Citrus-Marion-Orange County FlArchives Biographies.....Black, Carl Jesse October 2, 1893 - May 18, 1949
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Linda Flowers flowers472001@yahoo.com September 5, 2009, 11:42 am

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Carl Jesse Black was born October 2,1893 in Dothan, Alabama to the parents of 
Jacob and Lughenia (Basil),Black. He maried Vesta McKinney, daughter of Aaron 
and Annie Elizabeth (Shepperd)McKinney. Carl's family met the McKinney family 
while they were living in Alabama and both families came to Florida together. 
Vesta's sister married Carl's Uncle, (Jasper Black).

The name of Carl's mother is somewhat a mystery. His death certificate shows 
her to be the above, however his brothers death certificate gives a slightly 
different last name. Carl, himself most likely, gave the information to the 
Veterans Administration, ( who was the informant on his death certificate). On 
his brother's death certificate their mother's name is given as Sophronia 
Brazel, which was supplied by a grieving widow and could have been slightly 
confused under the stressful circumstances. Sophronia was actually the middle 
name of their grandmother. It is also noted that there are Bracewell's found 
living next door through the years on some census records. The three last 
names; Basil, Brazel and Bracewell all sound alike making need of furthur 
investigation. After the birth of Carl's brother Willie (Bill), their mother 
passed away in either Marion or Citrus County, Florida about 1897. The two 
boys were living with their grandparents Peter and Susan Black in Marion 
County, on the 1900 census. Their father is in Citrus County with his new wife.

Carl and his brother were raised by their father and step-mother Alice Black 
in Crystal River, Florida. The boys always thought of Alice as their natural 
mother and treated her with kindness...grateful for her influence in their 
lives.

The fishing industry of Citrus County provided the Black Family well through 
the years. Carl stood by his father's side from a very young age learning the 
family business. It must have been hard on a young lad having to row boats and 
haul in nets filled with heavy loads of fish. It wasn't all work though! The 
family would travel to the islands "just to get away from the sweltering heat 
in town." They often camped out overnight;fresh fish frying on an open 
fire,the soft whisper of of the distant sound of an owl, crickets chirping and 
the gentle breeze of the warm salty air. If you could keep your attention away 
from the blood sucking mosquitoes it would have been nice growing into 
adulthood durring those times. Carl was a commercial fisherman in Crystal 
River his entire life except for the brief time he moved his family to Orange 
County, to work with his wife's father on an orange grove driving a truck. 
That didn't last long however, and soon he was back in Crystal Rriver and back 
to fishing.

When WW I came along, Carl was inducted into the Army in Inverness, Florida 
August 25, 1918. He spent his Army life at Fort Jackson, SC until his 
honerable discharge December 9, 1918 due to Demobilization. His organization 
is given as...156 Dep Brig to 8-30/18; BTRY B 8 REGT F A Repl Camp Jackson SC 
to Disol. He was a pvt.

Carl and Vesta Black had the following children: Edith, Louise, Jeanette Lee, 
Ruth Lughenia, Jesse and Charles.

Carl died May 18,1949 at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital in Pinellas County, 
Florida. He is buried at the old cemetery in Crystal River; west of US Hwy 19, 
downtown.


Additional Comments:
Contents of this biography were taken from a biography I previously gave to 
the Citrus County Historical Library in Citrus County, Florida regarding my 
family.

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