Henry Mitchell Black

1812 - 1878  (66 years)

• Name	Henry Mitchell Black  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	30 Jan 1812	Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Jun 1878	Graham, Young County, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I24282	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Harriet Dewey,   b. 10 Oct 1842, Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, USA d. 18 Mar 1896, Graham, Young County, Texas, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1862	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Houston Black,   b. 2 Nov 1859, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, United States of America d. 11 Mar 1945, Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas, United States of America (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  OBJE: _MTYPE story OBJE: _STYPE x-inline OBJE: _SIZE 2671 OBJE: _WDTH 0 OBJE: _HGHT 0 OBJE: RIN baf2234b-7f2c-4cbe-b8a6-d6b6e580edc8 OBJE: _META <metadataxml><content>&ltline&gt<p><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-family: 'source sans pro', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Captain H.M. Black, an old and highly respected citizen of Young Coun CONC ty died at his home on Fish Creek, 10 miles west of Graham. Capt. Black had been suffering for about a year before his death with a broken leg.</span></p> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 585px; color: #36322d CONC ; font-family: 'source sans pro', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fafafa;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; width CONC : 585px; word-break: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 10.5px 0px; line-height: 1.5;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Henry Mitchell Black married Mary Ann Palmer on 2 CONC 5 December 1838 at Walker County, Texas. They were divorced in 1862 at Grimes County, Texas.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Henry Mitchell Black married Harriett Louise Dewey on 15 December 1862 a CONC t Palestine, Texas.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">During the Civil War, he operated a line of stagecoaches in Texas and Louisiana.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizin CONC g: border-box;">He was a Captain in the Mexican War.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">He received a license in 1880 to operate the ferry on the Brazos River. The ferry location is well documente CONC d and very easy to find.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Survived by his wife; seven children - Samuel, Francis, Edward, Arthur, Eldridge, Hattie and Mary.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"> CONC <br style="box-sizing: border-box;">His wife remarried 4 April 1881 to W.C. Foust.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">His grave was in the Foust pasture. Bulldozers scraped the rocks which enclo CONC sed two graves into a heap, breaking many. The rocks which were used to enclose the graves were large sand stone ones, dressed and shaped like old rock buildings.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ob CONC ituary and information by Dorman Holub</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div>&lt/line&gt</content></metadataxml> OBJE: _CREA 2023-03-21 16:16:17.056 OBJE: _USER SWOBygGHF2qcVf9Oh6sTwXXIL1/mMqQtQQa1GnXY3FoNIczZtNgfhgfrvSinD20cxe2zKGTLcs6BRMxebIeCRg== _ENCR 1 OBJE: _CLON _TID 175585539 _PID 292284075451 _OID c5844123-052a-4c14-9ca5-7863d2111bec _USER az5wspXOZ/B4+n6Oyfz1zpYwja4CGV0423LaKX2Di4KmnnA7vzS8jKk34RHmB/nIwc3GRRBjLoTuL875wjh8vQ== _ENCR 1 _DATE 2021-04-05 14:36:54.000 OBJE: _ORIG u OBJE: _MSER _LKID c5844123-052a-4c14-9ca5-7863d2111bec OBJE: _ATL N

  
  

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