Abraham Black

BLACK, HARTMAN

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 9/15/2004 at 20:20:37

Abraham Black, South twp.; farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. St. Charles; was born in Putnam county, Virginia, in what is now called Roanoke county, May 15, 1803, and was also married there to Eleanor Hartman, of the same county; she was born January 15, 1804; they were married in 1826; in 1840 they removed to Putnam county, Indiana; lived there until he came to this county, in the spring of 1852, and located where he now lives; they came by wagon, and were about five weeks on the road; owns 183 acres of land; they have one son and three daughters: George, born May 28, 1828, Sarah, Born October 20, 1830, Elizabeth Jane, born January 19, 1833, Nancy C., born December 13, 1843.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879"