Snapshot: | probably an illegitimate child; farmer |
Parents: | father unknown 45Julia Anna Black |
Born: | early to mid-1890's southeast Georgia, probably in either Laurens or Montgomery County |
Died: | 11 May 1946 Treutlen County, Georgia |
Buried: | Red Bluff Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Treutlen County, Georgia Coordinates: N32.39205 W82.68813 |
Due to conflicting evidence, the details of
• | All records agree that he was born in the early to mid-1890's, but beyond that, the dates/estimates vary considerably, even for records made around the same time. For example, his death certificate states he was born 7 May 1892, |
• | The evidence conflicts again on |
• | The 1900 census explicitly describes |
In 1900,
His World War I draft registration card describes him as medium height, medium build, blue eyes, and black hair.
The 1920 census is the first record that doesn't also show/mention his mother 45Julia.
23Viola died in 1924.
The 1940 census shows him married to a woman named Malisa,
1: Treutlen County, Georgia death certificate 10802 for Charlie Black, who died 11 May 1946
2: Tombstone of Charley Black, Red Bluff Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Treutlen County, Georgia at coordinates N32.39205 W82.68813. Photograph taken by
3: World War One Draft Registration Cards. Charlie Black, born 15 February 1896, Montgomery County, Georgia. NARA microfilm publication 1509. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZN-FKJ> accessed 6 April 2012.
4: "Black Funeral at Red Bluff," The Soperton News (Soperton, Georgia), Thursday 16 May 1946, page 1
5: 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Johnson County, Georgia. Enumeration district 53, sheets 41B and 42A, dwelling 752, family 776, Burton B Black household. NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 207. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1K9-F1K?i=81&cc=1325221&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM3J8-FMP>.
6: 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Miltia district 1221 (Lothair), Montgomery County, Georgia. Enumeration district 138, sheet 14B, dwelling 141, family 141, Willie S. Johnson household. NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 201. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJZ-4PJ?i=15&cc=1727033&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AML22-6N7>.
7: Montgomery County, Georgia. Marriage record white 1 (1893-1916), page 502, marriage of Charley Black and Viola Tant, dated 19 April 1912. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LBZX-SQD?cc=1927197&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKXJV-1VY>.
8: 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 1221, Treutlen County, Georgia. Enumeration district 124, sheets 8A and 8B, family 143, Charlie Black household. NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 280. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6S-QDV?i=14&cc=1488411&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMJXJ-W4J> and <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6S-Q6Y?i=15&cc=1488411>, accessed 15 February 2020.
9: Tombstone of Viola Tant Black, Red Bluff Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Treutlen County, Georgia at coordinates N32.39205 W82.68813. Photograph taken by
10: 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Lothair (militia district 1221), Treutlen County, Georgia. Enumeration district 142-1, sheet 12B, dwelling 211, family 211, Charlie Black household. NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 388. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R48-275?i=24&cc=1810731&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A3ZCB-K6Z>.
11: 1940 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Lothair (militia district 1221), Treutlen County, Georgia. Enumeration district 140-1, sheet 6B, family 94, Charlie Black household. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-HJPQ?i=11&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK7PR-84W>.