John Black
1854 - 1924 (69 years)
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Name John Black Born 20 Nov 1854 Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada 
Gender Male Residence 1891 Shoal Lake and Strathclair, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada [1] Residence 1901 Manitoba, Canada [2] Residence 1911 Marquette, Manitoba, Canada [3] Residence 1916 Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada [4] Died 3 Apr 1924 Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada [5] Person ID I1085 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father John Black, b. 22 Mar 1822, Shidlaw Farm, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Etal, Northumberland, England , d. 28 Jul 1891, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Ord, b. 4 Aug 1828, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland , d. 6 Apr 1867, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 38 years) Relationship natural Married Bef 1851 Family ID F281 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Menzies, b. 3 Apr 1850, Dull, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1913, probably Oakburn, Manitoba (Age > 64 years) Married 6 Apr 1882 Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada [6, 7] Children 1. John D. Black, b. 12 Apr 1883, Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba , d. UNKNOWN [natural]2. David Alex Black, b. 25 Nov 1884, Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada , d. UNKNOWN [natural]3. Dan Black, b. 1886, Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada [natural]4. Grace Black, b. 29 Jul 1887, Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada , d. UNKNOWN [natural]5. Margaret Black, b. 12 May 1890, Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada , d. UNKNOWN [natural]6. Annie Black, b. 9 Apr 1893, Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada , d. UNKNOWN [natural]7. Mary Jane Black, b. 3 Oct 1896, Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada , d. UNKNOWN [natural]8. Harry Black, b. 1900, Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F285 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - From "The Story of Manitoba" Vol. 3 by Frank Howard Schofield, published by S.J. Clarke, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1913, pg. 530-31.
1881 Census shows John Black residing with a Robert Black, presumably his brother, living in Little Saskatchewan, Western Extension, Manitoba.
John Black is one of the prominent pioneer settlers in Oakburn, where since 1878 he has cultivated a fine farm in township 18, range 23. Throughout the years his methods in the management of this property have been straightforward and progressive and in consequence Mr. Black has been a valuable and powerful factor in the work of advancement and development which has been carried forward along agricultural lines. He owns six hundred and forty acres of rich land and has long been actively associated with farming and stock-raising interests. A native of Ontario, he was born in Wellington County, November 20, 1854, and is a son of John and Margaret (Ord) Black, both of whom have passed away, the mother dying in 1872 (sic) and the father in 1894 (sic). Both were laid to rest in Puslinch.
The public schools of Puslinch afforded John Black his early educational advantages but he laid aside his books at the age of fourteen, securing employment as a farm laborer. In this capacity he acted for a number of years but in 1878 left Ontario and came to Manitoba. Pioneer conditions prevailed throughout the province at the time and standards of living were extremely primitive. There were no railroads and Mr. Black was obliged to go by boat up the Red River to Winnipeg, where he purchased a yoke of oxen and a Red River cart and with these accomplished the rest of the journey, being eight days on the road from Winnipeg to Oakburn. Until the settlers in this section could harvest their first crops and indeed until community life became better organized they were obliged to go to Winnipeg for provisions and Mr. Black can remember paying one dollar for six pounds of sugar and a dollar for four pounds of salt. Flour was proportionately high in price, bringing four dollars a sack. The homestead which Mr. Black took up was entirely unimproved but he set himself with resolute purpose to the task of developing and cultivation his fields, bringing them to a high state of productiveness. From time to time he added to his holdings and now owns six hundred and forty acres, four hundred of which are under cultivation. Upon this property Mr. Black carried on mixed farming, keeping fourteen horses, thirty-six head of cattle, twenty swine and forty sheep. In addition he deals largely in poultry, having at present several hundred fowls in his yard. Since locating upon this farm he has made many substantial improvements, including a fine brick-veneered residence thirty-two by thirty-four feet in dimensions and two stories in height. He has built also barns, granaries and other outbuildings for the care of the grand and stock and has installed labor-saving machinery. His methods are modern and progressive and his standards of integrity high and therefore as the years have passed he has gained prosperity, being now prominent among the successful farmers in this vicinity.
In Oakburn, on the 6th of April, 1882, Mr. Black married Miss Anna Menzies, a sister of Robert Menzies, of whom further mention is made elsewhere in this work, and a daughter of John and Grace Menzies, both of whom have passed away, the mother dying in 1899 and the father in 1902. Mr. And Mrs. Black have six children: John D., and David A., who are assisting their father; Grace, the wife of William Gegie (Gegle?), a farmer in Manitoba; and Margaret, Annie and Mary Jane all of whom are at home.
Mr. Black is a devout adherent of the Presbyterian Church, of which he is an elder. He gives his allegiance to the liberal party and his active and public-spirited in all matters of citizenship, being especially interested in school affairs, having for twelve years served as school trustee. He belongs to the Manitoba Grain Growers Grain Company. Great changes have taken place in this section since he established his home here and as the work of improvement and development has been carried on he has borne his full share in it. He has ever been straightforward and upright in his dealings, has displayed keen sagacity and unfaltering diligence, and as the years have gone by has made a most creditable record.
- From "The Story of Manitoba" Vol. 3 by Frank Howard Schofield, published by S.J. Clarke, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1913, pg. 530-31.
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Sources - [S3] 1891 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Year: 1891; Census Place: Shoal Lake and Strathclair, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada; Roll: T-6294; Family No: 118.
- [S19] 1901 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1901; Census Place: Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba; Page: 3; Family No: 19.
- [S21] 1911 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1911; Census Place: 15, Marquette, Manitoba; Page: 10; Family No: 82.
- [S67] 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1916; Census Place: Manitoba, Marquette, 17; Roll: T-21927; Page: 20; Family No: 218.
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- [S3] 1891 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Year: 1891; Census Place: Shoal Lake and Strathclair, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada; Roll: T-6294; Family No: 118.