The Black Family History
The Genealogy of the Black Family
Mabel Sarah Lewis
1. Mabel Sarah Lewis was born on 22 Sep 1893; died on 21 Feb 1965. Mabel married Benjamin Leroy Hofer on 12 Jan 1916 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. Benjamin (son of Albert Ludwig Hofer and Dora Sophia Schuck) was born on 19 Nov 1899 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 3 Apr 1936 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Bernice Eleanor Hofer
was born on 2 Jul 1921 in Andalusia, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 15 May 2011 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. - 3. Dale Leroy Hofer
was born on 22 Oct 1916 in Andalusia, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Jan 1978 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. - 4. Walter Lewis Hofer
was born in 1920; died in 1990. - 5. Majel Verl Hofer
was born in 1925. - 6. Benjamin Hofer
was born in 1927; died in 2003.
- 2. Bernice Eleanor Hofer
Generation: 2
2. Bernice Eleanor Hofer
(1.Mabel1) was born on 2 Jul 1921 in Andalusia, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 15 May 2011 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. Bernice married Norman Lester Bjorkman on 20 Aug 1940 in Gulliver, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, USA. Norman (son of Hilmer Bjorkman and Anna Johnson) was born on 4 Jun 1918 in Michigan, USA; died on 27 Jul 1987 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Arnold Bjorkman
- 8. Brent Norman Bjorkman
was born in 1942; died in 1949. - 9. Bonnie Ann Bjorkman
- 7. Arnold Bjorkman
3. Dale Leroy Hofer
(1.Mabel1) was born on 22 Oct 1916 in Andalusia, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Jan 1978 in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. 4. Walter Lewis Hofer
(1.Mabel1) was born in 1920; died in 1990. 5. Majel Verl Hofer
(1.Mabel1) was born in 1925. 6. Benjamin Hofer
(1.Mabel1) was born in 1927; died in 2003.
Generation: 3
7. Arnold Bjorkman
(2.Bernice2, 1.Mabel1)8. Brent Norman Bjorkman
(2.Bernice2, 1.Mabel1) was born in 1942; died in 1949. 9. Bonnie Ann Bjorkman
(2.Bernice2, 1.Mabel1)Bonnie married Robert N Combs [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Karla Ann Combs
- 11. Derek Robert Combs
- 10. Karla Ann Combs
Generation: 4
10.
Karla Ann Combs
(9.Bonnie3, 2.Bernice2, 1.Mabel1)Karla married Adhamh Quinn Black on 12 Sep 2009 in Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA, and was divorced on 23 May 2023 in Kent County, Michigan, USA. Adhamh (son of Herbert Douglas Black and Earnestine Lea Hook) was born on 21 Jan 1981 in Illini Hospital, Silvis, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; died on 23 Jun 2025 in Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth, 100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
11. Derek Robert Combs
(9.Bonnie3, 2.Bernice2, 1.Mabel1)
