Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJohn Walker Black 
Birth15 Jun 1826, Knox Twp, Guernsey Co, OH
Census1850, Liberty Twp, Guernsey Co, OH
Memoroll#684, pg 437
Census30 Jul 1860, Liberty Twp, Guernsey Co, OH
Memoroll#969, pg 191
Census20 Jul 1870, Adams Twp, Guernsey Co, OH
Memoroll#1206, pg 363
Census1880, Wills, Guernsey Co, OH
Memoroll#1020, pg 320
Death10 Dec 1898, Guernsey Co, OH
BurialMcQuade Cem, Senecaville, Guernsey Co, OH
Occupationfarmer
ReligionPresbyterian
FatherChristopher Swartz (~1800-)
MotherElizabeth Harper (1794-1849)
Misc. Notes
They had eleven children, according to Pearl Starkey. His parents were Christopher Swartz and Elizabeth Harper according to Linda Calvin. Christopher was b. ca. 1800 to Conrad and Suzanne (of PA) Swartz. It was anglicized from Swartz (german for black) to Black.
In 1850 there is a John Black, age 24, a farmer born in Ohio. He is listed with Mary Scott, age 24, born in Ohio. They are listed together with no one else. 1860 census lists him with his wife Sarah, 3 daus, 2 sons and brother Samuel W. Black. His name appears to be John N. Black. The next listing appears to be the family of Sarah's brother.
In 1870 John (45, OH) is listed as a farm laborer, with his wife Sarah (40, OH) and children Margaret (18), Samuel (17), Jennet (14), Mary (11), Emma (7), John (4) and Amanda (2). They are living adjacent to Sarah’s father Wm Oldham (74, PA)
He is listed in the 1880 census with his wife, 4 sons and 3 daughters.
In 1850 there is a John Black, age 24, a farmer born in Ohio. He is listed with Mary Scott, age 24, born in Ohio. They are listed together with no one else. 1860 census lists him with his wife Sarah, 3 daus, 2 sons and brother Samuel W. Black. His name appears to be John N. Black. The next listing appears to be the family of Sarah's brother.
In 1870 John (45, OH) is listed as a farm laborer, with his wife Sarah (40, OH) and children Margaret (18), Samuel (17), Jennet (14), Mary (11), Emma (7), John (4) and Amanda (2). They are living adjacent to Sarah’s father Wm Oldham (74, PA)
He is listed in the 1880 census with his wife, 4 sons and 3 daughters.
Spouses
Birth30 Apr 1830, Ohio
Death1908
BurialMcQuade Cem, Senecaville, Guernsey Co, OH
ReligionMethodist
Misc. Notes
Daughter of William Oldham (b. 1796, PA) and Jennet Bell.
Listed next to her family in 1860 is the family of Joseph B. Oldham (31) who appears to be her brother. In 1870 her father is living next to them.
Living with the family of her son Ulysses in Guernsey Co, OH in 1900, as a widow with 8 of her 11 children surviving.
Listed next to her family in 1860 is the family of Joseph B. Oldham (31) who appears to be her brother. In 1870 her father is living next to them.
Living with the family of her son Ulysses in Guernsey Co, OH in 1900, as a widow with 8 of her 11 children surviving.
Marriage25 Dec 1851, Guernsey Co, OH
Marr MemoJesse Smith JP
ChildrenMargaret Jane (1852-1928)
Samuel A. (1854-1920)
Jennet B. (Died as Child) (1856-1872)
William O. (Died as Child) (1858-1862)
Sarah Mary (1860-1953)
Rachel E. (Died as Infant) (1861-1863)
Emma Arabelle (1863-1946)
John Elmer Ellsworth (1866-1932)
Amanda Adaline “Mandy” (1868-1938)
Ella (Died as Infant) (~1869-~1870)
James Alfred (1870-1914)
Ulysses Grant (1872-1953)