Romney BlackAge: 79 years1887–1967
- Name
- Romney Black
- Given names
- Romney
- Surname
- Black
 Birth | October 31, 1887 41 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Beth Black July 19, 1891 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Georgella W “Ella” Holland May 12, 1897 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 30 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a father | Marshall French Black October 13, 1925 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 7, 1930 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a sister | Beth Black June 28, 1953 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | March 1, 1967 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Friends Creek Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Marshall French Black Birth: January 19, 1846 Death: October 13, 1925 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Georgella W “Ella” Holland Birth: October 9, 1859 26 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1897 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1884 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Paul Black Birth: December 15, 1884 38 25 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: September 11, 1967 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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3 years himself |
Romney Black Birth: October 31, 1887 41 28 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 1, 1967 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Beth Black Birth: July 19, 1891 45 31 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: June 28, 1953 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Marshall French Black - Household
Patoka, Marion, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Harry Edwin Allen - Household
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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