Samuel Houston BLACK1,2,3,4,5,6,7

2nd Nov 18591,2,3,4,5,6,7 - 11th Mar 19452,5

Life History

2nd Nov 1859	Born in Texas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7
28th Oct 1880	Married Mary Ellen BARNETT in Graham, Young, Texas.2,5
11th Mar 1945	Died in Oklahoma.2,5
after 11th Mar 1945	Buried in Bailey County Cemetery, Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas.5

Notes

"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

Sources

1. 1930 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas
- 10 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 4, page 4B, Hse #71, Fam #75
2. Ancestry Trees
- Anderson Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/149152/photo/4474ae83-ad04-489f-8f30-cbab7ec09c78
3. 1910 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas
- 18 April, Goodnight, District 7, page 1A, Hse/Fam #4
4. 1900 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma Territory
- 21 June, Elk Township, District 209, page 16A, Hse #306, Fam #320
5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
6. 1940 Federal Census, Armstrong County, Texas
- 2 April, Goodnight, District 6-4, Page 1B, Hse #20, Owns $1500
7. 1920 Federal Census, Lipscomb County, Texas
- 24 April, Ethel, District 167, page 2A, Hse #24, Fam #28