Anthony Black and Sarah Moreland

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Husband Anthony Black ¹

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         Father: George Black (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Margaret Morrison (      -      ) 2

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Wife Sarah Moreland ²

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         Father: Capt. David Moreland (      -      ) 2
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Children

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1 M David Black ²

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General Notes: Husband - Anthony Black

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He was an enterprising citizen of Jackson township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, and owned considerable property. The "McNeal" farm and Stokes' mill were owned by him. He was a store-keeper in 1825 and in 1830, and was the second postmaster of the village. In his younger days he taught school at Mount Pleasant. In 1839 and 1840 he started the "silk enterprise" and erected for this purpose the "Daniel Gutshall" house at the eastern end of the village. In 1840 he got the name of the post office changed from Douglass' Mill to Multicaulisville, "to commemorate his great speculation in the morus multicaulis, or Italian mulberry-tree, which he was engaged in selling" and from whose leaves the silk-worm (Bombyx mori) extracts the silken product. The preparations made for the business were extensive and many trees were planted, but in May, 1841, Mr. Black died and the enterprise with him. Silk was actually made, but after his death the business was dropped, and in 1842 most of the trees were dug up.

1 Editor, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 1001, 1108.

2 Editor, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 1001.