1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 April, Chester Township, District 1-5, page 10B, Hse/Fam #199 Black, Jessie Head Rents $7 M W 29 Married at age 21 AR AR AR Mill Labroer Black, Lillian Wife F W 26 Married at age 19 AR AR AR Black, Morris Son M W 6 Single AR AR AR Black, Warren Son M W 5 Single AR AR AR 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Point DeLuce, District 1-22, Page 4A, Brown School District Rd, Hse #69, Rents $3 Black, Jessie Head M W 39 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1901] Black, Annie Wife F W 37 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1903] Black[Watson], Marvin Lee Son [Stepson] M W 17 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1923] Black[Watson], Willie Son [Stepson] M W 15 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1925] Black [Watson], Felix Son [Stepson] M W 13 Single Grade 4 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1927] Black, Jimmie Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1935] Black, Nila Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark [b abt 1936] Black, Donnie Dau F W 16 Single Grade H1 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1924] Watson [Black], Morris Stepson [Son] M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1923] Watson [Black], Warren Stepson [Son] M W 15 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1925] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Cecil Morris Black Birth 21 Feb 1923 Dewitt Ark, Arkansas Death Date 7 Mar 1991 Father Jessie M Black Mother Lillian Toler SSN 429260618 Death Certificate #04132 Jun 1940 Name listed as CECIL MORRIS BLACK; 22 May 1998 Name listed as CECIL BLACK Cecil M Black BIRTH 21 Feb 1923 DEATH 7 Mar 1991 (aged 68) BURIAL Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas Created by Kim Inboden 8 Dec 2005 -- Find A Grave Memorial 12626696, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12626696
----------------------------- Watson, Buzz Obit Half-Brother of Nila Black Dumond W.H. Watson W.H. "Buzz" Watson died July 27 at his home in Hobbs, NM. He was born Feb. 13, 1925, in Point DeLuce and was married to Lois Inman Watson Oct. 18, 1946, in Stuttgart. He served in the U.S. Army and Navy in World War II, and was employed by X-Pert Well Service for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Felix Watson and Mary Ann Watson Black; his wife; a son, Jerry Watson; and two brothers, Felix (Tinker) Watson and Jimmy Black. Survivors include a son, William Watson and his wife, Marilyn, of Palestine, TX; a daughter, Dianne Scott and her husband, Raul, of Hobbs, NM; two brothers, Marvin Lee Watson of St. Charles and Charles Black of DeWitt; a sister, Nila Dumond of DeWitt; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Lea County Humane Society, 1018 W Alabama, Hobbs, NM 88240 or the donor's favorite charity. -- DeWitt Era-Enterprise, 10 August 2005, http://www.dewitt-ee.com/articles/2005/08/10/news/news09.txt -----------------------------
1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 June, Point De Luce Township, District 3, page 7, Hse #58, Fam #62 Black, Coats W M 20 Farming NC NC NC [b abt 1860] Black, Annie W F 17 Wife Keeping House AR TN IN [b abt 1863]
1940 Federal Census, Lincoln County, North Carolina, 5 April, North Brook, District 55-23, page 3B, Hse #145, Rents $5 McSwain, Oliver V Head M W 35 M Married Grade 5 b North Carolina same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1905] McSwain, Elsie Wife F W 31 Married Grade H1 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1909] McSwain, Victor M W 13 Single Grade 6 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1927] McSwain, Catherine [Kathleen] F W 11 Single Grade 5 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1929] McSwain, Jerome M W 9 Single Grade 4 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1931] McSwain, Paul M W 6 Single Grade 1 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1932] McSwain, Billie F W 5 Single Grade 11 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1935] McSwain, Selma [Selva] F W 2 Single Grade 0 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [sic] [b abt 1938] Black, Lee M W 58 Single Grade 3 b North Carolina same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1888] Delia Elsie Black McSwain BIRTH 8 Nov 1908 Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 8 Sep 1988 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA BURIAL Mount Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Delia Elsie Mcswain Death Date 08 Sep 1988 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina Age 79, Birth Year abt 1908 Burial Mt Beulah Bapt. Ch. Cemetery, Bessemer City, NC Residence Route #1, Box 202 Bessemer City, Gaston, North Carolina Widowed Housewife Birth 08 Nov 1908 Lincoln, North Carolina Parents: Thomas Peter Black 1878-1959 Emma Huffman Black 1887-1958 Spouse Oliver Victor McSwain 1904-1988 Sibling Thomas Leonard Black 1918-1983 Children: Oliver Victor McSwain 1927-1999 Margaret Kathleen McSwain Kinley 1928 - unknown Ford Jerome McSwain 1930-2009 Paul Lewis McSwain 1933-1988 Robert Delano McSwain 1942-2016 Jack Frederick McSwain 1943-2008 Created by Elizabeth Olmstead 11 Feb 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial 33753257, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33753257/delia-elsie-mcswain
