oxford, Worth Co.,MO. & was killed at

Leavenworth KS.  He had a restaurant there.  He was a settler and resident of Oxford, where he

ran the blacksmith shop for years and also the Justice of the Peace.  He built the Hotel and

blacksmith shop in Worth, MO. when it was established.  He sold the business about 1900 and

moved to St. Joeseph, MO and then on to Leavonworth, MO.

 

On Nov 10 1902 he was attacked and slugged in the head.  Left to bleed to death.  On Nov 11 1902

a small child found him between the alleys of Dakota, Pawnee, Main and Second Streets.  He was

sent to Cushing Hospital and died there about 3:00 pm on the 11th.

Mr. Black was well known for carrying large amounts of cash on him; other than that police had

no other motive.

 

 

 

More About ELIAS JOHN BLACK:

Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Greene Township, Worth County, Missouri

Military service: D 25 ILL Inf Civil War

 

More About NANCY JANE LONG:

Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri

       

Children of ELIAS BLACK and NANCY LONG are:

                  i.    C O2 BLACK.

2.               ii.    ANNA F BLACK, b. September 20, 1868; d. 1932, Missouri.

3.              iii.    WILLIAM A BLACK, b. July 07, 1871; d. 1951.

                 iv.    INFANT BLACK, b. 1874; d. June 20, 1878, Green Township, Parnell, Nodaway County, Missouri.

4.               v.    EMMA M BLACK, b. July 11, 1876, Missouri.

5.              vi.    MAGGIE B BLACK, b. August 23, 1878.

6.             vii.    FRANK BLACK, b. November 15, 1881, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri; d. March 02, 1950, Grant City, Worth County, Missouri.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  ANNA F2 BLACK (ELIAS JOHN1) was born September 20, 1868, and died 1932 in Missouri.  She married DAVID C SHANNON September 04, 1892.  He was born 1855, and died 1932 in Missouri.

 

More About ANNA F BLACK:

Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Greene Township, Worth County, Missouri

 

Notes for DAVID C SHANNON:

Probable first wife was Nancy J Harris.

Marriage date of July 4 1875 Worth County Missouri.

 

 

More About DAVID C SHANNON:

Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Greene Township, Worth County, Missouri

       

Children of ANNA BLACK and DAVID SHANNON are:

                  i.    FRED3 SHANNON.

                  ii.    OSCAR SHANNON.

                 iii.    WALTER E SHANNON, b. 1900; d. 1903.

                 iv.    OLIVE G SHANNON, b. 1902; d. 1903.

 

3.  WILLIAM A2 BLACK (ELIAS JOHN1) was born July 07, 1871, and died 1951.  He married NANNIE L.  She was born 1876, and died 1950.

 

Notes for WILLIAM A BLACK:

1900 Worth County Missouri Middlefork Township page 66

Next house is that of his Fathers 185/187.

 

Black William A Head W M July 1871 Illinois Indiana Ohio Restarunt Keeper

             Nancy L Wife W F Oct 1876 Missouri Missouri Missouri

             Vesta  Daughter W F Jan 1896 Missouri Illinois Missouri

             Wilbur Son W M Oct 1897 Missouri Illinois Missouri

             Harvey Son W M Nov 1899 Missouri Illinois Missouri

            

 

More About WILLIAM A BLACK:

Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri

 

More About NANNIE L:

Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Greene Township, Worth County, Missouri

       

Children of WILLIAM BLACK and NANNIE L are:

                  i.    VESTA J3 BLACK, b. January 12, 1896, Grant City, Worth County, Missouri; d. July 25, 1983, Papillion, Nebraska; m. GEARHART.

 

More About VESTA J BLACK:

Burial: July 27, 1983, Hillcrest, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

 

7.               ii.    WILBER LEVI BLACK, b. October 12, 1897; d. April 25, 1964.

8.              iii.    JAMES HARVEY BLACK, b. November 1899; d. 1974, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.

 

4.  EMMA M2 BLACK (ELIAS JOHN1) was born July 11, 1876 in Missouri.  She married (1) HOPKINS.    She married (2) HARRIS. 

       

Child of EMMA BLACK and HOPKINS is:

                  i.    ARTHUR BRYAN3 HOPKINS, b. May 1897, Missouri.

 

5.  MAGGIE B2 BLACK (ELIAS JOHN1) was born August 23, 1878.  She married MOSES A VANCE.  He was born 1871.

       

Child of MAGGIE BLACK and MOSES VANCE is:

                  i.    MAY3 VANCE.

 

6.  FRANK2 BLACK (ELIAS JOHN1) was born November 15, 1881 in Oxford, Worth County, Missouri, and died March 02, 1950 in Grant City, Worth County, Missouri.  He married ELIZABETH HANNA COLE February 17, 1915, daughter of WILLIAM COLE and ELIZABETH NASH.  She was born February 24, 1884 in Oxford,Worth County, Missouri, and died December 30, 1969 in Missouri.

