From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (PIONEERS & PATRIOTS: Anderson County Military Servicemen, Revolutionary War - WWI)

Black, Eddie Earl

(born: c. 1903) The son of Henry and Lulie Black, Eddie Earl Black is listed in the 1910 Anderson County Census as a 7-year old mulatto boy. He served during World War I as a mess attendant 3rd class in the U.S. Navy, enlisting on April 10, 1919 and discharged December 31, 1919. A copy of his discharge is on file at the Anderson County Courthouse in Lawrenceburg.

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Entries compiled by Anderson County Historical Society's Luther Allen Davenport.

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“Black, Eddie Earl,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 11, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300005182.

Last modified: 2025-10-09 20:55:32