Key Facts

Snapshot:	farm laborer
Parents:	unknown
Born:	circa 1798 Georgia
Last known record:	1870 census Glascock County, Georgia
Buried:	unknown

180William Black was born in Georgia circa 1798.1-3

He married 181Judah Thompson on 16 October 1822 in Jefferson County, Georgia.4

1822: 180William's and 181Judah's marriage record. Full page.4

The 1830, 1840, and 1850 censuses all show their family in Warren County, Georgia.1,5,6 Like some later records, the 1850 census indicates that 180William was illiterate.1

1830: 180William's family in Warren County, Georgia. Full page.5

1840: 180William's family still in Warren County. Full page.6

1850: 180William's family still in Warren County. Full page.1

An 1849 tax digest shows that he lived in militia district 151 (which no longer exists) in Warren County, and that he owned no taxable property.7

By 1860 they had relocated to Glascock County, Georgia.2

180William's family in militia district 1167 (map), Glascock County, Georgia. Full page.2

After the Civil War, in 1867 the U.S. Congress passed several Reconstruction Acts. These Acts divided the former Confederacy into several military occupation zones, which were ruled by Union military commanders. The Acts also directed the commanding officers to register Southerners who wanted to vote in upcoming elections. One registration requirement was to swear an oath of loyalty to the United States; the obvious intent was to disfranchise any lingering Confederate resistance. 180William signed his oath on 1 August 1867. His oath indicates that he was a resident of militia district 1169 (map).8

180William's Reconstruction-era voter registration oath.8

By 1870, all their children had moved out. The old couple lived alone in Glascock County.3

1870: 180William and his wife in Glascock County, Georgia. Full page.3

The 1870 census is the last record I've found that mentions 180William. I don't know where he's buried and have found no estate records. His wife 181Juda is listed alone in the 1880 census,9 so he undoubtedly died sometime in the 1870's.

Sources Cited:

1: 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Warren County, Georgia. Page 130B, dwelling 62, family 62, William Black household. NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 86. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XCML-2N?cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZY6-7VC>.

2: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 1167, Glascock County, Georgia. Page 10, dwelling 76, family 77, William Black household. NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 124. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBT-48B?cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZMD-8BT>.

3: 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Glascock County, Georgia. Page 47, dwelling 381, family 381, William Black household. NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 152. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XCZQ-DR1?i=46&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMC33-C2Z>.

4: Jefferson County, Georgia. Marriage book A white (1803-1880), page 133, marriage of William Black and Judah Thompson. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPPX-99BZ?cc=1927197&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AFWHK-HQX>, accessed 26 January 2020.

5: 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Warren County, Georgia. Page 229, Wm Black household. NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 21. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY1-FC1?cc=1803958&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHGB-LFJ >.

6: 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Warren County, Georgia. Page 22, line 51, William Black household. NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 53. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTB-9SY2?i=2&cc=1786457&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHBN-YFK>

7: Warren County, Georgia. Tax digest for 1849, section for Land's district 151, page 9, entry for William Black Rabun. Ancestry.com ("Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892" / Warren / 1849 / images 19 and 20 of 122), accessed 7 May 2023.

8: Georgia's 1867-1868 Voter Registration Oath Books. Volume 107 (Glascock County Book 5), page 170, entry 122, William Black. Ancestry.com ("Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869" / Oath Book / Glascock / 18 / image 159 of 261), accessed 28 October 2021. The corresponding microfilm at the Georgia Archives is microfilm 296/49.

9: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 1234, Glascock County, Georgia. Enumeration district 32, page 30, dwelling 272, family 272, Julie Black household. NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 148. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYT-99Y9?i=7&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM8G9-9Y2>.