Robert C. Black and Nancy Ann Kerr

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Husband Robert C. Black ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 10 Jan 1804 - Butler Co, PA 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jul 1850 - Butler Co, PA 1 2 3 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Black (1770-1832) 1 3 4 6 7
         Mother: Jane Criswell (1775-1864) 1 6 7

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       Marriage: 1 Nov 1827 1 5

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Wife Nancy Ann Kerr ^{1 3 5}

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           Born: 27 Oct 1806 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Oct 1892 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: Thomas Kerr (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Col. John A. Black ^{1 3 4}

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           Born: 19 Aug 1828 - Mercer Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1919
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret L. Kerr (      -      ) 5 8
           Marr: 25 Dec 1851 5 8

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2 M Thomas K. Black ^{1 3 5}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1851 1 5
 Cause of Death: Typhoid fever
         Buried: 

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3 M William Black ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when eighty years old
         Buried: 

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4 M James Black ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bet 1890 and 1919
         Buried: 

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5 M Robert L. Black ^{1 3 5 9}

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           Born: 27 Jan 1835 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Bet 1890 and 1918
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Hartley (      -      ) 1 5 9
           Marr: Abt Jan 1856 1

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6 M Joseph M. Black ^{3 10}

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           Born: 30 Dec 1837 - Harrisville, Mercer Twp, Butler Co, PA 3 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Mar 1923
         Buried:  - Scrubgrass Stone Church Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 11

         Spouse: Candace Kohlmeyer (1839-1910)
           Marr: 28 May 1862 3 10 12

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7 F Eliza Jane Black ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1890
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Campbell (      -      ) 3

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8 M Ephraim Black ³

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           Born: 1841 - Marion Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1890
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Sarah M. McCoy (      -Aft 1883) 13 14
           Marr: 2 May 1866 13

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9 F Julia Ann Black ³

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           Born: 1841 - Marion Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1919
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: [Unk] Atwell (      -      ) 3

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10 F Harriet Black ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1890
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Daniel T. Beatty (      -      ) 15
           Marr: 5 Jun 1866 15

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11 F Caroline Black ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bet 1890 and 1919
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Hovey Campbell (      -Bef 1919) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Robert C. Black

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He grew up on his father's homestead in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and became the owner of two hundred acres of the paternal property, where he followed farming successfully.
He took the deepest interest in the military affairs of his country, and more especially in those of the county in which he lived. He was an adjutant in the local militia of Butler County, and was later promoted to the rank of major. Politically he was a Democrat. He was one of the most active members of the United Presbyterian church, and a leader in the Sabbath school work.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 53.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1305.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 541.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 35.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 36.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 430.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1304.

8 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 54.

9 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 432.

10 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 645.

11 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 3, Scrubgrass Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1995), Pg 65.

12 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 21.

13 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 542.

14 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1285.

15 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 14.