Thomas William BLACK
Mary Elizabeth BELL

Husband:  Thomas William BLACK
Birth:  11 Mar 1853, Linn Creek, Camden Co., Missouri  
Death:  30 Nov 1922, Bristow, Creek Co., Oklahoma
Burial:
Father:  John S. BLACK
Mother:  Matilda J. GARRISON

Marriage:      Dec 1875, Camden Co., Missouri

Wife:  Mary Elizabeth BELL
Birth:  5 Apr 1856, Camden Co., Missouri 
Death:  5 Mar 1916, Osage Twp., Camden Co., Missouri
Burial:  Mar 1916, Burgis Cemetery, Camden Co., Missouri
Father:  David BELL
Mother:  America Jane ESTEP

Children:  
1. Martha Jane BLACK, b: 28 Sep 1878, Linn Creek, Camden Co., Missouri
2. Edna May BLACK, b: 15 Dec 1879, Linn Creek, Camden Co., Missouri
3. Obe U. BLACK, b: 13 Jan 1882, Linn Creek, Camden Co., Missouri
                            d: Aft 1900, Mexico  
4. Thomas Alfred BLACK, b: 23 Aug 1888, Linn Creek, Camden Co., Missouri
5. Smith S. BLACK, b: 31 Mar 1890, Linn Creek, Camden Co., Missouri
                              d: Aft 1900, Camden Co., Missouri
6. Bertha Florence BLACK, b: 22 May 1892, Linn Creek, Camden Co., Missouri
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Notes:    
Thomas' sister Mary Jane married Mary Elizabeth's brother Joseph and his sister Matilda married Mary Elizabeth's brother John.

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0678, Page 49C), Osage Twp., Camden Co., Missouri,
                                                                                Enumeration Dist: 41, Enumeration Date: Jun-1880, Family #22

 NAME

Age

Sex

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo POB

In Sch

 BLACK, Thomas

25

M

 Self

M

 Farmer

MO

AR

TN

 

             Elizabeth

23

F

 Wife

M

 Keeping House

MO

TN

VA

 

             Martha

3

M

 Daughter

S

  

MO

MO

MO

 

             Edna

7m

F

 Daughter

S

  

MO

MO

MO

 

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0845, Page 95B), Osage Twp., Camden Co., Missouri,
                                                                                    Enumeration District: 9, Enumeration Date: 20-Jun -1900, Family #209

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Birth Mo.

Birth Yr

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn

# C Liv

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 BLACK, Thomas W

 Head

M

Mar

1853

47

M

25

 

 

MO

AR

TN

 Farmer

 

             Mary E

 Wife

F

Apr

1856

44

M

25

11

6

MO

TN

KY

  

 

             Edna M

 Daughter

F

Dec

1880

19

S

 

 

 

MO

MO

MO

   

  

             Obe U

 Son

M

Jan

1883

17

S

 

 

 

MO

MO

MO

  

 

             Thomas A

 Son

M

Aug

1887

12

S

 

 

 

MO

MO

MO

  

 

             Smith S

 Son

M

Mar

1890

10

S

 

 

 

MO

MO

MO

 At School 

X

             Bertha F

 Daughter

F

May

1892

8

S

 

 

 

MO

MO

MO

  

 

             John S

 Father

M

Apr

1831

69

W

 

 

 

AR

Unk

Unk

  

 

             Joseph

 Brother

M

Jan

1858

42

S

 

 

 

MO

AR

MO

  

 

 BELL, Gladys

 Niece

F

Sep

1894

5

S

 

 

 

MO

MO

MO

   

 

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0772, Page 290A), Warren Twp., Camden Co., Missouri,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 37, Enumeration Date: 4-May-1910, Family #148

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 BLACK, Thomas W

 Head

M

57

M1

34

 

 

MO

AR

TN

 Farmer

 

            Mary E

 Wife

F

54

M1

34

11

5

MO

TN

KY

 None

 

            Bertha

 Daughter

F

17

S

 

 

 

MO

MO

MO

 None

 

By 1920, Mary had died and Thomas was living with their daughter Edna and her family.
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Sources:    
1) Death - Wife:  Camden County Missouri Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #16-009401