My father died of pancreatic cancer last year (6 weeks from diagnosis to death), which catalyzed my quest to figure out who we are and where we came from. Though I've made lots of progress, I've reached a major brick wall on my father's patriarchal line—the line I so desperately long to establish.
I've thoroughly traced my line back to my 4th great-grandfather, George Washington Black, who was born in Virginia and lived in Ohio throughout his life. His wife, Sarah Ann Cherry, was born in Pennsylvania. Their marriage is well established and I'm including the records in the included link.
George was born in 1804 and died in 1874, while his wife, went on to around 1880. Though census and descendant information is plentiful and easy to establish, I cannot find any birth/death records / info for George or Sarah, and even more tragic: not a shred of evidence linking them to any parents. I desperately want to follow this family to the beginning of line—to discover our origins in the new world—but I'm thoroughly stumped. I'm including a link with all of the visual evidence/clues I've found, and would greatly appreciate any assistance/information you may be able to offer. Thank you so much.
I've spent weeks combing newspapers, scouring the web for Ohio histories, and have even emailed a few courthouses / historical societies, but they haven't responded.
My surname is particularly frustrating for basic internet searches, because "Black" typically throws me into a loop of African American / slave genealogy research. Not to mention our first president! An amalgam of the two is also something I have to deal with. Searching: ( "George W. Black" -slave -black -african -president ) is helpful when using basic search engines.
Link to what I've found below. Thanks so much!
Link: https://imgur.com/gallery/uDWCtcS
I've thoroughly traced my line back to my 4th great-grandfather, George Washington Black, who was born in Virginia and lived in Ohio throughout his life. His wife, Sarah Ann Cherry, was born in Pennsylvania. Their marriage is well established and I'm including the records in the included link.
George was born in 1804 and died in 1874, while his wife, went on to around 1880. Though census and descendant information is plentiful and easy to establish, I cannot find any birth/death records / info for George or Sarah, and even more tragic: not a shred of evidence linking them to any parents. I desperately want to follow this family to the beginning of line—to discover our origins in the new world—but I'm thoroughly stumped. I'm including a link with all of the visual evidence/clues I've found, and would greatly appreciate any assistance/information you may be able to offer. Thank you so much.
I've spent weeks combing newspapers, scouring the web for Ohio histories, and have even emailed a few courthouses / historical societies, but they haven't responded.
My surname is particularly frustrating for basic internet searches, because "Black" typically throws me into a loop of African American / slave genealogy research. Not to mention our first president! An amalgam of the two is also something I have to deal with. Searching: ( "George W. Black" -slave -black -african -president ) is helpful when using basic search engines.
Link to what I've found below. Thanks so much!
Link: https://imgur.com/gallery/uDWCtcS
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