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Horace W. Stafford, THE STAFFORD FAMILIES OF OHIO AND INDIANA; 1066-1927; Springfield, OH, 1927; pp 24-6,78,123; Clark County Historical Society, Springfield, OH.
"***EMMA S. [STAFFORD] BLACK and Cyrus Black, her husband, lived on a farm in Pike Twp for many years. On the marriage of Mr. Black, his father conveyed to him 100 acres of land on which he and his wife erected the most handsome and substantial buildings found in the community. There were no persons living in that locality more respected and beloved than Cyrus and Emma Black. Their courtship began in old Pike Schoolhouse when they were in their teens, and if either ever had any other sweetheart, it was unknown to the community. Mr. Black was noted for his industry, uprightness and honesty. If ever there lived in that community better people than Mr. and Mrs. Black, I had not the pleasure of their acquaintance. Their home was a welcome place to all the friends and relatives whether from Ohio or Indiana. Their later years were spent in New Carlisle where they had purchased a beautiful residence in which to spend the remainder of their days. But a short time after their removal to New Carlisle, Mr. Black departed this life and in about one year thereafter his wife followed him to the grave. They were attendants of the Presbyterian Church and contributed liberally to the support of that Association. They had friends without number, and their departure cast a gloom of sorrow over their relatives and acquaintances both in Ohio and Indiana. They rest in the beautiful cemetery at New Carlisle where a handsome monument marks their graves."
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1848 - 1915 (66 years)
