The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . SAMUEL BLACK. MRS. SAMUEL BLACK. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 275 review; Harriet, the wife of William Jen-kins^ who resides 011 the old home placejiortliwest of Fithian; and Rebecca, the wifeof Oliver Thomjpson, whose home is fourmiles northwest of Fithian. In early life Samuel Black sufferedgreatly from ill health. He is to-day, how-ever, a man of robust manhood, weighingtwo hundred and forty pounds. In earlylife he engaged in farming and his pur-•chases of land made him the owner of twohundred acres in Oakwood his busine
The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . SAMUEL BLACK. MRS. SAMUEL BLACK. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 275 review; Harriet, the wife of William Jen-kins^ who resides 011 the old home placejiortliwest of Fithian; and Rebecca, the wifeof Oliver Thomjpson, whose home is fourmiles northwest of Fithian. In early life Samuel Black sufferedgreatly from ill health. He is to-day, how-ever, a man of robust manhood, weighingtwo hundred and forty pounds. In earlylife he engaged in farming and his pur-•chases of land made him the owner of twohundred acres in Oakwood his business career he carriedon its cultivation and improvement andwhen his labors had brought to him a com-fortable competence he put aside farm workin 1892 and removed to Fithian, where heis now living retired in a splendid homewhich he purchased. On the 25th of March, 1858, Mr. Blackwas united in marriage to Priscilla McCarty,the wedding taking place near Muncie, Illi-nois. The lady was born in that locality,August 14, 1840, a daughter of John andMiriam (Sewell) McCart
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