Uinta County WY Archives Biographies.....Black, Joseph A. 1853 - 
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Author: Bowen & Co. (1903)

HON. JOSEPH A. BLACK.

   A resident of Wyoming for nearly a quarter of a century and occupying during
much of that time a position of commanding influence in the civil and political
councils of the territory and state, Hon. Joseph A. Black, of the Big Piney
section of the country, has been a potential force in the settlement and
development of his portion of the state, and has exhibited in his work here the
self-reliance, strength of mind, courage and general resourcefulness he acquired
in a varied and eventful experience elsewhere. On August 23, 1853, in the state
of Indiana his life began as the son of B. F. and Louisa (Matthews) Black, the
former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Indiana, both being children of
ministers in the Christian church and prominent men. The father was also a
minister of that faith and a veteran of the Civil War, in which he served as
master of transportation in his command. They were the parents of eight
children, five boys and three girls, of whom six are yet living. Joseph A. Black
was educated in the public schools of Indiana and at a reputable private school
in Iowa, whither his parents had removed before he was of age. In 1873 he sought
the free and adventurous life of the plains in Texas where he rode the cattle
ranges and followed trail work, continuing this in every state and territory
west of Missouri until 1890, a part of the time serving as foreman in charge of
extensive interests. In 1881 he came, to Wyoming and within her promising and
rapidly improving bounds he has since resided, carrying on a prosperous and
extensive stock industry on a tract of 320 acres of land which he owns and has
well improved, and on which he has fine herds of graded Hereford cattle and on
which he has resided continuously since 1890. Mr. Black is a Freemason,
belonging to Evanston (Wyo.) Lodge, No. 4. and he manifests great interest in
its progress, although so situated that he is unable to he a frequent lodge
attendant. He was elected a member of the Wyoming legislature in 1900 and was
re-elected in 1902. His course in the body was highly commended and his services
to his constituents were of great and appreciated value. Although a Republican
in politics, he is free from extreme partisanship and sees the interests of his
county with breadth of view and in an  enterprising spirit. He was married on
January 1, 1887, with Miss Mary Jaycox, a native of Illinois, at the time of the
marriage living in Wyoming. They have five children, Ida, Orline, Edna, Joseph
A. and Mary. Mr. Black is one of the leading citizens of the state and takes an
active and intelligent interest in all her affairs. He has been a resident of
Wyoming since 1880 and has made substantial contributions to her development and
improvement.


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PROGRESSIVE MEN OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

ILLUSTRATED

A people who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors, will
never achieve anything worthy to he remembered with pride by remote
generations.—.MACAULAY.

CHICAGO, ILL.
A. W. BOWEN &CO.
PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS
1903


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