Henry Mitchell Black married Mary Ann Palmer on 25 December 1838 in Walker County, Texas. They were divorced in 1862 in Grimes County, Texas.
Henry Mitchell Black married Harriett Louise Dewey on 15 December 1862 at Palestine, Texas.
During the Civil War, he operated a line of stage coaches in Texas and Louisiana. He was a Captain in the Mexican War. He received a license in 1880 to operate the ferry on the Brazos River. The ferry location is well documented and very easy to find.
Survived by his wife; seven children - Samuel, Francis, Edward, Arthur, Eldridge, Hattie, and Mary.
His wife remarried on 4 April 1881 to W.C. Foust.
Henry Mitchell Black married Mary Ann Palmer on 25 December 1838 in Walker County, Texas. They were divorced in 1862 in Grimes County, Texas.
Henry Mitchell Black married Harriett Louise Dewey on 15 December 1862 at Palestine, Texas.
During the Civil War, he operated a line of stage coaches in Texas and Louisiana. He was a Captain in the Mexican War. He received a license in 1880 to operate the ferry on the Brazos River. The ferry location is well documented and very easy to find.
Survived by his wife; seven children - Samuel, Francis, Edward, Arthur, Eldridge, Hattie, and Mary.
His wife remarried on 4 April 1881 to W.C. Foust.
Gravesite Details
His grave was in the Foust pasture. Bulldozers scraped the rocks which enclosed 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.
Family Members
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William Newton Black
1835–1922
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Ellen A Black Allphin
1837–1902
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Augusta Mary Black Shannon
1848–1897
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Thomas Anthony Black
1853–1917
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Samuel Houston Black
1859–1945
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Edgar Dewey Black
1862–1947
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Arthur Pierce Black
1867–1945
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Eldridge F Black
1871–1955
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Harriet Effie "Hattie" Black Grantham
1874–1926
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Mary Bell Black Boothby
1877–1957
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