Delora was enumerated in her first census, at age 1, under her middle name Alma. All later records refer to her as Delora or Delora A. 1900 Federal Census, Stonewall County, Texas, 18 June, Justice Precinct 3, District 46, page 2B, Hse/Fam #26 Black, Hamline Head W M Jan 1859 41 Married 9 yrs OH OH PA Farmer Rents Black, Mary Wife W F May 1872 28 Married 9 yrs 5 children/5 living TX TN TN Farmer Black, Ova Dau W F (?) 1891 8 Single TX OH TX Black, Elbert Son W M May 1893 7 Single TX OH TX Black, May Dau W F May 1895 5 Single TX OH TX Black, Pavilie (?) Son W M Oct 1896 3 Single TX OH TX Black, Alma Dau W F Sept 1898 1 Single TX OH TX Delora's married name from her first marriage was McKeen. Her maiden name was Black. As a widow she married Thomas Gilbert Green in Fresno County, California, about 1929. The 1930 census reports that Thomas was married for the first time at age 38, and he is 39 in that census. But Delora was married for the first time at age 20. Thus she was married the first time about 1919. Her two daughters from her previous marriage are listed in the Green household in the 1930 census. 1930 Federal Census, Fresno County, California, 14 April, Township 2, District 11, page 13A, Belmont Avenue, Hse/Fam #4 Green, Thomas G Head M W 39 First married at 38 OK GA MS Farmer Green, Delora A Wife F W 31 First married at 20 TX OH TX McKeen, Mary [Marian] Stepdaughter F W 10 CA OK TX McKeen, Florence Stepdaughter F W 9 CA OK TX Mary and Florence McKeen's father is reported born in Oklahoma. But further investigation indicated that their father was Alonzo Thomas McKeen, born in New Mexico, where Delora also married him. A genealogy reports that Delora's maiden name was Black. The California Death Index reports Thomas McKeen's birth in New Mexico as well as his death in San Bernardino County, California, in 1978. This fact indicates the Thomas and Delora were divorced, then she married Thomas Green in 1929. They would have divorced after the 1921 city directory. The genealogy reports that Delora married Thomas Keen in Eddy County, New Mexico, probably in Carlsbad, the county seat. Delora Black Birth 1899 in Texas, Death Mar 1977 Marriage to Alonzo Thomas Gunter McKeen 12 Mar 1919 in Eddy, New Mexico Marriage to Tom Gilbert Green 1929 in California -- Black-McKeen, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/25319046/person/1635915076 This genealogy provides a few documents of some of these facts. A marriage record was also found for Delora's first marriage. Western States Marriage Record Index Groom A T Gunter McKeen Bride Delora Black Marriage 12 Mar 1919 Eddy County, New Mexico Marriage ID#1514359, Volume 3, Page 109 Delora and Gunter were reported in the 1920 census as residents in Ventura County, California. 1920 Federal Census, Ventura County, California, 15 January, Voting Precinct 1, District 273, page 7A, Olive Sands Ranch, Hse #153, Fam #154 McKeen, Gunter Rents Head F W 22 NM TX AR Ranch Laborer McKeen, Delora Wife F W 21 TX TX TX "Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 823,318. The county seat is Ventura. Ventura County comprises the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area. It is also considered the southernmost county along the California Central Coast." -- "Riverside, California," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventura_County,_California In 1921 they were reported in the city directory another nearby county of Riverside, California. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Riverside, California, City Directory, 1921, p 190 McKeen Gunter (Delora) farmer h 273 N Monroe "Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. Riverside is the county seat of the eponymous county and named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire as well as Riverside County, and is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) east of Los Angeles." -- "Riverside, California," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside,_California Gunter's parents, John O and Jennie McKeen, are living next door to them on the Olive Sands Ranch, where both John and Gunter are working as laborers on the ranch. Both couples are reported as renting their home, though housing may be provided as part of the employment. Gunter's brother John is also a Ranch laborer. The child listed in the 1930 census as Mary McKeen is actually Marian, according to her brith certificate. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Marian E McKeen Birth 1 Jan 1920 Ventura County Gender Female Mother's Maiden Name Black
Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 Myrtis Ellamae Day Jenkins, Widowed, Married 1 time Age 59, Birth Date abt 1908 Marietta, Texas Marriage 7 Jan 1967 Fairfax County, Virginia Ceremony by Rev T M Kopko, SDA Minister Father Daniel Harrison Day Mother Cora Richey Residence 25403 Lane St, Loma Linda, California Spouse Elba Jay Black, Divorced, Married 2 times Spouse Age 64, born Dodge County, Nebraska Spouse Father Lincoln J Black Spouse Mother Etta Merchant Allee Residence 25417 Lane St, Loma Linda, California Death Certificate of Elba J Black, County of San Bernardino, California. Elba J Black Born 27 March 1902 Died 12 Feb 1995 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California Widowed, Accountant for H & R Block Informant Frenita Carlisle, daughter Father Lincoln Black born Louisiana Mother Etta Allee born Missouri Cause of Death Probably Myocardial Infarction, due to Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Poor Nutritional Status Burial 15 Feb 1995 Victor Valley Memorial Park, Victorville [San Bernardino County] CA by Victor Valley Mortuary No memorial or burial record was found on Find a Grave or other source in several search approaches. I posted a memorial on Find a Grave with the information we know. ----------------- Elba Jay Black Birth Mar. 27, 1902 Dodge County, Nebraska, USA Death Feb. 12, 1995 San Bernardino County, California, USA Elba's residence at the time of death was Loma Linda, in San Bernardino County. He was a widow, his 3rd wife Myrtis Day Jenkins having died in 1989. Elba and Myrtis married in her home area of Fairfax County Virginia on 7 January 1967. They had met in Loma Linda, after she had moved to California following the death of her husband Wilmer Vernon Jenkins. Elba was born in Dodge County, Nebraska. He first married Bernice Helms Black on 21 Oct 1925 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. After a divorce, he married Ivy Cheek in Little Rock, Arkansas. His certificate of marriage reports he was divorced when he married Myrtis. Burial Victor Valley Memorial Park, Victorville, San Bernardino County, California Created by Orville Jenkins Sep 16, 2015 -- Find A Grave Memorial #152375894, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=152375894 -----------------
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Point DeLuce, District 1-22, Page 4A, Brown School District Rd, Hse #69, Rents $3 Black, Jessie Head M W 39 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1901] Black, Annie Wife F W 37 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1903] Black[Watson], Marvin Lee Son [Stepson] M W 17 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1923] Black[Watson], Willie Son [Stepson] M W 15 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1925] Black [Watson], Felix Son [Stepson] M W 13 Single Grade 4 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1927] Black, Jimmie Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1935] Black, Nila Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark [b abt 1936] Black, Donnie Dau F W 16 Single Grade H1 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1924] Watson [Black], Morris Stepson [Son] M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1923] Watson [Black], Warren Stepson [Son] M W 15 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1925] ----------------------------- Watson, Buzz Obit Half-Brother of Nila Black Dumond W.H. Watson W.H. "Buzz" Watson died July 27 at his home in Hobbs, NM. He was born Feb. 13, 1925, in Point DeLuce and was married to Lois Inman Watson Oct. 18, 1946, in Stuttgart. He served in the U.S. Army and Navy in World War II, and was employed by X-Pert Well Service for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Felix Watson and Mary Ann Watson Black; his wife; a son, Jerry Watson; and two brothers, Felix (Tinker) Watson and Jimmy Black. Survivors include a son, William Watson and his wife, Marilyn, of Palestine, TX; a daughter, Dianne Scott and her husband, Raul, of Hobbs, NM; two brothers, Marvin Lee Watson of St. Charles and Charles Black of DeWitt; a sister, Nila Dumond of DeWitt; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Lea County Humane Society, 1018 W Alabama, Hobbs, NM 88240 or the donor's favorite charity. -- DeWitt Era-Enterprise, 10 August 2005, http://www.dewitt-ee.com/articles/2005/08/10/news/news09.txt -----------------------------
