Hi Welcome to ChautauQua it's QUA it will make it easier if you spell it correctly, most think it's a G you are not alone; Philemon Perry Black's parents were James Riley Black & Rachel Burdick. James Riley Black's parents were James (1778-1838) and Sally Black (1779-1852). There is a sort of OBIT posted here for PHILEMON Philemon Perry Black's obituary and a bit on his family too; I posted a query for his parents names too and had a reply from the person who posted the obit to begin with; go to the main Chautauqua Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/ SEE Chautauqua County Research Aides click on MESSAGE BOARDS, click the button at the top to stay in Chautauqua Co to search, and look for PHILEMON; in the search box; ( the rarest names are easier to search, this is a huge site) http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.chautauqua/7298.3 his diary is online too or used to be is mostly a weather report http://library.ci.fort-collins.co.us/local_history/topics/Anecdotes/anecdotes17.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Vaughan" <p-vaughan2@ix.netcom.com> To: <NYCHAUTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:17 AM Subject: [NYCHAUTA] Black, Scofield, Burdick, Waller > Since we're introducing ourselves, here is my Chautaugua family. I have > next to no documentation on these folks (below) and would love any > look-ups. > I just have a marriage certificate for JR Black's son, Philemon Black who > married Hannah Scofield. They moved to Colorado. The Scofields were > originally from CT. We're guessing that James Black was probably > Scotch-Irish and was born in Ireland, but who knows! They are all buried > in > Nashville Cemetery in Hanover. > > This is an interesting mailing list and the most active one I know! > Pleased > to make your aquaintance. > > James Black b:1778 and his wife Sally > James Riley Black b:1800 married Rachel Burdick > Scofield Family > Waller family > > Thanks again. > Pam Vaughan > Vallejo, CA > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >