Source: "Wm. Black and his Descendants"
ALEXANDER BLACK was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 1803. He married Eliza Henderson Sept. 11, 1822. Alexander Black and his wife, Eliza, moved to Indiana and were early settlers of Putnam County. He was a man of sterling worth and strict honesty. In Putnam County his word was as good as his bond. A wealthy man and a pillar in the Presbyterian Church. In his late years he was persuaded to finance a bank in Indianapolis. The drop in real estate caused the failure of the bank, but he put his private fortune into it, reimbursing the depositors in full. For that reason he did not have a great deal to leave to his heirs, but such an honorable name is a fine heritage. His wife died in 1838. They were the parents of eight children.
Edwin born Mar. 29, 1823
Lucretia born Jan. 31, 1825
Elizabeth born Feb. 25, 1827
Albert H. born July 11, 1829
Harvey born June 29, 1832 (killed while serving in the Confederate Army, in May 1861. Burial place unknown)
George born Oct. 10, 1834
William born Oct. 14, 1836
Columbus R. born Sept. 15, 1838
ALEXANDER BLACK married second, Mrs. Martha Morrison Seybold, in 1839. She was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, June 27, 1810. Alexander Black died November 28, 1882, on the farm which he settled in Putnam County, located one half mile west of Greencastle. To this union were born seven children.
Eliza born Apr. 9, 1840
Mary born Oct. 9, 1841
Wallace born Mar. 6, 1843
Caroline born Mar. 18, 1845
Robert L. born Feb. 2, 1848
Sallie born Mar. 14, 1850
Asa Miller born Mar. 2, 1852
History of Greencastle
Although the idea of paying taxes to maintain schools was not generally popular, the citizens of Greencastle township in 1853 voted for a property and a poll tax for schools. In October of the same year Alexander Black brought suit against the county treasurer, E. R. Kercheval, challenging the right to collect school taxes. The case finally reached the Indiana Supreme Court, which declared unconstitutional. Mr. Black owned a farm of 1500 acres of some of the best land in the county, and had 19 children and step-children, but saved himself an annual tax of $26.30. The court decision threw the schools throughout the state into chaos, and many teachers and trustees quit.
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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brendablack&id=I1056
ALEXANDER BLACK was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 1803. He married Eliza Henderson Sept. 11, 1822. Alexander Black and his wife, Eliza, moved to Indiana and were early settlers of Putnam County. He was a man of sterling worth and strict honesty. In Putnam County his word was as good as his bond. A wealthy man and a pillar in the Presbyterian Church. In his late years he was persuaded to finance a bank in Indianapolis. The drop in real estate caused the failure of the bank, but he put his private fortune into it, reimbursing the depositors in full. For that reason he did not have a great deal to leave to his heirs, but such an honorable name is a fine heritage. His wife died in 1838. They were the parents of eight children.
Edwin born Mar. 29, 1823
Lucretia born Jan. 31, 1825
Elizabeth born Feb. 25, 1827
Albert H. born July 11, 1829
Harvey born June 29, 1832 (killed while serving in the Confederate Army, in May 1861. Burial place unknown)
George born Oct. 10, 1834
William born Oct. 14, 1836
Columbus R. born Sept. 15, 1838
ALEXANDER BLACK married second, Mrs. Martha Morrison Seybold, in 1839. She was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, June 27, 1810. Alexander Black died November 28, 1882, on the farm which he settled in Putnam County, located one half mile west of Greencastle. To this union were born seven children.
Eliza born Apr. 9, 1840
Mary born Oct. 9, 1841
Wallace born Mar. 6, 1843
Caroline born Mar. 18, 1845
Robert L. born Feb. 2, 1848
Sallie born Mar. 14, 1850
Asa Miller born Mar. 2, 1852
History of Greencastle
Although the idea of paying taxes to maintain schools was not generally popular, the citizens of Greencastle township in 1853 voted for a property and a poll tax for schools. In October of the same year Alexander Black brought suit against the county treasurer, E. R. Kercheval, challenging the right to collect school taxes. The case finally reached the Indiana Supreme Court, which declared unconstitutional. Mr. Black owned a farm of 1500 acres of some of the best land in the county, and had 19 children and step-children, but saved himself an annual tax of $26.30. The court decision threw the schools throughout the state into chaos, and many teachers and trustees quit.
http://www.greencastlealumni.com/index.php/history-of-greencastle-high-school?showall=1&limitstart=
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brendablack&id=I1056
Source: "Wm. Black and his Descendants"
ALEXANDER BLACK was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 1803. He married Eliza Henderson Sept. 11, 1822. Alexander Black and his wife, Eliza, moved to Indiana and were early settlers of Putnam County. He was a man of sterling worth and strict honesty. In Putnam County his word was as good as his bond. A wealthy man and a pillar in the Presbyterian Church. In his late years he was persuaded to finance a bank in Indianapolis. The drop in real estate caused the failure of the bank, but he put his private fortune into it, reimbursing the depositors in full. For that reason he did not have a great deal to leave to his heirs, but such an honorable name is a fine heritage. His wife died in 1838. They were the parents of eight children.