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Jesse Milton Black Birth 11 Jul 1900 Residence De Luce, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Nearest Relative Anna Simpson (Mother), DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Farming, working for W T Simpson, De Luce, Arkansas County, Arkansa Medium Height and Build, Blue Eyes, Red Hair Registered 12 Aptil 1918 Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Arkansas Signed with full name Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Jessie Black, Gender Male Residence De Luce, Arkansas, Arkansas Lillian Toler Residence De Luce, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 10 Mar 1922 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 10 Mar 1922 By the 1930 census, Jesse and Lillian had two sons reported in the census. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 April, Chester Township, District 1-5, page 10B, Hse/Fam #199 Black, Jessie Head Rents $7 M W 29 Married at age 21 AR AR AR Mill Labroer Black, Lillian Wife F W 26 Married at age 19 AR AR AR Black, Morris Son M W 6 Single AR AR AR Black, Warren Son M W 5 Single AR AR AR The son reported as Morris in the 1930 and 1940 censuses was Cecil Morris Black. His full name is reported in his Social Security records, which also confirms his parentage. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 No Image Cecil Morris Black Birth 21 Feb 1923 DeWitt Ark, Arkansas Death Date 7 Mar 1991 ** Father Jessie M Black ** Mother Lillian Toler SSN 429260618 Death Certificate #04132 Jun 1940 Name listed as CECIL MORRIS BLACK; 22 May 1998 Name listed as CECIL BLACK 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Point DeLuce, District 1-22, Page 4A, Brown School District Rd, Hse #69, Rents $3 Black, Jessie Head M W 39 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1901] Black, Annie Wife F W 37 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1903] Black [Watson], Marvin Lee Son [Stepson] M W 17 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1923] Black [Watson], Willie Son [Stepson] M W 15 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1925] Black [Watson], Felix [Stepson] Son M W 13 Single Grade 4 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1927] Black, Jimmie Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1935] Black, Nila Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark [b abt 1936] Black, Donnie Dau F W 16 Single Grade H1 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1924] Watson [Black], Morris Stepson [Son] M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1923] Watson [Black], Warren Stepson [Son] M W 15 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1925] The older children reported here as Black are Annie Sijmpson Watson Black's children named Watson from her first marriage. The last two children reported as Watson stepsons are actually named Black, being Jesse's children with his first wife, Lillian Toler, as reported in the 1930 census. This multi-blended family confused the enumerator U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Jesse Black Birth Date 11 Jul 1900 Death Date Aug 1969 Last Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas, 72042 SSN 431-24-8173 Issued Before 1951 in Arkansas
1910 Federal Census, Marshall County, Mississippi, 29 April, Beat 5, District 52, page 9A, Hse/Fam #164 Black, Frank Head M W 38 Married 20 yrs MS MS MS Farmer rents Black, Julia Wife F W 36 Married 20 yrs 3 children/3 living AR AR AR Black, John Son M W 18 Single AR MS AR Farm Laborer Black, Mattie Dau F W 11 Single AR MS AR Black, Walter M W Son 9 Single AR MS AR U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 John Black Birth Date 14 Mar 1892 Death Date 4 May 1980 SSN 432363913 Enlistment 22 Jul 1918 Release 26 Jul 1919 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 John Black Birth Date 14 Mar 1892 Death Date May 1980 SSN 432-36-3913 Issued Before 1951 in Arkansas Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas, 72140
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Julia Ragsdale, Age 17 (born abt 1873) Joseph F Black, Age 19 (born abt 1871) Marriage 8 Nov 1890 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 8 Nov 1890 1910 Federal Census, Marshall County, Mississippi, 29 April, Beat 5, District 52, page 9A, Hse/Fam #164 Black, Frank Head M W 38 Married 20 yrs MS MS MS Farmer rents Black, Julia Wife F W 36 Married 20 yrs 3 children/3 living AR AR AR Black, John Son M W 18 Single AR MS AR Farm Laborer Black, Mattie Dau F W 11 Single AR MS AR Black, Walter M W Son 9 Single AR MS AR
