Husband Jacob Black 1
Born: 13 Aug 1846 - Shippenville Furnace, Clarion Co, PA 1
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Father: Jacob Black (1809-1888) 1 2
Mother: Margaret Shippen (1809-1874) 3 4
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• Note: This may be the same person as : Jacob Black.
Wife Mary E. Wilson 5
Born: 8 Aug 1858 - Rimersburg, Clarion Co, PA 5
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Father: Johnson Wilson ( - ) 5
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1 F Margaret Shippen Black 5
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2 F Ada May Black 5
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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Black
He received a common-school education, also attended the Paradise Academy, in Lancaster County, PA, and later took a business course in Duff's College, Pittsburg, graduating in 1866. He remained at home until twenty years of age, and then went to Sligo furnace, where he was occupied as storekeeper for three years. In 1870 he went to Kittanning, PA, and was for three years deputy sheriff of Armstrong county. In 1875 he located at Clarion, and until 1883 was engaged in the oil business. He was one of the promoters of what is now the P. & W. R. R., and became one of its first directors. For seven years he was connected with the First National Bank of Clarion, first as teller, and then as assistant cashier. About the time of his father's death he went to New Castle, PA, and for a year was engaged in merchandising, then he went to Oil City, where he was engaged in the tobacco business some three years. In February, 1894, he returned to Clarion, and was bookkeeper in the Second National Bank. He was a Knight Templar F. & A. M.; he also belonged to the A. O. U. W. Politically he was a Republican, and was active in party work. In 1878 he received the nomination for county treasurer, and made the race, but his party being greatly in the minority in the county, he was defeated, but by only comparatively a few votes. In 1880 he was the nominee for the General Assembly. On January 11, 1898, he was elected to the position of teller in the Second National Bank of Clarion, still retaining his position as bookkeeper. He was a member of the town council and board of trade.