James Milton Black

1856–1938 (age 82)

Biography

James Milton Black (1856-1938) was a figure of his time who lived through the transformation of America from the Gilded Age through the Great Depression. He witnessed remarkable changes in technology, society, and culture throughout his eighty-two years.

Black's life concluded in 1938, and he was interred in Wildwood Cemetery. He is remembered as a member of his community who lived through one of the most significant periods of change in American history.

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