Did you attend RootsTech 2024 in person OR virtually? If so, you are likely aware that many of the genealogy sites revealed new AI generated tools. One of those announcements was Ancestry’s new newspaper search. (See my Ancestry Newspapers post)
While this site allows searching these newspapers, they are also showing up as Ancestry hints. While researching the family of Jacob Black, I encountered one of those hints that identifies many of his children.
Notice in Partition.
MARY REED, John Reed, Lydia M. Foreman, Jacob Foreman, Adeline Piles, Daniel Piles, Thomas Black, Jesse Black. Samuel Black, Perry Black, Martha Black, Marion Black and Charles Black, will take notice that a petition was filed against them on the 14th day of May. a.d. 1866 , in the court of common pleas within and for the county of Darke and State of Ohio by Abram Caywood and Suann Caywood, wife of the said Abram Caywoud, and is now pending, wherein the said Suzann Caywood demands partition of the following real estate, situate in the countty of Darke and state of Obio. and being all of the south-west guarter of section thirty-four, (34) in township eight. (8), range three, (3) east: except thirty acres heretofore conveyed off of the west side of said quarter section by Jacob Black to John Black, containing one handred and thirty acres of land more or less. And at the next term of said court, the said Abram Caywood and Suzann Caywood will apply for an order that partition may be made of said premises
ABRAM CAYWOOD,
& SUZANN CAYWOOD,
By Frizell & Calkins,
May 16.1866. n44.6w
This petition for partitioning identifies the following people:
- Mary Reed and John Reed
- Lydia M. Foreman and Jacob Foreman
- Adeline PIles and Daniel Piles
- Thomas Black
- Jesse Black
- Samuel Black
- Perry Black
- Martha Black
- Marion Black
- Charles Black
- Susan Caywood and Abram Caywood
On the FamilySearch site, the Jacob Black [LZXB-W85] family included Lydia, Adeline, Thomas, Jesse, Samuel and Susan. The family also lists a Mary A. Black [LWNH-WBD]. This Mary Black is shown as having died in 1869 and has a husband named George Sebring.
The Find a Grave record for Jacob Black includes links to Find a Grave sites for 3 children: Mary Black Reed, Lydia Black Fourman and Adaline E. Pyles. The record for Mary A. Black Reed includes links to her husband, John Reed and their children: Milton, Nancy, Sarah, William and Levi. This Find a Grave record also indicates Mary A Black Reed died in 1889. Mary Black Reed is shown as the daughter of Frederick Black and Catherine Black on FamilySearch.
Based on the newspaper article, I
- added Jacob and Sarah (Crawford) Black as parents for Mary Black Reed
- uploaded an image of the newspaper article to Jacob Black and the children I’ve been able to identify – including Mary Black Reed
- added a source for the newspaper article to the profiles of Jacob Black and the identified children including Mary Black Reed
- Added a note to Jacob Black seeking information about the additional names: Samuel, Perry, Martha and Charles
- Added a note to Mary A Black about the possiblity that she was connected to the wrong parents
It is highly likely that I would have never found this ‘notice to partition’ article without Ancestry’s new AI indexing of the newspapers. Thank you Ancestry for these additional resources!