William Raymond Black1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14279, (1922 - 1987)
FatherRaymond E. Black4 (2 Jul 1890 - 2 Jan 1933)
MotherMabel O. Landen5 (11 Oct 1893 - 18 Oct 1969)

Key Events:

Birth: 26 Aug 1922, Cincinnati, Ohio6,7,8
Marriage: Nov 1946, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mildred Louise Fenker (16 Feb 1924 - 27 Feb 2018)3,9,10
Divorce: 23 Apr 1962, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Mildred Louise Fenker (16 Feb 1924 - 27 Feb 2018)11
Death: 26 Aug 1987, Pinellas Co., Florida12,13
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
Descendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken

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Narrative:

     William Raymond Black was born on 26 Aug 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio.6,7,8
     He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Newton, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, Raymond E. Black and Mabel O. Landen.4
     His father died on 2 Jan 1933, when William was 10 years old.14
     WilliamNeither William nor his mother have been found in the 1940 census.
     William registered for the draft for World War II on 30 Jun 1942, while living at 112 Maplelawn Dr., Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed by Wright Field in Dayton.2
     William was drafted into the U.S. Army, 3 Dec 1942, at Columbus, Ohio.15,16
     William married Mildred Louise Fenker, daughter of Alfred William Fenker and Jessie Blanch Billiter, in Nov 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio.3,9,10
     He was an insurance agent when he married.17 He was a billing clerk at a transportation company by 1950.18
     William and Mildred appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Norwood, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 2268 Feldman, enumerated 3 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and they lived in the same house the year before.19
     Mildred was granted a divorce from William on 23 Apr 1962 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, on grounds of gross neglect of duty.11
     William died on 26 Aug 1987 in Pinellas Co., Florida, at age 65.12,13

Children:
     Children with Mildred Louise Fenker:

William and Mildred had no children.20

Citations

  1. [S13321] Raymond Black household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as William Black.
  2. [S13320] William Raymond Black, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  3. [S13319] "Vital Statistics," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Nov 1946, shows license issued to William R. Black and Mildred Fenker.
  4. [S13321] Raymond Black household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  5. [S13321] Raymond Black household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  6. [S13321] Raymond Black household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 7 and state.
  7. [S13320] William Raymond Black, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and state.
  8. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for William R Black, shows date.
  9. [S13318] William R. Black household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  10. [S10471] Alfred W. Fenker obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows her as Mrs. Mildred Black.
  11. [S3670] "Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007," Ancestry.com, record for William R. Black and Mildred L. Black, citing vol. no. 1220 cert. no. 6493, shows date, county and state.
  12. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for William R Black, shows date, county, and state.
  13. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for William Black, Soc. Sec. No. 282-12-2452, shows month, year, and last residence, as 34695, Safety Harbor, Pinellas, Florida.
  14. [S13322] Raymond E. Black, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  15. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for William R Black, Service No. 35617278, shows enlistment date, enlistment city and state, rank, and component as Selectees (Enlisted Men) (drafted).
  16. [S13318] William R. Black household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows a WW II veteran.
  17. [S13319] "Vital Statistics," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Nov 1946, shows him as an insurance agent.
  18. [S13318] William R. Black household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as billing clerk and industry as transportation industry.
  19. [S13318] William R. Black household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  20. [S463] Interview, Marian Ruth Fenker, 20 Aug 2002.