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About James Jefferson Black
information here independently sourced (except some dates) but additional genealogy for this Black family can be found on a Callahan Family Tree: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/l/Ben-Callahan-NC/BO...
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http://files.usgwarchives.org/ca/yolo/bios/black800gbs.txt & http://cagenweb.com/yolo/yol_bio/yolbios-b.htm (NOTE: DoB for James J. is inconsistent with Census records (I expect it's a mistranscription of 1837) and implies he married at age 12, but all of the names match, and other dates match)
Yolo-Colusa-Sacramento County CA Archives Biographies.....Black, James J. 1857 -
Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)
JAMES J. BLACK, a farmer at the town of Black's, Yolo County, is a son of Thomas G. and Margaret (Morrison) Black, the father a native of Georgia, and the mother of Illinois. His father, born in 1809, became one of the early gold hunters of California in 1849, returned East in 1851 and came to the Golden State in 1852, bringing with him his family and locating in Sacramento County, where he lived until 1856; he then came to Yolo County and settled where the town of Black is now situated. In 1866 he moved to Colusa County, and died there August 1, 1868.
Mr. James J. Black was born December 22, 1857, in Scott County, Illinois, andwas with his parents until they settled in the place where Black's now stands. Then, May 1, 1869,he married Miss Margaret Tennis, a native of Illinois, and shortly afterward purchased 160 acres of land, in the center of which Black's is now located; from him the town is named. He was engaged in mercantile business from 1885 to 1887, when he sold out. He is now keeping a warehouse. He has been a dealer in grain ever since the town was started in 1875. He is a member of the orders of Chosen Friends and Odd Fellows at Galesburg, Illinois. His children are: William B., born September 21, 1865; Clarence O., October 17, 1870; James L., November 13, 1885; and Ida J., February 3, 1887.
Extracted from: Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. - Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day.
See also: A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California http://http://books.google.com/books?id=0bU6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA672 https://archive.org/stream/memorialbiograph00lewi#page/n737/mode/2up Scan of DoB does read as 1857.
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History of Zamora, California from WikiPedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamora,_California
According to the Yolo County Historical Museum, many towns sprang up in Yolo County between 1868 and 1888, including Zamora [3], which was previously known as Black's. Black's was on the railroad and was the pioneer home of J. J. Black, who located there in 1865. When the road, extending northward towards the Oregon line, reached his farm he donated ten acres for depot and grounds and the station was the result. C. H. Smart was the first resident thereof, constructing for his use a dwelling house and a blacksmith shop. He was followed by William Dorgan and Robert Huston, who with his brother Edward established the first store in 1876. The plat for the towns of Black's Station was filed in 1877. [5] A. C. Turner started the first hotel, and Thomas and Hunt erected the first grain warehouse. Among other builders were D. N. Hershey, Ed Huston, George Glascock and John Wolff. Black's Station from the first was an important shipping station, the great farms in the vicinity sending in their harvests to this point for transportation to market. The coming of the Yolo County Consolidated Water Company's system in 1903 to Black's added much to the importance of the place and stimulated business. The new packing plant was finished that year, making the station a fruit center.[6] In 1906 the name was changed to Zamora. According to a 1920 Yolo County map, Zamora was in the Black's District. [5]
A post office opened in Prairie in 1857, changed its name to Black's Station in 1876, and to Zamora in 1915.
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http://www.yolocounty.org/home/showdocument?id=9176
Early Settlements. Yolo County originally consisted of 11 Mexican land grants. Of these 11, only five were eventually confirmed after the U.S. government assumed control of the region: Rancho Rio de Los Putos, Rancho Quesesosi, Rancho Rio de Jesus Maria, Rancho Jimeno, and Rancho Canada de Capay.
. . . Zamora. Permanent settlement in the town now known as Zamora began in 1851 when Theodore Weyand built a home that became an overnight stop for travelers through the region. By 1858, the Prairie post office and school were established, and farms in the area began cultivating barley and wheat, as well as raising livestock. In 1876, James J. Black donated a 10-acre right-of-way to the Central Pacific Railroad and filed a town plat for a new community called Black’s Town. By 1900, the small town had a population of 150 residents, and shortly thereafter the town name was changed to Zamora. During the late 1960s, the Zamora School was closed and several buildings were demolished to make way for the Interstate 5 freeway. x
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James Jefferson Black's Timeline
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1838
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IL, United States
Yolo County match in 1860 - only one household with last name Black in the county: record title: United States Census, 1860
name: Margaettl Black
Name: James J Black
name: D A D Black
name: John W Black
name: Nancy M Black
name: Charles L Black
name: Frank E Black
------------------------------- Match for the mother in the above family in Yolo County Death Records, which would imply family stayed there through turn of the century. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cabf1905/Yolo/YoloCo-bl-bo.htm Yolo County Source: Family History Library Film #1311368 - Register of deaths, 1878-1905 Yolo county Recorder's Office Date of Death Surname 1stName MI Age:Yrs/Mths/Days Race Sex Married Nativity Misc 9-Feb-1902 BLACK Margarett 82 / 11 / 15 WHTE F W Indiana
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Subject: Thomas G. BLACK
Time to list my BLACK family data in hopes of finding more ancestors. I am
Children of THOMAS G. BLACK and MARGARET MORRISON BLACK were:
(more on George W Freeman here: http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/freemanh.htm ) ================================== Directory Listings for surname BLACK in 1870 Yolo County: http://is.gd/D9lfVc "The Western shore gazetteer and commercial directory for the state of California... Yolo County " (1870) Black, Edward, ILL.; laborer, at Knight's Landing; East Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Grafton. Black, James J., ILL.; farmer, 4 miles W from Prairie, 13 miles N from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; staple, wheat; value, six thousand dollars; capital invested, eight hundred dollars; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Prairie. Black, C. E.; laborer, Washington; Washington Precinct and Township; Post-office, Sacramento. Black, John W., ILL.; farmer, rents land of James J. Black; West Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Prairie. Black, Charles, MO.; laborer, in South Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. Black, Wm. Henry, MO.; farmer, rents land 5 miles N from Davisville, 7 miles S from Woodland; North Putah Precinct, Putah Township; Post-office, Davisville. Black, Edwin, ILL.; harness-maker at Knight's Landing; East Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Grafton. Black, John A., ILL.; harness-maker at Knight's Landing; East Grafton Precinct, Grafton Township; Post-office, Grafton. |
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1865
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CA, United States
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November 2, 1869
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CA, United States
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| 1875 |
November 17, 1875
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Knights Landing, CA, United States
Age at time of marriage in June 1905 was 30 yrs old. ---------------------
Name: James Black
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Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Source Information:
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Name: Clarence Black
(next door in 1870 was the family of John Black - 26
----------------------- Possible census match with a possible first wife: Name: James L Black
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| 1877 |
February 3, 1877
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CA, United States
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December 29, 1906
Age 68
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California, United States
James Jefferson Black Birth: Dec. 22, 1839
Spouse: Margaret Berthena (Tennis) Black
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