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Augustus Lee Black

22 Oct 1870 – 27 Aug 1950

Birth	22 Oct 1870
Death	27 Aug 1950
Cemetery	Memorial Park Cemetery Jasper , Jasper County , Texas , USA
Added by	Laura Clark on 20 Dec 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121967304

Bio

Buried together in this shared plot with a common headstone bearing the surname Black, are Augustus L., Ermine C., Fred M., and Joe Amos Black. ∼ TEXAS RANGER LOYALTY RANGER He stood 5ft 10in. tall, had gray eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion. He was married to Ermine Caroline Amos in 24 Dec 1896 in Upshur County, Texas . They had six children, Una E, Berniece, Gwinn Augusta, Boyd, Joe Amos and Fred. Augustus was the manager of Palmetto Lumber Company in Oakhurst, San Jacinto County, Texas. He enlisted in the Texas Rangers as a LOYALTY RANGER from June 5, 1918 until February of 1919. By 1920 he was the manager of a lumber mill in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. In 1926, Jasper citizens voted to incorporate and chose Augustus Lee Black as their first mayor. source for above for mayor information:: www.jaspertx.org and his obituary. Augustus Lee Black died Aug 27, 1950 in Jasper County, Texas. (by Nancy E. Brown)

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Family

Parents

• George Hayes Black 1838–1915
• Olivia F. Seymore Black 1850–1921

Spouse

• Ermine Caroline Amoss Black 1875–1956

Siblings

• William Raye "Bill" Black 1868–1952
• John Luther Black 1873–1953
• Magnolia E. "Maggie" Black Willeford 1878–1960

Children

• Gwin Augusta Black Sr 1905–1976
• Boyd Bryce Black 1907–1981
• Joe Amos Black 1910–1977
• Fred Manchester Black 1912–1970

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