----------------------------------- Lela Faye Black McSwain Birth Apr. 7, 1912 Gaston County, North Carolina Death Aug. 9, 2012 Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina Lela Faye Black McSwain, 100, of 111 Harrilson Rd., formerly of Tot Dellinger Rd., went to be with her Lord on Thursday August 9, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. McSwain was born on April 7, 1912 in Gaston Co. a daughter of the late Alford Melton and Annie Craft Black. She was a homemaker and longtime member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Mawmaw Payne, as she was affectionately known, was much loved by her entire family, community and church. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Marvin McSwain; two sons Stowe Bobby McSwain and John William McSwain; daughter-in-law Betty McSwain; brothers Charles Hugh Black, Stowe Black and Will Black; sisters Lula Black, Mary Black, and Emma McSwain. She is survived by five grandchildren Kathy Moss and husband Jack of Cherryville; Becky McSwain of Gastonia; Randy McSwain and wife Mary Ann of Casar; Ronnie McSwain and wife Rhonda of Cherryville; and Roger McSwain of Cherryville; seven great grandchildren; twelve great great grandchildren; daughter-in-law Maxine McSwain of Cherryville; a brother John Lee Black of Cherryville, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Key officiating with burial in the church cemetery. Spouse Marvin Delbert McSwain (1913 - 1936) Burial Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina Created by Sue Leitzsey Bradley Aug 10, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #95144715, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95144715 -----------------------------------
Margaret is commonly referred to as Maggie, in records and family references. The name given her on her memorial on Find a Grave is Mary Margaret Black McSwain. On her son John's memorial his mother's name is given as Margaret Catherine Rebecca Black. I have found no documentation for either Mary or Catherine. The three given names on her death certificate are Margaret Rebecca Eliza. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 17 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 11A, Hse #187, Fam #189 McSwain, Oliver Head Rents M W 45 SC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1874] McSwain, Margret Wife F W 39 NC NC NC [b abt 1880] McSwain, George Son M W 21 SC SC SC Machinist [b abt 1898] (son of Frances Victoria Randall) McSwain, Victor Son M W 15 SC SC SC [b abt 1904] (son of Frances Victoria Randall) McSwain, Hubert Son M W 12 SC SC SC [b abt 1907] (son of Nora Fulton) McSwain, Winfred Son M W 8 SC SC SC [b abt 1912] (son of Nora Fulton) McSwain, Marvin Son M W 6 SC SC SC [b abt 1913] (son of Nora Fulton) McSwain, Euzelia Dau F W 3yrs3mos SC SC SC [b abt Oct 1916] (dau of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black) McSwain, John M Son M W 1yr6mo SC SC SC [b abt June 1918] (son of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black, so should have been SC SC NC) McSwain, Alvin Son M W 1mo SC SC SC [b abt Dec 1919] (son of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black) The birth states are confused on both the 1920 and 1930 censuses. In 1920 and 1930, Margaret Black is reported as born in North Carolina. But her children's reports all report the mother born in South Carolina. Oliver is reported in 1920 as born in South Carolina, but in 1930 it is North Carolina. In 1880 his birth state was reported as South Carolina. Does this mean that some or all of Margaret's children were the children of a first husband, not Oliver? 1930 Federal Census, Gaston County, North Carolina, 11 April, Cherryville Township, District 4, page 6A, Hse #101, Fam #106 McSwain, Oliver Head Rents $6 Owns Radio M W 55 First Married at age [no stated] NC NC NC Farmer McSwain, Maggie Wife F W 49 First Married at age 35 NC NC NC (Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black) McSwain, Winfred Son M W 19 SC SC SC [sic] (son of Nora Fulton) McSwain, Euzalia M Dau F W 14 NC NC NC (son of Nora Fulton) McSwain, John M Son M W 11 SC SC SC (dau of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black) McSwain, Alvin L Son M W 10 SC SC SC (dau of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black) McSwain, Thomas E Son M W 8 NC NC NC (dau of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black) - Fam #107 - McSwain, Marvin Head Owns Radio M W 17 First Married at age 16 SC SC SC Laborer on Farm (son of Nora Fulton) McSwain, Lela Wife F W 16 First Married at age 16 NC NC NC North Carolina Death Certificate Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black Death 12 Feb 1961 at home Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina Residence Rt 2 Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina Born 8-17-1880 North Carolina ather John F Black, Mother Catherine Heavner NO Social Security Number Informant Alvin McSwain, Cherryville Cause of Death Acute Cardiac Arrest, due to Cardio-Vascular Renal Disease Burial 2-14-1961 Mt Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherryville, NC By Carpenter's Funeral Home, Cherryville Registered 2-13-1961
