Minerva (Lowell) Black (abt. 1857 - 1952)

Born about 25 Jan 1857 in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Howard A. Black — married 3 Oct 1883 in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States

Died 23 Jun 1952 at about age 95 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States

Biography

Minerva was born in 1857 in Calais, Maine, the eldest daughter of Reuben B. Lowell and Elizabeth Emerson. She married Howard A. Black in 1883 and they had two daughters. The couple moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1905. Minerva's younger sister Mary had married Howard's younger brother Frank and they shared the house in 1905. After Howard passed away, Minerva lived with her daughter Elizabeth Chapin. Minerva died in 1952 in Queens, New York at age 95.

Sources

• Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, MINERVA LOWELL, born 25 Jan 1857, Calais, Maine, 1st child, father Reuben B. Lowell, liveryman, Elizabeth Emerson
• Who's who in Railroading in North America, Issue 4
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8NR-R1M
• 1880 United States Federal Census, Calais, Washington, Maine, Reuben B. Lowell, 53, Inspector of U.S. Customs, Elizabeth Lowell, 47, wife, Minerva Lowell 23, daughter, school teacher, Mary E. Lowell 16, daughter, student
• New York, State Census, 1905, Brooklyn, New York, Howard A. Black 50, Minerva Black 47, wife, Elizabeth Black 20, daughter, Florence A. Black 17, daughter, Frank W. Black 40, brother, Mary Black 41, sister-in-law, Frances E Black, niece 14, Reuben B. Lowell 78, father-in-law, Clara B. Woolworth 20, boarder
• New York, State Census, 1925, Richmond, New York, Howard A. Black 69, accountant, MINERVA L. BLACK 67, wife, Florence A. Black 37, sister, Ethel C. Meyers 20, servant
• 1940 United States Federal Census, Richmond, New York, Elizabeth Chapin 55, Elliot Chapin 23, son, Emerson Chapin 20 son, Mary Chapin 17, daughter, Florence Chapin 15, daughter, MINERVA BLACK 83, mother, widowed
• New York, New York, Death Index 1949-1965, MINERVA BLACK death 23 Jun 1952 Queens, New York