Rev. Gerald Francis Harris1,2

M, b. May 20, 1920, d. December 16, 2013
     Rev. Gerald Francis Harris was buried at Sinking Spring Cemetery, 136 East Main Street, Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia.2 He was born on May 20, 1920 at Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia.1,3,4 He married Eunice Virginia Black, daughter of Carl Clifton Black and Bertha Lee Doss, on July 13, 1943 at Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia.1 Rev. Gerald Francis Harris died on December 16, 2013 at New York at age 93.4,2 He Rochester: The Reverend Gerald F. Harris died December 16, 2013 at the age of 93. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Eunice and his sons, Carl (Kathy) of Palmyra, Drew Scott of New York City; grandsons, Charles (Kelly), Gerald F. Harris II, and great-grandson, Jackson. Gerald served five years in the U.S. Army in World War II in the Detached Enlisted Men's List - Recruiting and Induction Service, in the Combat Engineers and with the Office of the Army and Navy Liquidation Commission in Italy. He graduated from Georgetown College Cum Laude and received a Masters degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School in 1951. For thirty-six (36) years he served United Methodist Churches in Central New York and retired from University United Methodist Church, Buffalo, NY in 1985. Rev. Harris was loved by the laity of the churches he served. After retirement Gerald and Eunice traveled extensively in Great Britain, Europe, Canada and the U.S. Memorial Services at Manchester United Methodist Church, Saturday January 11, 2014. Interment will be in Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, VA. Memorials may be made to any church or organization one may desire. on December 22, 2013.2

Family

Eunice Virginia Black b. December 15, 1920
Marriage*He married Eunice Virginia Black, daughter of Carl Clifton Black and Bertha Lee Doss, on July 13, 1943 at Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia.1 
Children
  • Carl Harris2
  • Drew Scott Harris2

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S2149] Buffalo News, From the Gerald F. Harris obituary in the Dec 22, 2013 edition.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Beverly Bruce Goodpasture1,2,3,4

M, b. January 24, 1919, d. April 23, 2010
     Beverly Bruce Goodpasture was born on January 24, 1919 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,2,5,3 He married Margaret Doss Black, daughter of Carl Clifton Black and Bertha Lee Doss, on September 7, 1946 at Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia.1 Beverly Bruce Goodpasture died on April 23, 2010 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 91.5,4

Family

Margaret Doss Black b. November 9, 1922
Marriage*He married Margaret Doss Black, daughter of Carl Clifton Black and Bertha Lee Doss, on September 7, 1946 at Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia.1 
Children
  • Ellen Lee Goodpasture1
  • Emily Bruce Goodpasture1

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Ruth Esther Cromer1,2

F, b. April 16, 1906, d. September 25, 1986
     Ruth Esther Cromer was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.1 She was born on April 16, 1906 at Blacksburg, Virginia.2,1 As of November 12, 1938,her married name was Black.2 She married Ernest Glenn Black, son of James Alexander Black and Cora Lee Hoback, on November 12, 1938 at Blacksburg, Virginia.1,2 Ruth Esther Cromer died on September 25, 1986 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 80.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 91, District 119-22, Roanoke, Virginia3

Occupation

1940Silk mill worker3

Family

Ernest Glenn Black b. February 17, 1895, d. February 18, 1960
Marriage*Ruth Esther Cromer married Ernest Glenn Black, son of James Alexander Black and Cora Lee Hoback, on November 12, 1938 at Blacksburg, Virginia.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Mildred Virginia Webster1,2

