Other Events and Attributes:

• 1870 Federal Census: 15 Aug 1870, English, Iowa, Iowa, USA; Benjamin Black household

Notes:

Guardianship papers?

Administrators and Guardians Bonds, Oaths, and Letters, Vol 1, 1864-1878
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1870 Federal Census:
Benjamin Black is in a household with his second wife Sarah and his children Ruth, Jane, Edwin, Perry, William, and Addie (Ida). Also in the household are four Cole chidlren, presumably from Sarah's first marriage. They are Julia, Sarah, William and Henrietta.

Black, Benjamin (M, age 47, )
Black, Sarah (F, age 39, )
Black, Ruth (F, age 19, )
Black, Jane (F, age 15, )
Black, Edwin (M, age 13, )
Black, Perry (M, age 10, )
Black, Perry (M, age 7, )
Black, Addie (F, age 6, )
Cole, Julia (F, age 17, )
Cole, Sarah (F, age 14, )
Cole, William (, age )
Cole, Henrietta (F, age 9, )

Family/Spouse: Cole. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Julia Cole was born about 1853; and died.
2. Sarah Cole was born about 1856; and died.
3. William Cole was born about 1858; and died.
4. Henrietta Cole was born about 1861; and died.

Sarah married Benjamin F. Black on Yes, date unknown. Benjamin (son of Samuel Black and Elinor Howard) was born on 14 May 1823 in Carlton, Boone, Kentucky, USA; died on 9 Aug 1891 in Walton, Boone County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in 1866 in South English, Keokuk, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Sarah may be the widow of a Samuel S. Cole. Samuel S. Cole is a 20-year-old farmer in the 1850 census of Iowa County, IA in English Twp. He is married to Sarah D. Cole, age 19, born in Ohio. That age and birthplace fit Benjamin Black's wife in 1870.

1. John Black
2. Burton Earnest Black was born in 1874; died in 1935.