Edwin born Mar. 29, 1823
Lucretia born Jan. 31, 1825
Elizabeth born Feb. 25, 1827
Albert H. born July 11, 1829
Harvey born June 29, 1832 (killed while serving in the Confederate Army, in May 1861. Burial place unknown)
George born Oct. 10, 1834
William born Oct. 14, 1836
Columbus R. born Sept. 15, 1838
ALEXANDER BLACK married second, Mrs. Martha Morrison Seybold, in 1839. She was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, June 27, 1810. Alexander Black died November 28, 1882, on the farm which he settled in Putnam County, located one half mile west of Greencastle. To this union were born seven children.
Eliza born Apr. 9, 1840
Mary born Oct. 9, 1841
Wallace born Mar. 6, 1843
Caroline born Mar. 18, 1845
Robert L. born Feb. 2, 1848
Sallie born Mar. 14, 1850
Asa Miller born Mar. 2, 1852
History of Greencastle
Although the idea of paying taxes to maintain schools was not generally popular, the citizens of Greencastle township in 1853 voted for a property and a poll tax for schools. In October of the same year Alexander Black brought suit against the county treasurer, E. R. Kercheval, challenging the right to collect school taxes. The case finally reached the Indiana Supreme Court, which declared unconstitutional. Mr. Black owned a farm of 1500 acres of some of the best land in the county, and had 19 children and step-children, but saved himself an annual tax of $26.30. The court decision threw the schools throughout the state into chaos, and many teachers and trustees quit.
http://www.greencastlealumni.com/index.php/history-of-greencastle-high-school?showall=1&limitstart=
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brendablack&id=I1056
ALEXANDER BLACK was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 1803. He married Eliza Henderson Sept. 11, 1822. Alexander Black and his wife, Eliza, moved to Indiana and were early settlers of Putnam County. He was a man of sterling worth and strict honesty. In Putnam County his word was as good as his bond. A wealthy man and a pillar in the Presbyterian Church. In his late years he was persuaded to finance a bank in Indianapolis. The drop in real estate caused the failure of the bank, but he put his private fortune into it, reimbursing the depositors in full. For that reason he did not have a great deal to leave to his heirs, but such an honorable name is a fine heritage. His wife died in 1838. They were the parents of eight children.
Edwin born Mar. 29, 1823
Lucretia born Jan. 31, 1825
Elizabeth born Feb. 25, 1827
Albert H. born July 11, 1829
Harvey born June 29, 1832 (killed while serving in the Confederate Army, in May 1861. Burial place unknown)
George born Oct. 10, 1834
William born Oct. 14, 1836
Columbus R. born Sept. 15, 1838
ALEXANDER BLACK married second, Mrs. Martha Morrison Seybold, in 1839. She was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, June 27, 1810. Alexander Black died November 28, 1882, on the farm which he settled in Putnam County, located one half mile west of Greencastle. To this union were born seven children.
Eliza born Apr. 9, 1840
Mary born Oct. 9, 1841
Wallace born Mar. 6, 1843
Caroline born Mar. 18, 1845
Robert L. born Feb. 2, 1848
Sallie born Mar. 14, 1850
Asa Miller born Mar. 2, 1852
History of Greencastle
Although the idea of paying taxes to maintain schools was not generally popular, the citizens of Greencastle township in 1853 voted for a property and a poll tax for schools. In October of the same year Alexander Black brought suit against the county treasurer, E. R. Kercheval, challenging the right to collect school taxes. The case finally reached the Indiana Supreme Court, which declared unconstitutional. Mr. Black owned a farm of 1500 acres of some of the best land in the county, and had 19 children and step-children, but saved himself an annual tax of $26.30. The court decision threw the schools throughout the state into chaos, and many teachers and trustees quit.
http://www.greencastlealumni.com/index.php/history-of-greencastle-high-school?showall=1&limitstart=
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brendablack&id=I1056
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