NameJames R. Romans
BirthMay 1877, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Marriage8 Sep 1897, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseCora B. Black
Birth18 Feb 1881, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death31 Mar 1955, Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky
BurialWinchester Cemetery, Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky
FatherAndrew Jackson Black (1844-1914)
MotherFrances Ann C. Elam (1849-1933)
Children
BirthAug 1898, Morgan Co., Kentucky
BirthDec 1899, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1902, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1904, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1911, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1913, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for James R. & Cora B. (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 8 Sep 1897 of James R. Romans and Cora Black at Jackson Black’s by O. J. McKenzie, P.J.M.C.C., witnesses Frances A. Black and Morena Black.
Census
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, River precinct, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 3B as family #42/45:
Romans, James R., 23, b. May 1877, farmer; Cora, wife, 19, b. Feb 1881; Ina H., dau, 1, b. Aug 1898; Bernard M, son, 5/12, b. Dec 1899. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Elk Fork precinct, enumerated 4 May, lists on p. 7B as family #11/175:
Romans, James R., 32, b. Ky Ky Va; Cora, wife, 29, b. Ky Indiana Ky, first marriage for both, married 12 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Hazle, dau, 11; Marvin, son, 10; Lee R., son, 8; Robert C. (or G.), son, 6. All children born Ky Ky Ky.

1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 30 Jan, lists on p. 14B as family #275/281:
Litteral, Dink, 38, farmer; Cara, wife, 35; Virgie, dau, 18; Florence, dau, 15; Rose, dau, 12; Gladys, dau, 10; William, son, 8; Bruce, son, 5; Romans, Dolly, stepson, 8; Ivan, stepson, 6; Robert, stepson, 16; Roy, stepson, 18; Arison, stepson, 20 (sp?). All born Ky Ky Ky.

The stepson whose name I’ve transcribed as “Arison” must be the same one listed as Bernard M. age 5 mos in 1900 and Marvin age 10 in 1910. The handwriting is cramped and hard to read, it could be something like Arriser. Ancestry.com transcribed it as Anice. But it definitely begins with an A.
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