James Milton Black
James Milton Black (19 August 1856 – 21 December 1938) was an American composer of hymns, choir leader and Sunday school teacher. Black was born in South Hill, New York, but worked, lived and died in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is there that he worked at his Methodist Episcopal Church.
James Milton Black
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- 1856
- Died
- 1938 · Williamsport.
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- United States
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- composer
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James Milton Black (19 August 1856 – 21 December 1938) was an American composer of hymns, choir leader and Sunday school teacher. Black was born in South Hill, New York, but worked, lived and died in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is there that he worked at his Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Born in 1856, died in Williamsport in 1938.
James Milton Black (1856–1938) was an American composer.
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James Milton Black was born on 19 August 1856.
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James Milton Black died on 21 December 1938.
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