Peter
J. Black was born
1832 in Randolph County,
Georgia to the parents of
Peter and
Mary (Griggs) Black. His father was born 1795 in South Carolina, his
mother
1804 in North Carolina. Peter and Mary Griggs were married in Hancock
Co., Georgia
in1820. When the war was over Peter returned home to his wife and child who was now three years old and continued to build his family. Peter asnd Susan had the following children: 1. Littleton Shartish (Shotish) Black… b. Feb. 2,1862, Milford, Baker Co., GA…d. Apr. 29, 1914, Crystal River, Citrus Co., FL; md. (a) I. D. Mixon (b) Alice Tucker. 2. Ivory Nomie Black…b. May 15, 1866, Milford, Baker Co., GA… d. Feb.5, 1893. 3. Jacob Faithful Black…b. June 12, 1867, Milford, Baker Co., GA…d. Feb. 19, 1940, Pinellas Co., FL; buried…Crystal River, Citrus Co., FL; md. (a) Lula Beazell (b) Alice J. Martin. 4. J. D. Black…b. Feb. 28, 1869, Decatur Co., GA… d. May, 1870. 5. Ida Sophronia Black…b. Nov. 11,1871, Decatur Co., GA…d. aft.1904…Florida; md. James Charles Freeman. 6. Benjamin Franklyn Black…b. Feb. 19, 1874, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA…d. Feb. 13, 1895. 7. Rile Black b. June 15, 1876, GA…d. unknown. 8. Norah Ester Black…b. Apr. 28, 1879, Milford, Baker Co., GA…d. Feb.5, 1899, probably Florida; md. unknown Scarborough. 9. Jasper Albert Black…b. May 12, 1885, Milford, Baker Co., GA…d. Oct. 22, 1941; md. Dora May McKinney. 10. Hattie Vashti Black…b. Dec. 20, 1885, Milford, Baker Co., GA…d. Nov. 28, 1929, Lake Co., FL; md. Jesse Elbert Dykes. 11.
Fredrick
Eugene Black…b. Apr. 5, 1890, Dothan, Houston Co.,
Al…d.
August 3, 1948; md
Daphne Gladys Williams. Several
families had picked up and left Milford sometime after the war; some
going to
Texas while others headed for Alabama and Florida. According to
accounts
published in “The History of Baker County,
Georgia,” a
carpetbagger was murdered
after he stole a horse. “The person responsible fled the
state
and later sent
for his family. Not only did his kin leave, but other
families as
well
traveling by wagon train.” It is not known if this is why
Peter
took his family
to Alabama, but there were discussions in our family over the years,
about “The
Blacks leaving in the middle of the night after someone was
murdered.” ![]() Peter died September 7, 1904, and in an article appearing in The Ocala Evening Star…the following was written; “Mr. Peter Black one of the pioneer fishermen of Lake Weir is dead and his remains were sent today to Crystal River to his son, L. S. Black for burial. The deceased was 78 years of age.” Peter’s wife, Susan was made guardian over their minor son Freddie and in 1906 she petitioned the court in order to sell the property held in trust for her son, who was now teenager. She was living in Crystal River. Susan applied for a widow’s pension on her husbands Civil War Record, but it is unclear if she ever received one.
Author:
Linda Flowers On A Personal Note: I am the g g granddaughter of Peter J. Black.
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