William A. Black ^{1 2 3 4}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 25, Family 198, Roll 930
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Wm. Black..25..Ohio..Farm Laborer

(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1840, then his age should have been 19 or 20 instead of 25.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Knoxville Township, Marion County, IA on 12 July 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 598C, District 122, Family 260, Roll 0354
Knoxville Township, Marion County, Iowa
W. A. Black..Self..45..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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William married Elizabeth Jane Stentz, daughter of John P. Stentz and Clarissa Clear, on 2 October 1856 in Ashland County, OH.^{1 2} (Elizabeth Jane Stentz was born on 3 October 1831 in Pennsylvania,^{2 3 5 6 7} died on 30 June 1903 in , Polk County, IA ⁷ and was buried after 30 June 1903 in Sunny Hill Cemetery, Grimes, IA ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 2 October 1856, in Ashland County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 25, Family 198, Roll 930
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Wm. Black..25..Ohio..Farm Laborer
Elizabeth J. Black..29..Pennsylvania
James A. Black..2..Ohio
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Knoxville Township, Marion County, IA on 12 July 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 598C, District 122, Family 260, Roll 0354
Knoxville Township, Marion County, Iowa
W. A. Black..Self..45..OH..Farmer
Elizabeth J. Black...Wife..48..PA..Keeping House
James A. Black..Son..23..OH..Works on Farm
John P. Black..Son..19..OH..Works on Farm
Robert T. Black..Son..17..OH..At Home
Mary C. Black...Daughter..15..IA..At Home
Joseph G. Black..Son..8..IA
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: William Black
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 02 Oct 1856
Event Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth J. Stence
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Record Number: 57
Reference ID: v 2 p 339 rn 290

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZH4-NQH : 26 August 2019), William Black and Elizabeth J. Stence, 02 Oct 1856; citing Marriage, Ashland, Ohio, United States, v 2 p 339 rn 290, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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