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m. 19 Apr 1821
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Being the eldest son in the family, the responsibility of managing the farm and providing for his mother and the younger children rested upon Martin Luther Black. For fifteen years he cared for the family. Shortly after the death of the father, John Black, Martin's younger sister and pet, Catherine, was born. Margaret A. Barekman (King) was a widow with one son, George King. After their marriage, Martin and she decided to go to California to seek gold as so many of their friends had done. They left the family in Lawrence County and, with all they had, started west. In St. Louis they met some of their friends rturning from California and were told there was no more gold to be found. Martin started back home with his family, but when they got to Wayne County, Illinois, they found good land and decided to stay there. They homesteaded near Barnhill, Wayne County, and there raised a family. Margaret died soon after the birth of their third son. Five years later Martin remarried and all that branch of the family have been raised near Barnhill or Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois. References
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