The Genealogy of the Downing Family

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William Black1

Parents

  • Note.
  • William Black was born on 8 April 1811 in Illinois, United States.1,2
  • He and Nancy Perdy were married on 24 February 1831 in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States.3
  • He appeared on the 1850 census on 15 September 1850 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Illinois, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
    1. Black, William, age 39, male, blacksmith.
    2. -----, Nancy, age 29, female.
    3. Blevins, Joseph, age 25, male, blacksmith.
    4. Black, Sarah Ann, age 17, female.
    5. -----, Martha J., age 15, female.
    6. -----, Rosamid, age 13, female, attends school.
    7. -----, John, age 11, male, attends school
    8. -----, Isaac, age 9, male, attends school.
    9. -----, Mary E., age 5, female.
    10. -----, William H., age 1, male.4
  • He died on 18 May 1859, at age 48, in Hardin County, Illinois, United States.1,5

Family: Nancy Perdy (b. 22 October 1814, d. 21 March 1864)

  • Last Edited: 4 July 2019

Citations

  1. [S256] Ancestry.com, "Family Trees," database, accessed 15 Apr 2017), Martha J. Black; Eck Family Tree (rustymod0978).
  2. [S695] Illinois, Hardin County, 1850 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives age as 39 (born cal 1811) and born in Illinois., M432, roll 109, Elizabeth town, p. 2B, dwelling 32, family 32, William Black, accessed 4 Jul 2019
  3. [S354] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (1763-1900)," database, accessed 23 Jun 2019), William Black and Nancy Perdy; Citing: Gallatin County, Volume 1, page 12.
  4. [S695] Illinois, Hardin County, 1850 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M432, roll 109, Elizabeth town, p. 2B, dwelling 32, family 32, William Black, accessed 4 Jul 2019
  5. [S345] Illinois, Hardin County, 1860 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, His family was enumerated in the household of his son-in-Law, Joseph Lee, without him., M653, roll 185, Cave in Rock Post Office, p. 14, dwelling 84, family 84, Joseph N. Lee household, accessed 26 Apr 2017