James Black (1812 - 1897)

Born 18 Nov 1812 in Rutherford County, North Carolina USA

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima (Ledford) Black — married 1840 in North Carolina USA

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1897 at age 84 in Casar, Cleveland County, North Carolina USA

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Biography

James Black was born in November of 1812, a leap year, less than five months after President Madison declared war on Great Britain.

James Black died July 2, 1897 at the beginning of the McKinley administration. He is buried at Mt. Moriah Methodist cemetery (near Casar, North Carolina) along with his wife, Jemima Ledford. They were married about 1840 and apparently farmed and lived in the Knob Creek Township of upper Cleveland County NC for much of their adult lives.

Sources

• Data from family records

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKW-DRY5 : 13 December 2015), James Black, 1897; Burial, Casar, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States of America, Mount Moriah United Methodist Cemetery; citing record ID 36812754, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4YB-TNP : 2 March 2020), James Black, Cleveland county, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States; citing family 148, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD67-FX1 : 12 December 2017), James Black, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6V-7B6 : 20 August 2017), James Black, Township 11, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 75, sheet 634A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,959.