10/16/1850 Dist 41, Jasper Co, MO. The census listed Edward W, 28,fa rmer, with wife Martha J, 22, and daughter Martha A, 1. Next doorwere M artha's parents and family.
From the 1905 History of Crawford Co, KS:
Woolery Coonrod, Sr., was about the earliest settler, coming in 1856,E lisha Black, Sr., coming about the same time. E. B. Black, his son,was t he first white child born in Lincoln township. E. B. Black stilllives a t Cato.
And again:
"Martha Coonrod was the wife of Elisha Black, Sr., one of the earliests ettlers. Her daughter, Mrs. Conditt, lives in Lamar and, althoughleft a w idow years ago, she has given her children all goodeducations. Her oth er daughter, Mrs. Hightower, also a widow, livesin Texas. Her only son , E. B. Black, lives in Cato. He is a farmer.He has two children, Lee a nd Viva."
According to descendant Carol Brooks, family tradition is that Edwardd ied of smoke inhalation whle trying to stop the burning of CherokeeNeu tral lands.
