Alexander Black (son of John black and Milly (Emillia) Anne Norton) was born Abt. 1797 in Bourbon Co, VA, and died 1843 in Ripley County, Indiana. He married Martha Crown.
Alexander and Martha Black were among the early settlers of Ripley County, Indiana. Alexander was a blacksmith and lived near Rexville in Shelby Township. He died in 1843 in Ripley County, Indiana. His estate is probated in the Ripley Circuit Court records.
Property: July 01, 1823, Ripley County, Indiana; Property: 100 acres southeast of Haney's Corner.
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