Edith McSwain Jenkins initially provided the given name of Mattie. George McSwain provided the maiden name. In the 1900 census, Mattie is enumerated by her nickname Mattie. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, [no date] June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 12B, Hse #206, Fam #211 Black, Francis Head W M July 1873 26 Married 10 years MS MS MS Farmer Rents Home Black, Julia F Wife W F Dec 1874 25 Married 10 years AR AR AR Black, John F Son W M Mar 1892 8 AR MS AR Black, Mattie L [sic] Dau W F Dec 1899 5mos AR MS AR 1910 Federal Census, Marshall County, Mississippi, 29 April, Beat 5, District 52, page 9A, Hse/Fam #164 Black, Frank Head M W 38 Married 20 yrs MS MS MS Farmer rents Black, Julia Wife F W 36 Married 20 yrs 3 children/3 living AR AR AR Black, John Son M W 18 Single AR MS AR Farm Laborer Black, Mattie Dau F W 11 Single AR MS AR Black, Walter M W Son 9 Single AR MS AR Most records have her name as Mattie, the common nickname for Martha. Some families did name the children nickname forms, like Mattie's granddaughter Mattie Ruth McSwain. But the 1920 census enumerated Mattie Black as Martha D Black, suggesting that, despite all the records with the common nickname, her actual given name was, in fact, Martha. We do find many families in this community naming children nicknames as their given name. We also see the common format of recording people under their nicknames, even in marriage and death certificates and such, even though there is evidence of their full proper given names. This is the tendency in the US until after WWI. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 January, La Grue Township, District 12, DeWitt Town, page 20B, Hse #261, Fam #267 Black, Frank Head Rents M W 46 MS MS GA Teammaster, Livery Black, Julia Wife F W 46 AR AR AL No Occupation Black, Martha D Dau F W 21 Single AR MS AL No Occupation Bass, Agnes C Roomer F W 74 Widow AR TN AR No Occupation Note that in 1920 the birth place of Mattie's mother has changed from Arkansas to Alabama. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 22 April, Prairie Township, District 25, Ethel and Point Rd, Page 7A, Hse #126, Fam #127 Brown, Cecil Head M W 33 IN IN IN Farmer Brown, Mattie Wife F W 31 AR AR AR -- page 7B -- Clyde R Brown Son M W 8 AR IN AR Daisy V Brown Dau M W 7 AR IN AR ernie J Brown Son M W 5 AR IN AR Cecil C Brown Son M W 1yr5mos AR IN AR [b abt Oct 1928] 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 8 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 3B, Belleview Rd, Hse #46, Owns Farm, $600 value Brown, Cecil Head M W 44 Grade 8 b Indiana same house in 1935 Farmer Brown, Mattie Wife F W 48 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housekeeper Brown, Clyde Son M W 18 Single Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farm Laborer Brown, Dassie [Daisy] Dau F W 17 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housekeeper Brown, Joe Son M W 15 Single Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Brown, Curtiss Son M W 12 Single Grade 5 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Brown, Marion Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Brown, Lewis Son M W 2 Single Grade 0 b Arkansas St Charles Cemetery Gravestone Brown Mattie Dee Jan 9, 1899 Sept 28, 1986; St Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 12 May 2017 ---------------- Martha Dee “Mattie†Black Brown Birth 9 Jan 1899 Prairie Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Death 28 Sep 1986 (aged 87) Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Burial Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Martha was always called by her nickname, Mattie. She was the daughter of Joseph Francis Black (Jul 1873-unknown) of Mississippi and Julia F Ragsdale of Prairie Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas. Joe and Julia had three children, Mattie, John H Black (14 March 1892-4 May 1980) and Walter M Black (1901-unknown). Mattie married Cecil M Brown on 20 July 1920 in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Spouse Cecil M Brown 1897-1969 (m. 1920) Children: Clyde Richard Brown 1921-1996 Daisy Vee Brown McSwain 1922-1997 Bernie Joe Brown 1925-1990 Cecil Curtis Brown 1928-2013 Marion Clemmon Brown 1934-2004 Walter Louis Brown 1938-1949 Arkansas County Saint Charles Saint Charles Cemetery Martha Dee “Mattie†Black Brown Created by Orville Jenkins 3 May 2020 -- Find a Grave Memorial 209741871, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209741871/martha-dee-brown ----------------
