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When was the Bowie knife made by the blacksmith James Black?
In 1830, blacksmith James Black made the famous Bowie knife for Jim Bowie who was already famous for knife-fighting from his 1827 sandbar duel.
What was special about the Bowie knife that the blacksmith James Black made?
Jim Bowie's killing of three assassins in Texas and his death at the Battle of the Alamo made him, and blacksmith James Black's knife, legends.
What else was important about the blacksmith James Black's Bowie knife besides Jim Bowie using it to kill three assassins and Jim Bowie dying at the Battle of Alamo making Jim Bowie and the knife legends?
After Jim Bowie's death in 1836, blacksmith James Black did a brisk business selling his knives to pioneers bound for Texas.
What happened next in his life?
In 1839, while blacksmith James Black was in bed from an illness, his father-in-law broke into his house and brutally attacked him with a club.
Did blacksmith James Black survive the attack by his father-in-law in 1839?
Blacksmith James Black's life was saved by the family dog; he survived, but his eyes were severely damaged by the attack.
What later happened to the blacksmith James Black after the attack by his father-in-law in 1839?
Blacksmith James Black went north to seek medical advice, where his eyes were further damaged by the inept ministrations of a Cincinnati, Ohio, physician.
Where did the blacksmith James Black go after the trauma of his eyes being further damaged by the inept ministrations of a Cincinnati, Ohio, physician?
When blacksmith James Black returned to Arkansas he discovered that his father-in-law had sold his business and property, illegally, and disappeared with the cash.
So where did the blacksmith James Black live after discovering that his father-in-law had sold his business and property illegally?
Blacksmith James Black lived on a local plantation for a couple of years until Dr. Isaac Newton Jones took him into his home.
Did the blacksmith James Black stay with Dr. Isaac Newton Jones long?
Blacksmith James Black lived with the Jones family for the next 30 years.
What did the blacksmith James Black do next after living with the Jones family for 30 years?
Blacksmith James Black attempted to pass on his knife-making secrets to Daniel Webster Jones, but unfortunately he could not remember the technique.

Question: What happened last in his life?
Self-contained rewrite: What happened last in the blacksmith James Black's life?