Created by Captain Hugh Black

Captain Black's grandfather came from Scotalnd as a young man and settled in North Carolina. His father settled in Gadsden County, Florida where Hugh Black was born, June 28, 1835. He served with Florida troops during Indian uprisings in 1855-56 and in the Confederate Army from 1861-1865. Captain Black served and was wounded in the Battle of Chickamaugua. In 1864 he became the County Tax Assessor of Liberty County, Florida and continued in this capacity for two years until moving to Leon County. He was elected Clerk of the Legislature in 1868 and also served several years as County Commissioner in Leon County. Hugh Black died May 19, 1915 in Tallahassee, Florida.