Jesse Black

Jesse was likely the father of Thaddius Black. Jesse Black is listed as Thaddius’ father on his marriage record, and Eliza Black is listed as Thaddius’ mother. [1]

Jesse Black is listed on the 1870 census on the same page as the Tyler household at Sherwood Forest, indicating that his place of residence was quite close to Sherwood in the years following the Civil War. [2]

Jesse Black is listed as dying in Charles City on “24 Dec. 1893 of heart failure at 60 years old, death reported by his son Thaddius Black.” [3]

[1] Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, retrieved from FamilySearch.org, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRH5-XZF.

[2] 1870 U.S. Census, Charles City County, Virginia, retrieved from FamilySearch.org, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLL-S5L.

[3] 80% Heaven Bound: Deaths and Burials in Charles City County, compiled by Sherry Brown Tyler for the Charles City County Historical Society, 2000, p. 527.