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- The following was written by Hosea's daughter, Melba Harding Black Cross in 1987 Hosea Black 1878-1942 Youngest Child of Silas Taylor & Mary Ann Reynolds Born in Jackson County, Section area. Not sure when he came to Lawrence County. He married Martha Jane Latham at Landersville Methodist Church in 1906. He was not listed in the household of Silas T. Black in the 1900 Lawrence County census. I have a brass disc that he kept n his key chain. He told me that he used it at the iron ore mine near Russellville, Alabama when he worked there as a “checker” before he married. He was a good father, an ideal one to me, a Christian in all his ways, a steward and a leader in the Methodist Church. He was a good citizen, a good neighbor, a good provider for his family, a good farmer, kind and just with his hands and tenants. About 1909 he moved from the farm near his father’s farm, about two miles west of Landersville to another farm he bought near his wife’s family about a mile north of Landersville, living on it till he departed this life in 1942. I am most grateful for my heritage, growing up in a small close-knit farming village surrounded by a loving family and caring neighbors, many of tem connected to the Latham’s by marriage. My Black “Kin” were in Lawrence County but not on adjoining farms as were the Lathams. The inscription we worded for our parents grave stone epitomized our feelings for them. Quote: “They leave memories forever treasured, not a single regret.” They were praiseworthy, they were progressive, neither had the opportunity to attend high school, nevertheless they were well-read. They even read our college text. Mama was reserved, lady-like, kind, friendly. Daddy was out going, jolly, a steadfast friend to many. He told me of younger days when he enjoyed dancing, singing, parties, marbles and “poling down the Tennessee River”. I remember his job in singing bass around the organ with all of us and in the big porch rockers with me. When his brother Thame and his family visited, I recall all of us singing all kinds of songs. Their visits were the highlight of the summer. He was a great hunter, a good checker player, a spinner of yarns. He loved to travel, one of the high points of life was traveling to New Mexico to visit his brother Tham’s family. He often visited his sister Nora in Jackson County at Langston. I recall the visit we made to his brother Orvil’s in Texas. I regret that I do not remember his other brother, Mark. His half brothers and sisters lived in Lawrence County. He visited them often
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1878 - 1942 (63 years)
