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     Mary Bird was born circa 1862 at Indiana.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew Bird and Charlotte Lammadee.

     Nora O. Bird was born circa 1867 at Indiana.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew Bird and Charlotte Lammadee.

     Willery Bird was born circa 1872 at Indiana.¹ He was the son of Andrew Bird and Charlotte Lammadee.

     Margaretha Caroline Henriette Bittner was born on 30 April 1886 at Winona Co., Minnesota.¹ She married John William Kranz Sr. Margaretha Caroline Henriette Bittner died on 19 June 1980 at Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota, at age 94.¹ She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Minnesota City, Winona Co., Minnesota.¹

     Olise Olsen Bjørnsvig married Olaf Kristian Torske.

     Christopher Joseph Black is the son of Joseph Bernard Black Jr. and Glenda Margaret Hunt.

     Curtis Wesley Black was born on 30 May 1888 at Abbeville, Abbeville Co., South Carolina.¹ He married Maude Comfort Blanchard, daughter of David M. Blanchard and Miriam Octavia Ellsworth, in 1915 at California. Curtis Wesley Black died on 8 June 1983 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 95. He was buried at San Gorgonio Memorial Park, Banning, Riverside Co., California.¹

     Evelyn Claira Black was born on 4 March 1934 at Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., Washington.^1,2 She married John Henry Detwiler Jr., son of John Henry Detwiler and Helen Alberta Houser, circa 1952. Evelyn Claira Black died on 18 September 2001 at Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, at age 67.^1,2 She was buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King Co., Washington.²

     Joseph Bernard Black Jr. married Glenda Margaret Hunt, daughter of John Embry Hunt and Mabelle Cornelia Harn, on 18 August 1973 at Travis Co., Texas.

     Josie Black was born on 6 October 1859 at Texas. She married Orpheus A. Harding.

     Miriam Ellsworth Black was born on 16 June 1914 at Banning, Riverside Co., California.^1,2 She was the daughter of Curtis Wesley Black and Maude Comfort Blanchard. Miriam Ellsworth Black married Max Wilton Grubbs on 31 March 1934. Miriam Ellsworth Black died on 19 May 2012 at Anderson Co., South Carolina, at age 97.^1,2

Miriam Black Grubbs Obituary

MRS. MIRIAM B. GRUBBS
June 16, 1914 - May 19, 2012

Mrs. Miriam Black Grubbs, age 97, of Anderson, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at NHC Healthcare of Anderson. She was born in Banning, CA, the daughter of the late Curtiss Wesley Black and the late Maude Comfort Blanchard Black. In 1932 she was married to Max Wilton Grubbs, who became a respected professor and tennis coach at Anderson University. They were married for 45 years until his untimely death on May 12, 1977. In 1937 Miriam and Max moved from Banning, CA to Belton, SC.

Mrs. Grubbs was a member of Anderson First Baptist Church where she was an active member and sang in the church choir. She served as a past president of the Belton Music Club and the Belton Garden Club. Miriam was also active in the Anderson Garden Club and in the activities of Anderson University.

Survivors include two daughters, Victoria "Vicki" Grubbs Cox, and her husband, Walter T. Cox, III, of Punta Gorda, FL, and Caroline Grubbs Singleton and her husband C. Philip Singleton of Anderson. Also left to carry on her legacy are 5 grandchildren: Lisa Victoria Cox Craig (Andrew), Walter Thompson Cox, IV, Sarah Victoria Long (William), Margaret Leanne Schaaf (Christian) and James Pickens Lever (Mira); 11 great-grandchildren: Grace Craig, Mary Craig, Katherine Craig, Miriam Cox, Riley Cox, William A. Long, Kelly Long, Daniel L. Castles, III, Austin L. Castles, Jamie Lever, and Jordan Booth; a sister-in-law, Marjorie Black; a nephew, Tim Black and his wife Lynda Black; a niece, Linda Ingram and her husband Wayne Ingram.

A memorial service celebrating the life of Mrs. Miriam Grubbs will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 11 AM with Rev. Dr. Jack Couch officiating. The family will gather with friends following the service at Forest Lawn.

The family suggests that contributions in memory of Mrs. Grubbs be made to the Anderson University Tennis Scholarship Fund, 316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621 or First Baptist Church of Anderson, 307 S. Manning Street, Anderson, SC 29624.

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com. THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, Anderson, SC.
https://www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Miriam-Black-Grubbs?obId=29595654
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/independentmail/name/miriam-grubbs-obituary?id=13529732.² She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Anderson, Anderson Co., South Carolina.¹

     Rebecca Margaret Black is the daughter of Joseph Bernard Black Jr. and Glenda Margaret Hunt.

     Timothy Ellsworth Black is the son of Wesley Blanchard Black and Marjorie E. Connolly. Timothy Ellsworth Black married Linda Loetscher on 8 November 1975 at California.

     Wesley Blanchard Black was born on 23 June 1918 at San Bernardino Co., California. He was the son of Curtis Wesley Black and Maude Comfort Blanchard. Wesley Blanchard Black married Marjorie E. Connolly, daughter of Norman Clifton Connolly and Glayds Mildred Berry, in 1940 at Yuma, Yuma Co., Arizona. Wesley Blanchard Black died on 7 June 1994 at Riverside Co., California, at age 75.¹ He was buried at San Gorgonio Memorial Park, Banning, Riverside Co., California.¹

     Terry Blake married Ruth Ryan, daughter of Arthur D. Ryan and June Lorraine Harn.¹

     Russell Edward Blalack was born on 24 August 1921 at Miami Co, Ohio.¹ He married Eileen Cecelia Magruder, daughter of John B. Magruder and Elizabeth Plummer, on 26 December 1981 at Clark Co., Nevada. Russell Edward Blalack died on 28 April 2007 at Sun City, Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 85.¹ He was buried at Wheelock Cemetery, West Milton, Miami Co, Ohio.¹

     SOURCE: Jim Coleman FHL film 1673524, item 14. Ann Eliza Blanchard married Andrew Mitchell McClintic, son of Esten McClintic and Mary Ruple, on 10 February 1867.¹

     Carl Ellsworth Blanchard was born on 14 May 1891 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of David M. Blanchard and Miriam Octavia Ellsworth. Carl Ellsworth Blanchard died on 18 July 1900 at Indio, Riverside Co., California, at age 9. He was buried at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.¹

     David M. Blanchard was born on 3 August 1858 at Oxford Co., Maine. He married Miriam Octavia Ellsworth, daughter of Jeremiah Heman Ellsworth and Margaret L. Bradbury, in 1890. David M. Blanchard died on 16 April 1927 at Riverside Co., California, at age 68. He was buried at San Gorgonio Memorial Park, Banning, Riverside Co., California.¹

     Maude Comfort Blanchard was born on 7 June 1892 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of David M. Blanchard and Miriam Octavia Ellsworth. Maude Comfort Blanchard married Curtis Wesley Black in 1915 at California. Maude Comfort Blanchard died on 6 February 1974 at Banning, Riverside Co., California, at age 81.¹ She was buried at San Gorgonio Memorial Park, Banning, Riverside Co., California.¹

     Gavin Gerald Blanck is the son of Gerald Howard Blanck and Tracey Vrzal.

     Gerald Blanck married Theresa (?)¹

     Gerald Howard Blanck is the son of Gerald Blanck and Theresa (?)¹ Gerald Howard Blanck married Tracey Vrzal, daughter of Stephen Arnold Vrzal and Christine M. Wondra, on 21 October 2000 at Zion Lutheran Church, Brainerd, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota.¹

     Andrea Agnes Elfkyn Lynn Blanks is the daughter of Jeffery Lynn Blanks and Jamie Lynn Nestaval.¹

     Gregory Thomas Darcblade Lynn Blanks is the son of Jeffery Lynn Blanks and Jamie Lynn Nestaval.

     Jeffery Lynn Blanks and Jamie Lynn Nestaval were unmarried partners.²

     Keren Bledsoe married Drewry Hearne, son of Thomas Hearne and Nancy Wilson. Keren Bledsoe died circa 1859.¹ History of West Virginia & It's People, Vol III, pg 701-704.

     David M. Bliss was born on 17 July 1845 at Lima, Allen Co., Ohio.¹ He married Mary A. Lytle, daughter of Robert Lytle and Hannah Knox, on 5 January 1867.¹

DAVID M. BLISS, farmer, P. O. Delphos, was born at Lima, Ohio, July 17, 1845; son of Col. Lester and Belinda (Hover) Bliss. From the high schools of the county, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, studying there two years. He spent some time reading law, with the intention of following the legal profession, but eventually engaged in mercantile business at Delphos, for a year and a half, then went to Sidney, Ohio, and edited the Sidney Journal for over a year, after which time he returned to this county, and turned his attention to farming and breeding shorthorn thorough-bred cattle, of the Lady Elizabeth stock. Mr. Bliss served the people as justice of the peace and township treasurer etc. He was married January 5, 1867, to Mary A. Lytle, who died nine months later without issue. She was a daughter of R. K. Lytle, of Delphos. Our subject's second marriage occurred September 20, 1869, with Alice J. Neel, who was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, September 10, 1845, and by this union were born five children: Lester L., born August 10, 1870; Neel V., born March 28, 1872; Charles M. and Morgan C. (twins), born September 11, 1876, died in infancy; and Mary Aldulia, born November 15,1878. Our subject is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, he is a Democrat.¹

     Elmer Royal Block was born on 15 November 1887 at Sidney, Champaign Co., Illinois.¹ He married Mary Josephine Frink, daughter of Edwin May Frink and Henrietta Estelle Harn, on 1 January 1920 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas. Elmer Royal Block died on 9 June 1960 at Edinburg, Hidalgo Co., Texas, at age 72.¹ He was buried at Section AH Site 1088, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas.¹

     Beatrice Blocker married Eugene Ellsworth, son of Lee Earl Ellsworth and Lillian Jane Weir, in 2003. Beatrice Blocker died before 2023.