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William Wallace Black

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William Wallace Black

Birth
Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Death
11 Nov 1954 (aged 81)
Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2; row 5; lot 39
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Beloit Daily News, Friday 12 November 1954
William W. Black, 81, retired Owen township farmer, died Thursday afternoon in the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.J. Betts, in Rockton.
Mr. Black was born in Rockton Juy 27, 1873, and spent a lifetime in this area. He married the former Blanche Webber Nov. 17, 1893.
Surviving are four daughters; Mrs. Hattie Cooper, Durand, Ill.; Mrs. Mabel Harnish, Caledonia; Mrs. Irma Betts, Rockton; Mrs. Emma Peucker, Roscoe; three sons, Fred and Ray Black, both in Rockton; Howard Black, Pecatonica, Ill.; 16 grandchildren and six great great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Griswold, Summitt, S.D.; Mrs. Mabel Wright, Milbank, S.D., and Mrs. Louise Collins, Ronan, Mont.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Rosman-Uehling-Kinzer chapel. Burial will be in Rockton cemetery. The family will meet friends in the mortuary between 7 and 8:30 Friday night.
Beloit Daily News, Friday 12 November 1954
William W. Black, 81, retired Owen township farmer, died Thursday afternoon in the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.J. Betts, in Rockton.
Mr. Black was born in Rockton Juy 27, 1873, and spent a lifetime in this area. He married the former Blanche Webber Nov. 17, 1893.
Surviving are four daughters; Mrs. Hattie Cooper, Durand, Ill.; Mrs. Mabel Harnish, Caledonia; Mrs. Irma Betts, Rockton; Mrs. Emma Peucker, Roscoe; three sons, Fred and Ray Black, both in Rockton; Howard Black, Pecatonica, Ill.; 16 grandchildren and six great great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Griswold, Summitt, S.D.; Mrs. Mabel Wright, Milbank, S.D., and Mrs. Louise Collins, Ronan, Mont.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Rosman-Uehling-Kinzer chapel. Burial will be in Rockton cemetery. The family will meet friends in the mortuary between 7 and 8:30 Friday night.


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