A genealogy that appears to be reporting family information gives us a few details about Mary Emaline Black. Mary Emaline Black Birth Jul 1862 in Missouri, Death Unknown Marriage to John B. Overton 25 May 1881 in Washington Co., AR -- Maria Wolf, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20082624/person/894124601?ftm=1 A marriage record confirms the meager details of the genealogy. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Mary Emaline Black Birth 1862 MO Spouse Name John B Overton Spouse Birth 1861 AR Marriage Year 1881 Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900 John Overton Mary E Black Marriage 25 May 1881 Washington County, AR
"Samuel Houston Black 2 Nov 1859 TX - 11 Mar 1945 OK. Married 28 Oct 1880 Mary Ellen ``Molly´´ BARNETT 32 Jan 1863 MS - 27 Feb 1949. Daughter of John B Barnett & Minerva OWENS Barnett. Source Richard & Anna Black." -- Anderson Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/149152/photo/4474ae83-ad04-489f-8f30-cbab7ec09c78 1900 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma Territory, 21 June, Elk Township, District 209, page 16A, Hse #306, Fam #320 Black, Samuel H Head W M Nov 1859 40 Married 19 yrs TX TN OH Farmer Owns Black, Mollie E Wife W F Jan 1862 38 Married 19 yrs 10 child/8 living MS GA GA Black, Claud Son W M Aug 1881 18 Single TX TX MS Farmer Black, Mable J Dau W F Aug 1887 12 Single TX TX MS At School Black, Alfort M Son W M Oct 1889 10 Single TX TX MS At School Black, Loyd Son W M June 1892 7 Single TX TX MS Black, Beaufort T Dau W F Apr 1894 6 Single OK TX MS Black, Orville H Son W M Feb 1896 4 Single OK TX MS Black, William E Son W M Dec 1898 1 Single OK TX MS Black, Velma R Dau W F Oct 1899 7mos Single OK TX MS The entry for the child Beaufort is difficult to decipher. There is an entry and a writover in the designation for both Son-Daughter and Male-Female. The problem is, it is difficult to tell which was original and which is the writeover correction. I read it as Dauighter and Female, despite the male name Beaufort. 1910 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas, 18 April, Goodnight, District 7, page 1A, Hse/Fam #4 Black, Sam H Head M W 50 Married 30 years TX TN OH Farmer Owns Black, Mary Wife F W 48 Married 30 years 10 children/8 living MS AL GA Black, Alfred Son M W 20 TX TX MS Black, Lloyd Son M W 18 TX TX MS Black, Buford Son M W 15 OK TX MS Black, Orville Son M W 15 OK TX MS Black, Earl Son M W 15 OK TX MS Black, Velma Dau F W 10 OK TX MS The child designated as the son Buford in 1910 matches the daughter Beaufort in the 1900 census. When I saw Beaufort designated as a daughter I thought this strange, since that is a boy's name. It appears to be corrected now with the designation of Buford as the son. Further documentation will help us determine if the name of this son was Buford or Beaufort. I suspected it was Buford. However the confirming evidence goes the other direction, when in 1930 we see Beaufort Wallace in the household designated as a daughter, divorced, with a child. Thus Beaufort appears to be the correct form of the name, and the 1900 census entry corrected to read Daughter and Female, is the correct 1900 reading. There were no chuildren in their home in 1920. 1920 Federal Census, Lipscomb County, Texas, 24 April, Ethel, District 167, page 2A, Hse #24, Fam #28 Black, Samuel H Head Owns M W 60 Married TX TN OH Farmer [b abt 1860] Black, Mollie E Wife F W 58 Married MS GA SC [b abt 1862] 1930 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas, 10 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 4, page 4B, Hse #71, Fam #75 Black, Sam H Head Owns M W 70 Married at 20 TX TN TX Wheat Farm Operator Black, Mollie E Wife F W 68 Married at 18 MS GA SC Wallace, Beaufort Dau F W 34 Divorced Married at 22 TX TX MS Wallace, Wayne Grandson M W 7 TX TX TX 1940 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas, 2 April, Goodnight, District 6-4, Page 1B, Hse #20, Owns $1500 Black, S H Head M W 80 Married Grade 0 b Texas Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1860] Black, Mollie E Wife F W 78 Married Grade 3 b Mississippi Same house in 1935 [b abt 1862] Samuel Houston Black Birth Nov. 2, 1859 Death Mar. 11, 1945 Spouse Mary Ellen Barnett Black (1862 - 1949) Children: Claude Mitchell Black (1881 - 1965) Orville Houston Black (1895 - 1943) Burial Bailey County Cemetery, Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas Created by Joyce Gore Locke Apr 07, 2005 -- Find A Grave Memorial #10736677, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10736677
