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Black Family Bible
Submitted by Vivian Bartsch

MARRIAGES
Sheldon Black and Sarah J. Johnson was Married by the Rev. J. Hill February the 12th 1852
Moved from Indiana to Missouri the fall of 1865. From Missouri to Kansas the
Spring of 1871. Visited Indiana the fall of 1875. Remaining till the Summer of
1876. Again, the Spring of 1884—The fall of 1885 & The fall 1890.

BIRTHS
Robert Black was born October 1853
Mary E. Black was born November 1854
Married by me, on the 27th day of September 1899 at Manhattan Kansas, Mr.
William E. Puett and Miss Tillie R Miller Both of Riley Co Kansas S.A. Black

Justice of Peace
Married by me on the 12th day of November 1899 in Ashland Township Riley Co
Kansas, Mr. Jesse Johnson of Manhattan and Miss Emma Phelps of Briggs,
Geary Co Kansas. S.A. Black Justice of the Peace

DEATHS
Robert Black died October 1853.
Mary E. Black died November 1854
Sheldon Augstin Black died at Manhattan Kansas March 9th 1912
Sarah Jane Black Died in Indiana September 5 1917

PARENTS' RECORD.
Father.
Sheldon A.
Austin S. Black was born June the 17th
Mother.
Sarah L. Black was born February the 6th in the year of our Lord 1833
Robert Johnson was born. Sept 12th 1796
Elisabeth Johnson was born Sept 7th 1807
Robert Johnson died April 19th 1890
Elisabeth Johnson died Oct 6th 1885
United ages 171 years, 8 months, 6 days
Father 93-7 mo & 7 days. Mother 78 years, 29 days

[Letter]
Study of RE. Manhattan District 234 Greenwood Avenue Topeka. Kansas. Sept 13 1900 Rev W.A. Limbocke Manhattan Kans Mr Dear Bro: Herein enclosed
you will find some papers that 1 desire to exhort you to most carefully preserve: They are the "Discharge Papers" and also the Evidence of Reenlistment of My
own Uncle—My Mothers brother—William T. Black. Now My Bro I send these to you with the desire that if there is anything of a financial return that
should come to my Uncle I desire to tract it. It would seem by the face of this Discharge that he enlisted the 20th of Feb.. 1864. "in Camp in the held" It is
Known that William T Black was Killed in the battle of The Wilderness which was fought on the 5th and 6th of May 1864. So that it would appear that no pay
was ever given by the government for about 75 or more days of service. My purpose is not altogether to secure this money But also to see to what extent after
36 years a Union Soldiers record can be traced. These papers have been put into my hands by Mr S.A. Black of Ashland whom it transpires is My Mothers own
Cousin and at whose house W.T. Black lived at the time of enlistment and re-enlistment.

To all whom it may Concern. Know ye. That William T. Black a Private of Captain Lafayette Gordon's Company. (C) 20th Regiment of Indiana foot
Volunteers who was enrolled on the Sixteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and Sixty-one to serve three years of during the war. is hereby
DISCHARGED from the service of the United Stales this Twentieth day of February. 1864. at Camp in the held VA by reason of Reenlistment. No
objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist. Said William T. Black was born in Allen Co in The State of Indiana, is 17 years of age. 5 feet 4 3/4 inches
high, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a Farmer. Given at camp in the field this Twentieth day of February
1864. W.C.L. Taylor, Col. Commanding the Reg't

James Black was born Dec 12th 1805
Mary Black was born July 8th 1808
Sheldon A. Black was born June 17th 1829
Sarah Jane Black was born January 29th 1832
Belinda Katharine Black was born February 23rd 1834
Eli/a Ann Black was born August 24th 1836
Enoch M. Black was born June 3rd 1839
Mary Isabcll Black was bom March 17th 1843
Rebecca Emaline Black was bom January 15th 1845
Harriet Asenath Black was born June 9th 1849

(Newspaper clippings, no dates)
It seems that even republican politicians can sometimes tell beans when the bag is untied. A lot of them are now complaining to Governor Stanley about the
way his new regents are mismanaging the Agricultural College at Manhattan. Both the Kansas City Star and the Topeka Journal have contained their plaints.
The regents, three republicans say, "are worse by all odds," than "ere those wicked pops," because "knowing the truth they did not dare maintain it." They
had the soup house running and were in no hurry to close the book store. In the printing department they have two men and a woman to do the work of one man,
and allow them to underbid for job work which properly belongs to the office of the Manhattan Nationalist. They have drawn the college money in bulk from the
state treasurer, who might have proportioned according to political merit, and placed it all in the hands of their one pet national bank without requiring a legal
and sufficient bond. And the joke of it all is, that these discoveries were embodied in the charges filed by S.A. Black, several months ago. If these
things are so serious and notorious that even the republican papers and republican politicians complain of them we hardly sec how Governor Stanley
can much longer evade his sworn duty and put off the investigation on the pigeonholed charges brought so long ago by a man of the standing and integrity of Mr. Black.

OBITUARY.
Isaac Newton Funk, son of Jacob F. and Mary Funk, was born August 24. 1861 in Liberty Township,
White County, Indiana, and died September 5, 1921, aged 60 years, and 13 days.
He was married to Nettie Key September 30, 1882 and to this union were born
ten children, five sons and five daughters. Dean, George, Amy, Walter,
Blanche, Mary, Vincent Milo, Chester and Bessie. Dean and Walter preceded
him in death. He leaves to mourn his death a widow and eight children, nine
grandchildren, five brothers, one sister and many other relatives and friends.

[A letter]
Peru Aug 23d 1864 Mr S A Black Sir I am very happy to hear from you. I have
been inquiring for you tor some time and never could hear exactly the location
of your residence, some told me that it was down at Logansport and others told
me that you lived near Delphi. I seen your Boy Die laid him and hurried him. I
send you just what I found on his person after his death. Believe me to be Your Friend Warren J. Hank


Originally published in The Hoosier Genealogist
Vol. 33 No 2 June 1993
Transcribed and Contributed to Genealogy Trails by Barb Z.

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