John A. Black, b: 1831 - Monroe county, Virginia

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}




	^Sara Clark^b.1859 d.		^{John A. Black}^{b.1831 Monroe Co., Virginia d. Kentucky}

	^{Samual Clark}^b.1862 d.

	^{Leander Clark}^b.1867 d.

	^Mary Clark^b.1870 d.

	^{Willie Black}^b.1873 d.		^{Martha A. Clark}^{b.1840 Kentucky d. Kentucky}