Smyrna times., 1878-06-12
OBITUARY.
,TAIop JoIIy CrsTAyrs BLAt

MAJOR JOHN GUSTAVUS BLACK.
The deceased was born the 3st of December, 1902,
FairicdS Kent county, Maryland, the only son of
DR. james and Margaret wilson Black. His grand
father Major George Black lof the Revolutionary
Army who received on one occasion the thanks Of
Washington for valuable services who married about
the year 1870 Margaret Wallace daughter Of Andrew
and Eliaunr Wallace was the SON Of the James Black.
the Immigrant, native of Londonderry who settled
at Fairliels in Kent county Nd about the year l70
Fairfield, has remained i'll this family until the
present time, period OF nearly century ana a-hat
lis mother Mrs Margaret WILSON, Black was the
daughter of John and Mary Perkins Wilson. John
Wilson the son OF George and Margaret (IialD
Wilson, Of Castle Carry and the grandson of Hon.
George and Mary (kennardJ Wilson, of Proud Oak.
Hon. George Wilson represented Kent county in the
legislature of Maryland from lbs to III and died
in 174s: he the of James Wilson, of Old Field
Point, Kent county Md. a native of scotland. who
died at an advanced age, in l1l Mrs. Mary Perknsl
Wilson was the daughter of Thomas Perkins of the
White House. tan estate which has also been held by
the deceased and his maternal ancestors for more
than century anda-half) of Kent county Md. the
son of Daniel and Susannah (Starton) Perkins who
married Ann Hanson the daughter of Judge Freie-
rick Hanson. OF Kent county Nd the son of Col Hans
Hanson OF kimbolton, who was hneally descended
| through Col. Hanson, of the Swedish army, from
RTOgerdc ROStrick who was seated at RasTick in
the Parish OF Halifax York county, England IN the
year 12ji. Descended from four of the ancient and
leading families of Kent county, and inheTiting many
OF the virtues OF his ancestors the deceased was one
| of her sons of whom Maryland may be justly proud.
After receiving liberal education, he married on the
ith OF June, lo"' Miss AiphOnSO CulnmlnS. daughter
| of John and Susan Wson) Cummins, of smyrna
Delaware, and lived for number of years at his farm
and ancestral home. Fairields, Kent county, Md In
| lSij he removed TO smyrna where he spent the re-
mainder of mis- life, beloved and respected by all who
knew him. He was atfable but quiet and unobtrusiye
in his manner. In disposition, he was genial sympa-
thec and generous. In all his transactions he was
| just. scrupuOusly honest,-a man of his word-of
| unblcmished honor and unsullied integrity. Among
his striking characteristics perSpcuous purity
and elevation of character and the utmost refinement
of thought, words and actions. lie was refined
Christian gentleman, of the old Maryland type and
we will not often look upon his like again. lie left
troops oi friends ana not one enemy i'll the whole
| round world
For several years il was painfully evident that his
tai lrinf
ing the previous sunday he breahed his last at half
| past eight O'Clock Wednesday morning, the st h of
June 1873 at home and i'll the presence ef his devoted
| wife and four children.
His funeral took place from his late residence
Saturday afternoon the Sth inst, and he buried
services performed by the Rector of St Peters
Protestant Episcopal Church; of which church the
deceased had been member for many years.
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