F, b. December 15, 1922, d. June 30, 1999
     Mildred Virginia Webster was buried at Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter, Sumter Co., South Carolina.1 She was born on December 15, 1922 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,2 As of circa 1943,her married name was Black.1 She married Ralph Powell Black Sr., son of Ernest Glenn Black and Jennie Lewis Powell, circa 1943.1 Mildred Virginia Webster died on June 30, 1999 at Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina, at age 76.1 She SUMTER - Services for Mildred Webster Black, 76, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 2, 1999 at Wise Drive Baptist Church with Rev. Dearld B. Sterling and Dr. William Prout officiating. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at Bullock Funeral Home and at other times at the residence on 680 Red Bud Park. Pallbearers will be sons-in-law, and grandsons, Martin Stalheim, Ken Tyner, Trey Black. Honorary pallbearers will be the Median Adult Sunday School Class at Wise Drive Baptist Church, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Snow, Mrs. William Prout. Memorials may be sent to Palmetto Health Hospice, 9 Richland Medical Park, Columbia, 29203 or Alzheimer's Association Mid State S.C. Chapter, PO Box 7044, Columbia, 29202 or Wise Drive Baptist Church, 2751 S. Wise Dr., Sumter, 29150. Bullock Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs. Black died Wednesday, June 30, 1999 in Columbia following an extended illness. Born in Roanoke, Va., she was a daughter of the late Wyatt and Maud Webster. She attended National Business College in Roanoke and was a volunteer for Tuomey Hospital for nine years. She was a member of Wise Drive Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher and a nursery worker for a number of years. Mrs. Black's greatest legacy is her family, to which she devoted her life. Surviving are her husband of 56 years, R. Powell Black Sr; son, R.P. "Tim" Black Jr. and his wife, Grizelda, of Austin, Texas; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Rodney Stalheim of Lenoir, N.C., Ellen and Joe Tyner of Florence, Lee and Johnny Alford of Sumter, Kathy and Steve Matis of Charlotte; brother, Lewis Webster of Roanoke, Va; sister, Ethel Alderman of Roanoke, Va; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. on July 1, 1999.1

Family

Ralph Powell Black Sr. b. July 20, 1921
Marriage*She married Ralph Powell Black Sr., son of Ernest Glenn Black and Jennie Lewis Powell, circa 1943.1 
Children
  • Ralph Powell "Tim" Black Jr.1
  • Susan Black1
  • Ellen Black1
  • Lee Black1
  • Kathy Black1

Citations

  1. [S1618] State, The, From the Mildred Webster Black obituary in the Jul 1, 1999 edition.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.

Larry Lee Allyn1,2

M, b. September 12, 1950, d. August 7, 1989
FatherAlbert Lawrence Allyn1 b. April 17, 1914, d. August 20, 1996
MotherGladys Cora Black1 b. October 26, 1921, d. September 13, 2016
     His Social Security Number was 321-46-6512.3 Larry Lee Allyn was born on September 12, 1950 at Madison, Dane Co., Wisconsin.3,2 He died on August 7, 1989 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada, at age 38.3,2

Citations

  1. [S493] Chicago Tribune, From the Gladys C. Black Allyn obituary in the Sep 16, 2016 edition.
  2. [S3924] Office of Vital Statistics Nevada State Health Division, Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Jacob Cephas Spickard1,2,3,4

M, b. April 4, 1892, d. August 14, 1945
     Jacob Cephas Spickard was buried at Glade Creek Cemetery, Blue Ridge, Botetourt Co., Virginia.2,1 His Social Security Number was 719-01-5315.5 He was born on April 4, 1892 at Botetourt Co., Virginia; The SSDI and his death certificate have a birth year of 1893 and his WWI Draft Registration card has 1891.2,5,3,4,1 He married Sylvia Adeline Black, daughter of James Alexander Black and Cora Lee Hoback, circa 1916.1,6 Jacob Cephas Spickard died on August 14, 1945 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 53.2,5,1

Census Records

1920Dwelling 384, District 36, Kimball Ward, Roanoke, Virginia7
1930Dwelling 459, District 1, Roanoke, Virginia6
1940Dwelling 259, District 119-8, Roanoke, Virginia8

Occupation

1920Railroad steel worker7
1930Railroad machinist6
1940Railroad machinist helper8

Family

Sylvia Adeline Black b. June 3, 1899, d. March 17, 1971
Marriage*Jacob Cephas Spickard married Sylvia Adeline Black, daughter of James Alexander Black and Cora Lee Hoback, circa 1916.1,6 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S1256] Glenna G. Garner, Glade Creek Cemetery, Botetourt Co., VA.
  3. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  4. [S1253] Selective Service System United States, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  5. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.