Sarah first married W J Linsey. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 Sarah Black Spouse W J Linsey Marriage 23 Oct 1881 Whitfield County, Georgia, USA She later married James Larkin Dycus. Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Sarah Linsey Spouse J L Dycus Marriage 20 Jun 1888 Bradley County, Tennessee Her death certificate reports her parents as Han Black and Sarah McCune. Her father's name should have been Ham, the nickname for Thomas Hamilton Black. Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1940 Mrs. Sarah Dycus [Mrs. Sarah Black] Age 70 yrs, 2 mos, 13 days, Widowed Housewife Birth 28 March 1858 Georgia Father Han [Ham] Black, born Georgia Mother Sarah McCune, born Georgia Spouse J L Dycus Death 11 May 1928 Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA Cause of Death Pulmonary Tuberculosis Burial 12 May 1928 by Carter and Sons, Dalton Certificate #14440 filed 8 June 1928
1910 Federal Census, Marshall County, Mississippi, 29 April, Beat 5, District 52, page 9A, Hse/Fam #164 Black, Frank Head M W 38 Married 20 yrs MS MS MS Farmer rents Black, Julia Wife F W 36 Married 20 yrs 3 children/3 living AR AR AR Black, John Son M W 18 Single AR MS AR Farm Laborer Black, Mattie Dau F W 11 Single AR MS AR Black, Walter M W Son 9 Single AR MS AR
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Point DeLuce, District 1-22, Page 4A, Brown School District Rd, Hse #69, Rents $3 Black, Jessie Head M W 39 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1901] Black, Annie Wife F W 37 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1903] Black, Marvin Lee Son M W 17 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1923] Black, Willie Son M W 15 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1925] Black, Felix Son M W 13 Single Grade 4 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1927] Black, Jimmie Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1935] Black, Nila Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark [b abt 1936] Black, Donnie Dau F W 16 Single Grade H1 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1924] Watson, Morris Stepson M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1923] Watson, Warren Stepson M W 15 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1925]
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 April, Chester Township, District 1-5, page 10B, Hse/Fam #199 Black, Jessie Head Rents $7 M W 29 Married at age 21 AR AR AR Mill Labroer Black, Lillian Wife F W 26 Married at age 19 AR AR AR Black, Morris Son M W 6 Single AR AR AR Black, Warren Son M W 5 Single AR AR AR 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Point DeLuce, District 1-22, Page 4A, Brown School District Rd, Hse #69, Rents $3 Black, Jessie Head M W 39 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1901] Black, Annie Wife F W 37 Married Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1903] Black[Watson], Marvin Lee Son [Stepson] M W 17 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1923] Black[Watson], Willie Son [Stepson] M W 15 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1925] Black [Watson], Felix Son [Stepson] M W 13 Single Grade 4 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1927] Black, Jimmie Son M W 5 Single Grade 0 b Ark Same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1935] Black, Nila Dau F W 4 Single Grade 0 b Ark [b abt 1936] Black, Donnie Dau F W 16 Single Grade H1 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1924] Watson [Black], Morris Stepson [Son] M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1923] Watson [Black], Warren Stepson [Son] M W 15 Single Grade 7 b Ark Same house in 1935 [b abt 1925] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 William Black Birth Date 12 Nov 1924 Death Date 26 Feb 2008 ARMY Enlistment Date 31 Jul 1943 Release Date 5 Mar 1946 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 William W Black Born 12 Nov 1924 Died 26 Feb 2008 Last Residence Mammoth Spring, Fulton, Arkansas 72554 SSN issued Arkansas (Before 1951) ----------- William Warren Black BIRTH 1925 DEATH 26 Feb 2008 (aged 82-83) Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, Arkansas, USA BURIAL Oaklawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas MAMMOTH SPRING - William Warren Black, 83, of Mammoth Spring died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008, at his home. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Survivors include three sons, Tim Black of Mammoth Spring, Richard Black of Peel and Pat Black of Shreveport, La.; 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oaklawn Cemetery in Jonesboro. Arrangements are by Heath Funeral Home Oak Hill Chapel of Highland. www.heathfuneralhome.net Spouse Garnetta Mae Coulter Black 1928-1994 (m. 1947) Created by Patricia Heath 28 Feb 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial 24948123, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24948123 -----------