The Shemwell Family

Pearl L BackAge: 10 years19091920

Name
Pearl L Back
Given names
Pearl L
Surname
Back
Birth February 1909 29 23
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Magdelena Back
November 10, 1914 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brotherGeorge Henry Back Jr.
January 22, 1917 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Franklin Back
May 10, 1918 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Franklin Back
October 19, 1918 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 8 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a brotherCharles Edgar Back
November 15, 1919 (Age 10 years)
Death before 1920 (Age 10 years)

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father
mother
Marriage: calculated 1908
14 months
herself
Pearl L Back
Birth: February 1909 29 23Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1920
6 years
younger sister
Mary Magdelena Back
Birth: November 10, 1914 35 29Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1959Oakland, Allegan, Michigan, United States
2 years
younger brother
16 months
younger brother
John Franklin Back
Birth: May 10, 1918 38 32Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
Death: October 19, 1918Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
18 months
younger brother
Charles Edgar Back
Birth: November 15, 1919 40 34Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
Death: September 9, 2002Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Willard Dale Back
Birth: October 19, 1922 43 36Illinois, United States
Death: December 1, 2006Sterling Heights, Macomb, Michigan, United States
16 months
younger brother
James Calvin Back
Birth: February 22, 1924 44 38Cottonwood, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
Death: June 22, 2017Fort Meyers, Lee, Florida, United States
15 months
younger brother
Walter Lee Back
Birth: May 22, 1925 45 39Norris City, White, Illinois, United States
Death: July 25, 1925Norris City, White, Illinois, United States

Pearl L Back has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George H. Back - Household

1910 Equality, Gallatin, Ill.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
George H. BackheadM38M2--ILILTNPainter
Mary J. BackwifeF26M211TNTNTN
Pearl L. BackdaughterF14moS---TNILTN