John Black, a pioneer resident of Monroe township, died last night at his home near Hunters Corners. The funeral will be held tomorrow; interment at Shiloh cemetery at 10:30.
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette Tuesday Sept. 4, 1900
In Memoriam
The passing of a pioneer, John Black, last week.
The funeral services of the late John Black, a pioneer resident of Linn county, who died at his home five miles northeast of the city on August 28, was held at the Shiloh church Thursday morning. Rev. Platt of Kenwood Park officiating; interment in the Shiloh cemetery.
John Black was born in Ross county, Ohio, August 22, 1824. In 1850, October 28, he was married. Fourteen children were born of this union, four of whom preceded the father to the better world. His aged wife, four sons and six daughters, sixteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren survive to mourn the loss. Mr. Black came to Iowa in 1852, locating in this county, where he resided continuously until his death. In 1878 he united with the M.E. church, and he died in the faith, asking those around him not to grieve, for he was happy in the Lord. The many and very beautiful floral tributes that covered the casket in which the time-racked form was laid to rest bore evidence of the high esteem in which he was held by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Black was one of those sturdy pioneers whose name will always be linked with the early history of Linn county. He helped to make the desert bloom like a rose; he stood for all that was progressive, moral and for the good of the community in which he resided so long.
John Black, a pioneer resident of Monroe township, died last night at his home near Hunters Corners. The funeral will be held tomorrow; interment at Shiloh cemetery at 10:30.
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette Tuesday Sept. 4, 1900
In Memoriam
The passing of a pioneer, John Black, last week.
The funeral services of the late John Black, a pioneer resident of Linn county, who died at his home five miles northeast of the city on August 28, was held at the Shiloh church Thursday morning. Rev. Platt of Kenwood Park officiating; interment in the Shiloh cemetery.
John Black was born in Ross county, Ohio, August 22, 1824. In 1850, October 28, he was married. Fourteen children were born of this union, four of whom preceded the father to the better world. His aged wife, four sons and six daughters, sixteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren survive to mourn the loss. Mr. Black came to Iowa in 1852, locating in this county, where he resided continuously until his death. In 1878 he united with the M.E. church, and he died in the faith, asking those around him not to grieve, for he was happy in the Lord. The many and very beautiful floral tributes that covered the casket in which the time-racked form was laid to rest bore evidence of the high esteem in which he was held by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Black was one of those sturdy pioneers whose name will always be linked with the early history of Linn county. He helped to make the desert bloom like a rose; he stood for all that was progressive, moral and for the good of the community in which he resided so long.
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Mary Elizabeth Black Rath
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John E Black
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Martha May Black Woods
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William Black
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Alice M Black
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