George Robinson Black was born in Ontario, Canada, on March 12. 1869. He was married in May 1898 at Carrington to Eliza Emily Harbottle also born in Ontario on February, 9, 1877.
He came to Carrington in 1883 to homestead in Haven Township on the Northwest 1/4 of Section 30. His brother James Black also homesteaded in the same township on the Southwest 1/4 of Section 30.
George and Eliza were the parents of six children; Harry, Ellen, Violet, Joseph, Robert and Mary. They lived on the farm until his death in 1928. Mrs. Black died in November 1961. They are buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 55B