Family Group Sheet
NameCooper John Black
Birth28 Oct 1888, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death2 Jan 1974, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialCaudill Cem., Sharkey, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherDavid Allen Black (1861-1917)
MotherEliza Jane Adkins (1860-1937)
Marriage2 Feb 1911, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMyrtha “Myrtie” Faye Caudill
Birth7 Jan 1893, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death27 Sep 1966, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialCaudill Cem., Sharkey, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherSamuel C. Caudill (1862-1930)
MotherCelia Amanda “Mandy” Pennington (1866-1943)
Children
Birth31 Dec 1911, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death25 Nov 2001, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio
SpouseEdna Iona Jones
2 MRay D. Black
Birth11 Jan 1914, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseEthel Lou Lewis
Birth13 Apr 1918, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth22 Aug 1927, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Cooper John Black
His WWI draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Cooper Black, age 28, residence Hilda, Ky, born 28 Nov 1888 in Elliott County, occupation farmer, self-employed, married, supporting a wife and two children.
Index to Kentucky Death Records lists Cooper Black, d. 2 Jan 1974, age 85, in Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 04, #01796.
Index to Kentucky Death Records lists Cooper Black, d. 2 Jan 1974, age 85, in Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 04, #01796.
Notes for Myrtha “Myrtie” Faye Caudill
The Kentucky Death Index lists Myrtie F. Black, age 73, died 27 Sep 1966 in Rowan Co., residence same, certificate Vol. 55, #27390.
Notes for Cooper John & Myrtha “Myrtie” Faye (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 7, p. 325, records marriage on 2 Feb 1911 of Cooper Black, 22, s/o David & Eliza J. Black, to Myrtie F. Caudill, age not given, d/o Samuel C. & Cilia Caudill, at Sam Caudill's by David Sturgill, witnesses S. P. Johnson and Hiram Eldridge.
Census
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy precinct, enumerated 7 Jan, lists on p. 3B as family #41:
Black, Cooper, 31, farming; Mirtie F., wife, 26; Elmer, son, 8; Ray, son, 6; Alma, dau, 1 8/12. All born Ky Ky Ky. Bocook, John, county charge, 63, widowed, b. Ohio Va Ky, no occupation.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 1B as family #17/18:
Black, Cooper, 41, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Myrtie Fay, wife, 37, age at first marriage 18; Elmer G., son, 18; Ray D., son, 16; Alpha Fay, dau, 11; Bulah May, dau, 2 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Black, Cooper, 31, farming; Mirtie F., wife, 26; Elmer, son, 8; Ray, son, 6; Alma, dau, 1 8/12. All born Ky Ky Ky. Bocook, John, county charge, 63, widowed, b. Ohio Va Ky, no occupation.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 1B as family #17/18:
Black, Cooper, 41, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Myrtie Fay, wife, 37, age at first marriage 18; Elmer G., son, 18; Ray D., son, 16; Alpha Fay, dau, 11; Bulah May, dau, 2 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
