BLACK-Aaron - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Aaron BLACK, farmer, Newtown, was born in Hamilton County Ohio May 1, 1819. He was the son of Matthias and Elizabeth Hammel Black. In the American revolution his grandafther, David Black served as a drummer and was wounded in the arm. His father was a volunteer in the war of 1812 and served under Gen. Anthony Wayne. When 16 Mr. Black went to learn the tinner's trade; having finished it, in 1838 he came to Fountain County, arriving at Newtown May 20. He set up in the tinning business and continued in it till 1855; meantime he rented land and farmed to some extent. His next trading was in a general store in company with his stepfather, peter Webb, under the firm name of Black & Webb. In 1862 they discontinued business and since that time Mr. Black has confined his efforts to farming. In 1865 he bought his present farm of 110 acres, lying 3 miles south of Newtown. Mr. Black was married in 1840 to Catharine A. Titus of Shelby Co In by whom eh had 4 children; Mary Elizabeth, dead; Cynthia Ann dead; Matthias Hammel who has been in Nevada since 1865 and Catharine Priscilla, wife of Thaddeus Colby. Mrs. Black died Feb 13, 1847. His second marriage was with Ellen J. Graham and occurred Oct 2, 1862. They have had 10 children, 7 of whom are living: Aaron Alexander, Stonewall Jeffesron, Flora Ellen, Leland Preston, Tany Lee (dead); Leolia Belle, Milo Newman and Hampton Omega. Mr. Black has been justice of the peace for Richland Twp 4 years. He allied himself to the democratic party in early life and has adhered to it through good and ill report and fluctuating fortune to the present time with the tenacity of the most devoted political affection, if we except the aberration in 1872 when as Mr. Black expressed it, "he was too blue in the blood to swallow Greely." He is a reading man, intelligent and respected.