 

More About FRANK BLACK:

Burial: March 04, 1950, Oxford Weathermon Cemetery, Gilford, Nodaway County, Missouri

 

More About ELIZABETH HANNA COLE:

Burial: Oxford Cemetary

       

Children of FRANK BLACK and ELIZABETH COLE are:

                  i.    REX DEAN3 BLACK, b. November 29, 1916; d. December 12, 1916.

 

More About REX DEAN BLACK:

Burial: Weathermon Cemetery, Gilford, Nodaway County, Missouri

 

                  ii.    CHARLES DALE BLACK, b. 1918; d. 1918.

 

More About CHARLES DALE BLACK:

Burial: Weathermon Cemetery, Gilford, Nodaway County, Missouri

 

9.              iii.    WILLIAM KERMIT BLACK, b. June 16, 1919, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri; d. February 27, 1981, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.

                 iv.    ADALEE BLACK, b. 1921; d. 1921.

 

More About ADALEE BLACK:

Burial: Weathermon Cemetery, Gilford, Nodaway County, Missouri

 

                 v.    ARCHIE DEE BLACK, b. 1921; d. 1921.

 

More About ARCHIE DEE BLACK:

Burial: Weathermon Cemetery, Gilford, Nodaway County, Missouri

 

                 vi.    MARTIE E BLACK, b. 1922; d. 1922.

 

More About MARTIE E BLACK:

Burial: Weathermon Cemetery, Gilford, Nodaway County, Missouri

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

7.  WILBER LEVI3 BLACK (WILLIAM A2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born October 12, 1897, and died April 25, 1964.  He married JESSIE M POWERS March 02, 1921 in Grant City, Worth County, Missouri, daughter of WILBER POWERS and WELTHA JASPER.  She was born November 24, 1899 in Parnell, Worth County, Missouri, and died September 12, 1976 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.

 

More About WILBER LEVI BLACK:

Burial: April 28, 1964, Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri

 

More About JESSIE M POWERS:

Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri

       

Children of WILBER BLACK and JESSIE POWERS are:

                  i.    WILMA4 BLACK, m. MOUTRAY.

                  ii.    MABEL R BLACK, m. KRUGH.

                 iii.    VERLIN HERBERT BLACK, b. February 20, 1922, Parnell, Missouri; d. July 18, 1991, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa; m. FERN THRASHER, June 30, 1944; b. January 11, 1918, Allendale, Worth County, Missouri; d. August 25, 1985, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

 

More About VERLIN HERBERT BLACK:

Burial: July 20, 1991, Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri

 

More About FERN THRASHER:

Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri

 

                 iv.    GERTRUDE BLACK, m. HOLLINGWORTH.

                 v.    PEARL BLACK, m. DUNLAP.

                 vi.    BETSY OPAL BLACK, m. PACINI.

                vii.    ALICE BLACK, m. HENGGELER.

               viii.    EDITH BLACK, m. COLE.

10.            ix.    WILLIS BLACK.

                 x.    AUSTIN BLACK.

 

8.  JAMES HARVEY3 BLACK (WILLIAM A2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born November 1899, and died 1974 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.

       

Children of JAMES HARVEY BLACK are:

11.              i.    JAMES HARVEY4 BLACK, b. 1932; d. April 1981, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.

                  ii.    ELLEN BLACK, m. RAY ENFIELD.

                 iii.    MARY RITA BLACK, m. JOHN CAMERON.

 

9.  WILLIAM KERMIT3 BLACK (FRANK2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born June 16, 1919 in Oxford, Worth County, Missouri, and died February 27, 1981 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.  He married (1) FERN THRASHER March 1938 in Grant City, Missouri, daughter of CLYDE THRASHER and LAURA HURST.  She was born January 11, 1918 in Allendale, Worth County, Missouri, and died August 25, 1985 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.  He married (2) BEVERLY ANN RICHARDS 1944.  She was born January 17, 1924.

 

More About WILLIAM KERMIT BLACK:

Burial: Weathermon Cemetery, Gilford, Nodaway County, Missouri

 

More About FERN THRASHER:

Burial: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Worth County, Missouri

       

Children of WILLIAM BLACK and FERN THRASHER are:

12.              i.    CLAYTON KERMIT4 BLACK, b. September 17, 1938, Allendale, Worth County, Missouri.

13.             ii.    CORLISS ANNETTE BLACK, b. April 28, 1940, Grant City, Worth County, Missouri.

       

Children of WILLIAM BLACK and BEVERLY RICHARDS are:

                 iii.    ROLAND K4 BLACK.

                 iv.    FRANK BLACK.

                 v.    AARON BLACK.

                 vi.    MICHAEL BLACK.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

10.  WILLIS4 BLACK (WILBER LEVI3, WILLIAM A2, ELIAS JOHN1)  He married CHARLENE L. STOCKTON. 

       

Children of WILLIS BLACK and CHARLENE STOCKTON are:

                  i.    IVAN GLEN5 BLACK, b. January 1959.

                  ii.    CHARLENE MARIE BLACK.

                 iii.    DARLENE KAY BLACK.

                 iv.    RAYMOND BLACK.

