The Life of George W Black
Death of Mr. George Black
Death came about 2 o'clock today, Wednesday to Mr. George Black, at his home in Olathe, following a stroke of paralysis on Friday. At the time of going to press the funeral arrangements had not yet been made. The obituary of this splendid citizen of Olathe and Johnson County a resident here for 50 years will be given next week.
Olathee Mirror
June 3, 1920
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Death came about 2 o'clock today, Wednesday to Mr. George Black, at his home in Olathe, following a stroke of paralysis on Friday. At the time of going to press the funeral arrangements had not yet been made. The obituary of this splendid citizen of Olathe and Johnson County a resident here for 50 years will be given next week.
Olathee Mirror
June 3, 1920
Page 1
Death of Mr. George Black.
The death of Mrr George Black occurred at the famiy -home, conrner Water and Elm, about 2 o'clock Wednesday June 2, following what appeared to be a light stroke of paralysis ten days previously. The funeral service was held at the First Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. H. H..Koont. He is survived by his widow and one daughter Mrs. Dan Park of Texas.
Mr. Black was one of the five members of the Board of Governors of the National Old Soldiers Homes and he, himself, saw much service in the civil war.
He was one of Johnson county oldest and, most prominent citizens, having lived on the farm at Lone Elm for many, many years before moving into Olathe. He was one of the originators of the Patrons Cooperative Bank, which saw its 37th birthday on Monday, June 7, and he was its first and "only secretary. He was a member of the Board f Directors as well
His was a strong personality, a clever and intellectual man, whose judgment was found to be almost un erring. Needless to say, George Black numbered his friends only by the extent of his acquaintance.
Mr. Black has been a member, or the Grange continuously, and in his home Grange, of which he was a charter member, forty-seven years. During all those years he has been an energetic and enthusiastic worker and loyal supporter of the principles of the Grange, and has been identified with every GrangeJactivity and enterprise of a county or statewide nature, instituted.
He was for 26 consecutive years secretary of the Kansas Statef Grange from 1880 to 1906, when he was elected Master of the State Grange, and served as Master for six years and until 1913 when he declined to serve longer. As Master of the Kansas Grange he attended six sessions of the National Grange.
He. was editor of the Kansas Patron, the official organ of the Kansas State Grange for fourteen years. The paper was printed and published at Olathe, and the plant had its offices in the Grange building which burned at Olathe in 1903. and the paper was discontinued after that date.
He obtained tbe charter for the Johnson County Co-Operative Association in 1876, and ws its secretary for 37 years.
He procured the charter for the Patrons Co-Operative Bank at Olathe, the only-Grange Bank in Kansas all the stock being owned by Grangers, and he has been its secretary during all of its existence. The bank has a capital stock of $50,000 surplus of $62,000.00, and has deposits of three fourths of a million dollars and is one of the best banks in Kansas.
Lone Elm Grange No. 152, of which he is a charter member is located on his home farm, five miles south of Olathe.
He was secretary of ttie Patrons Fire and Tornado Association, from 1910 to 1914, and was a member of the executive committee of the State Grange for several years.
Mr. Black came to Kansas in 1866 from Ohio, soon after he was mustered out of the army where he had served three years as a member of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was with Sherman in his Atlanta Campaign, and participated in the battle at the capture of Atlanta and later under Thomas was in the battles of Columhia Frankiln, and Nashville, and when the war was ended was in North Carolina, and when the war was over be laid down his gun and took up peaceful pursuits, came to Kansas, almost immediately bought a good farm in Johnson county, which he still owns and has been among the progressive farmers, home builders and upbuilders of Kansas to the present day.
About three years ago, President Wilson appointed Mr. Black to membership on the Board of Managers of the National Military Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and he was given special supervision over the Home near Leavenworth, Kan., and in 1918 he took a trip of inspection to three of the western homes, Leavenworth, Los Angeles and one in South Dakota.
Olathe Mirror
June 10, 1920
Page 4, col 4
The death of Mrr George Black occurred at the famiy -home, conrner Water and Elm, about 2 o'clock Wednesday June 2, following what appeared to be a light stroke of paralysis ten days previously. The funeral service was held at the First Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. H. H..Koont. He is survived by his widow and one daughter Mrs. Dan Park of Texas.
Mr. Black was one of the five members of the Board of Governors of the National Old Soldiers Homes and he, himself, saw much service in the civil war.
He was one of Johnson county oldest and, most prominent citizens, having lived on the farm at Lone Elm for many, many years before moving into Olathe. He was one of the originators of the Patrons Cooperative Bank, which saw its 37th birthday on Monday, June 7, and he was its first and "only secretary. He was a member of the Board f Directors as well
His was a strong personality, a clever and intellectual man, whose judgment was found to be almost un erring. Needless to say, George Black numbered his friends only by the extent of his acquaintance.
Mr. Black has been a member, or the Grange continuously, and in his home Grange, of which he was a charter member, forty-seven years. During all those years he has been an energetic and enthusiastic worker and loyal supporter of the principles of the Grange, and has been identified with every GrangeJactivity and enterprise of a county or statewide nature, instituted.
He was for 26 consecutive years secretary of the Kansas Statef Grange from 1880 to 1906, when he was elected Master of the State Grange, and served as Master for six years and until 1913 when he declined to serve longer. As Master of the Kansas Grange he attended six sessions of the National Grange.
He. was editor of the Kansas Patron, the official organ of the Kansas State Grange for fourteen years. The paper was printed and published at Olathe, and the plant had its offices in the Grange building which burned at Olathe in 1903. and the paper was discontinued after that date.
He obtained tbe charter for the Johnson County Co-Operative Association in 1876, and ws its secretary for 37 years.
He procured the charter for the Patrons Co-Operative Bank at Olathe, the only-Grange Bank in Kansas all the stock being owned by Grangers, and he has been its secretary during all of its existence. The bank has a capital stock of $50,000 surplus of $62,000.00, and has deposits of three fourths of a million dollars and is one of the best banks in Kansas.
Lone Elm Grange No. 152, of which he is a charter member is located on his home farm, five miles south of Olathe.
He was secretary of ttie Patrons Fire and Tornado Association, from 1910 to 1914, and was a member of the executive committee of the State Grange for several years.
Mr. Black came to Kansas in 1866 from Ohio, soon after he was mustered out of the army where he had served three years as a member of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was with Sherman in his Atlanta Campaign, and participated in the battle at the capture of Atlanta and later under Thomas was in the battles of Columhia Frankiln, and Nashville, and when the war was ended was in North Carolina, and when the war was over be laid down his gun and took up peaceful pursuits, came to Kansas, almost immediately bought a good farm in Johnson county, which he still owns and has been among the progressive farmers, home builders and upbuilders of Kansas to the present day.
About three years ago, President Wilson appointed Mr. Black to membership on the Board of Managers of the National Military Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and he was given special supervision over the Home near Leavenworth, Kan., and in 1918 he took a trip of inspection to three of the western homes, Leavenworth, Los Angeles and one in South Dakota.
Olathe Mirror
June 10, 1920
Page 4, col 4
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death notice - olathe mirror, june 3, 1920
death notice - olathe mirror, june 3, 1920
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