THE GADSDEN TIMES:
George Black, 802 Slack Street died in a local hospital at 1:15 a.m. after an extended illness. Survivors, wife, Mrs. Irene Stokes Black, and several nieces and nephews. Service tomorrow 2 p.m. with Dr. Oscar Davis officiating and burial Forrest Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral Home directing. Mr. Black was a native of Carnoustie, Scotland and a resident of Etowah County, Alabama since 1919. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Gadsden, E.K. Handy Sunday School Class and Men's Brotherhood. Mr. Black built the Gadsden Country Club Golf Course and a number of other courses. He owned and operated Briarmeade Golf Course which was purchased by Gulf Steel YMCA and where he continued to manage and serve as golf pro until his retirement in 1968.
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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: George Black Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1940: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Street: Fifth Street House Number: 614
Citizenship: Naturalized
Household Members:
George Black 47
Cora I Black 48
Susie Stokes 79
Idell Yancey 39
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ALABAMA DEATH RECORD:
Name: George Black
Death Date: 03 Nov 1971
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Gender: Male
Age at Death: 78 yrs
Estimated Birth Date: 1893
Spouse's Name: Irene Stokes Black
Father's Name: Peter Robertson Black
Mother's Name: Jane Patterson
Film Number: 2051656
Reference Number: 27642
THE GADSDEN TIMES:
George Black, 802 Slack Street died in a local hospital at 1:15 a.m. after an extended illness. Survivors, wife, Mrs. Irene Stokes Black, and several nieces and nephews. Service tomorrow 2 p.m. with Dr. Oscar Davis officiating and burial Forrest Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral Home directing. Mr. Black was a native of Carnoustie, Scotland and a resident of Etowah County, Alabama since 1919. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Gadsden, E.K. Handy Sunday School Class and Men's Brotherhood. Mr. Black built the Gadsden Country Club Golf Course and a number of other courses. He owned and operated Briarmeade Golf Course which was purchased by Gulf Steel YMCA and where he continued to manage and serve as golf pro until his retirement in 1968.
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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: George Black Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1940: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Street: Fifth Street House Number: 614
Citizenship: Naturalized
Household Members:
George Black 47
Cora I Black 48
Susie Stokes 79
Idell Yancey 39
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ALABAMA DEATH RECORD:
Name: George Black
Death Date: 03 Nov 1971
Death Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Gender: Male
Age at Death: 78 yrs
Estimated Birth Date: 1893
Spouse's Name: Irene Stokes Black
Father's Name: Peter Robertson Black
Mother's Name: Jane Patterson
Film Number: 2051656
Reference Number: 27642
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