 

11.  JAMES HARVEY4 BLACK (JAMES HARVEY3, WILLIAM A2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born 1932, and died April 1981 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.  He married BETTY. 

 

More About JAMES HARVEY BLACK:

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Children of JAMES BLACK and BETTY are:

                  i.    TROY5 BLACK.

                  ii.    MICHAEL BLACK.

                 iii.    SUSAN BLACK, m. BARRY.

                 iv.    CHERYLL BLACK, m. JERRY VELEHRADSKY.

                 v.    BRIDGET BLACK, m. LLOYD TROUT.

 

More About LLOYD TROUT:

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                 vi.    LINDA BLACK, m. ROBERT MININO.

                vii.    MARY BLACK, m. MARK KING.

 

12.  CLAYTON KERMIT4 BLACK (WILLIAM KERMIT3, FRANK2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born September 17, 1938 in Allendale, Worth County, Missouri.  He married (1) JEANNE MARIE HOOKER November 30, 1957 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, daughter of THOMAS HOOKER and LELA BABCOCK.  She was born January 24, 1942.  He married (2) EDNAH BARRIER August 31, 1984 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.  She was born March 16, 1949.

       

Children of CLAYTON BLACK and JEANNE HOOKER are:

14.              i.    ANNE MARIE5 BLACK, b. October 25, 1958, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

15.             ii.    JAMES CLAYTON BLACK, b. July 27, 1961, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

16.            iii.    LELA JEANNE BLACK, b. August 31, 1963, Lyons, Kansas.

       

Child of CLAYTON BLACK and EDNAH BARRIER is:

                 iv.    BRIAN5 BLACK, b. May 31, 1972; Adopted child.

 

13.  CORLISS ANNETTE4 BLACK (WILLIAM KERMIT3, FRANK2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born April 28, 1940 in Grant City, Worth County, Missouri.  She married (1) JERRY ARMSTRONG July 19, 1958 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.  He was born October 25, 1937.  She married (2) AUBREY DEAN LISLE November 05, 1965.  He was born January 13, 1941, and died October 27, 1992 in Griswold, Iowa.  She met (3) LEWIS LEROY ANDERSON 1992 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. 

       

Children of CORLISS BLACK and JERRY ARMSTRONG are:

                  i.    DAVID LEE5 ARMSTRONG, b. October 12, 1960, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa; d. September 11, 1978, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

17.             ii.    DENNIS WAYNE ARMSTRONG, b. October 03, 1962, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

14.  ANNE MARIE5 BLACK (CLAYTON KERMIT4, WILLIAM KERMIT3, FRANK2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born October 25, 1958 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.  She married TIMOTHY ROY RYAN May 19, 1978 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, son of JAMES RYAN and BETTY KOESTER.  He was born May 26, 1957 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

 

Notes for ANNE MARIE BLACK:

 

Anne Marie Black Ryan's Home Page

 

 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~anneryan/

 

[email protected]

       

Children of ANNE BLACK and TIMOTHY RYAN are:

                  i.    THOMAS WILLIAM6 RYAN, b. June 26, 1979, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.

                  ii.    KIMBERLY KAY RYAN, b. April 30, 1982, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.

 

15.  JAMES CLAYTON5 BLACK (CLAYTON KERMIT4, WILLIAM KERMIT3, FRANK2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born July 27, 1961 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.  He married DENISE DIANE BLACK December 29, 1979 in Carter Lake, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.  She was born July 13, 1962 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

       

Children of JAMES BLACK and DENISE BLACK are:

                  i.    JAMIE MARIE6 BLACK, b. July 19, 1980, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

                  ii.    JOSHUA JAMES BLACK, b. September 23, 1983, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

 

16.  LELA JEANNE5 BLACK (CLAYTON KERMIT4, WILLIAM KERMIT3, FRANK2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born August 31, 1963 in Lyons, Kansas.  She married (1) ALVIN RAY FOREMAN July 24, 1980 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.  He was born June 13, 1962 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.  She married (2) RONALD STEVEN BOYD May 18, 1996 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.  He was born October 23, 1941 in Missouri.

       

Children of LELA BLACK and ALVIN FOREMAN are:

                  i.    AARON RAY6 FOREMAN, b. February 13, 1981, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

                  ii.    AMANDA JEANNE FOREMAN, b. August 26, 1983, Omaha, Nebraska.

                 iii.    CHAD MICHAEL FOREMAN, b. April 10, 1987, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

 

17.  DENNIS WAYNE5 ARMSTRONG (CORLISS ANNETTE4 BLACK, WILLIAM KERMIT3, FRANK2, ELIAS JOHN1) was born October 03, 1962 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

       

Child of DENNIS WAYNE ARMSTRONG is:

                  i.    SHANE MONTANA6 ARMSTRONG, b. March 18, 1989, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.