Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameUlysses Grant Black 
Birth7 Jul 1872, Guernsey Co, OH
Census13 Jun 1900, Cambridge, Guernsey Co, OH
Memoroll#1273, pg 20
Census6 Jan 1920, Jackson Twp, Guernsey Co, OH
Memoroll#1387, pg 5
Census24 Apr 1930, Liberty, Fairfield Co, OH
Memoroll#1791, pg 11
Death12 Apr 1953, New Concord, Muskingum Co, OH
BurialOtsego Memorial Cem, Otsego, OH
FatherJohn Walker Black (1826-1898)
MotherSarah Jane Oldham (1830-1908)
Misc. Notes
Lived in Guernsey Co, OH and listed with his 6 daughters in 1910 census, although another child had died before the 1900 census. Listed as Grant, a Barn Boss for the coal mine in 1920.
By 1930 he had moved to Fairfield County, had his last daughter Evelyn, and was working as a farm manager.
[Obituary] The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) - April 13, 1953
Death Claims U.G. Black
Ulysses Grant Black, 81, died at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Nash Shatto of New Concord Rt. 1 following a serious illness of two weeks. He was born near Bloomfield and resided in Guernsey county for many years. In later years he lived on a farm near Otsego.
Surviving are his widow, Lettie Bennet Black; two sons, John of Canton and Shelton of New Concord Rt. 1; seven daughters, Mrs. Lillie Welker and Mrs. Freda Shatto of New Concord Rt. 1; Mrs. Ella Beach of Adamsville Rt. 1, Mrs. Rheba Shatto of Cincinatti, Mrs. Mary Kern and Mrs. Faye Studor of Columbus and Mrs. Pearl Gamble of Thornville; one sister, Mrs. Mary Wells of Mankato, Saskatchewan, Canada; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Margaret, is deceased.
The body is at the Mock funeral home in New Concord where services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon with Rev. Calvin Gilmore of the Otsego Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Otsego cemetery.
By 1930 he had moved to Fairfield County, had his last daughter Evelyn, and was working as a farm manager.
[Obituary] The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) - April 13, 1953
Death Claims U.G. Black
Ulysses Grant Black, 81, died at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Nash Shatto of New Concord Rt. 1 following a serious illness of two weeks. He was born near Bloomfield and resided in Guernsey county for many years. In later years he lived on a farm near Otsego.
Surviving are his widow, Lettie Bennet Black; two sons, John of Canton and Shelton of New Concord Rt. 1; seven daughters, Mrs. Lillie Welker and Mrs. Freda Shatto of New Concord Rt. 1; Mrs. Ella Beach of Adamsville Rt. 1, Mrs. Rheba Shatto of Cincinatti, Mrs. Mary Kern and Mrs. Faye Studor of Columbus and Mrs. Pearl Gamble of Thornville; one sister, Mrs. Mary Wells of Mankato, Saskatchewan, Canada; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Margaret, is deceased.
The body is at the Mock funeral home in New Concord where services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon with Rev. Calvin Gilmore of the Otsego Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Otsego cemetery.
Spouses
Birth26 Jul 1878, Guernsey Co, OH
Death7 Dec 1962, Coshocton Co, OH
BurialOtsego Memorial Cem, Otsego, OH
Misc. Notes
Dau of Samuel B. Bennett and Phoebe A. Neeley.
Listed as N. Lettie in 1900 census, and Lettie in most of the later ones.
[Obituary] The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) - Sunday, 9 Dec 1962, C Section p. 11
Mrs. Lettie Black
Coshocton -- Mrs. Lettie Black, 84, of Coshocton, widow of Grant Black, died at 11:45 p.m. Friday at the Wynsor Nursing Home following an illness of six months. Mrs. Black was born at Bird's Run, Guernsey County on July 26, 1878, a daughter of Samuel and Phoebe Neely Bennett.
She was a member of the Bird's Run Methodist Church.
Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Lillie Welker of Coshocton with whom she made her home; Mrs. Freda Shatto of St. Petersburg, Fla.; Mrs. Ella Beach of Adamsville; Mrs. Reba Shatto, Mrs. Mary Kern, Mrs. Pearl Starkey and Mrs. Fay Smith, all of Columbus; two sons, John Black of Canton, and Shelton of Ft. Laudedale, Fla.; a brother, Dan Bennett of Cambridge, two sisters, Mrs. William Whittle and Mrs. Sarah Ford, both of Cambridge; 19 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Her husband died in 1952. Two daughters, a son, three brothers and a sister also preceded her in death.
The body was removed to Gibson - Bontrager Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday with Rev. Aaron Cunningham officiating. Burial will be at Otsego.
Listed as N. Lettie in 1900 census, and Lettie in most of the later ones.
[Obituary] The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) - Sunday, 9 Dec 1962, C Section p. 11
Mrs. Lettie Black
Coshocton -- Mrs. Lettie Black, 84, of Coshocton, widow of Grant Black, died at 11:45 p.m. Friday at the Wynsor Nursing Home following an illness of six months. Mrs. Black was born at Bird's Run, Guernsey County on July 26, 1878, a daughter of Samuel and Phoebe Neely Bennett.
She was a member of the Bird's Run Methodist Church.
Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Lillie Welker of Coshocton with whom she made her home; Mrs. Freda Shatto of St. Petersburg, Fla.; Mrs. Ella Beach of Adamsville; Mrs. Reba Shatto, Mrs. Mary Kern, Mrs. Pearl Starkey and Mrs. Fay Smith, all of Columbus; two sons, John Black of Canton, and Shelton of Ft. Laudedale, Fla.; a brother, Dan Bennett of Cambridge, two sisters, Mrs. William Whittle and Mrs. Sarah Ford, both of Cambridge; 19 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Her husband died in 1952. Two daughters, a son, three brothers and a sister also preceded her in death.
The body was removed to Gibson - Bontrager Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday with Rev. Aaron Cunningham officiating. Burial will be at Otsego.
Marriage31 Dec 1896, Guernsey Co, OH
ChildrenLillie (1897-1986)
Fredda Elsie (1900-1984)
Ella (1902-1984)
Reba (1904-1990)
Mary Arabella (1907-1995)
Margaret (1909-1949)
John W. (1912-1986)
Ada Fay (1914-1988)
Shelton (1917-2010)
Evelyn Pearl (1921-2010)