George Henry Back Sr.Age: 69 years1879–1949
- Name
- George Henry Back Sr.
- Given names
- George Henry
- Surname
- Back
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | October 18, 1879 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Mary Jeanette “Netti” Williams — View this family calculated 1908 (Age 28 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Pearl L Back February 1909 (Age 29 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Magdelena Back November 10, 1914 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 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 son #3 | George Henry Back Jr. January 22, 1917 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Franklin Back May 10, 1918 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | John Franklin Back October 19, 1918 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 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 38 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 son #5 | Charles Edgar Back November 15, 1919 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Pearl L Back before 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Willard Dale Back October 19, 1922 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | James Calvin Back February 22, 1924 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Walter Lee Back May 22, 1925 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a son | Walter Lee Back July 25, 1925 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Henry Back Jr. — Leatrice Joy Montgomery — View this family October 17, 1939 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 60 years) Address: Hot Springs Township |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George Henry Back III about 1942 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Marriage of a child | Leo Franklin Boggess — Mary Magdelena Back — View this family December 31, 1945 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Edgar Back — Betty Jane Fleming — View this family September 20, 1947 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | February 4, 1949 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fleming Cemetery |
| Family with Mary Jeanette “Netti” Williams |
| himself |
George Henry Back Sr. Birth: October 18, 1879 — Mt. Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 1949 — Garland, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Jeanette “Netti” Williams Birth: November 1885 27 22 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: December 13, 1974 — Macomb, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1908 — |
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14 months daughter |
Pearl L Back Birth: February 1909 29 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1920 |
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6 years daughter |
Mary Magdelena Back Birth: November 10, 1914 35 29 — Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States Death: October 26, 1959 — Oakland, Allegan, Michigan, United States |
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2 years son |
George Henry Back Jr. Birth: January 22, 1917 37 31 — Illinois, United States Death: January 5, 1993 — San Patricio, San Patricio, Texas, United States |
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16 months son |
John Franklin Back Birth: May 10, 1918 38 32 — Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States Death: October 19, 1918 — Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States |
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18 months son |
Charles Edgar Back Birth: November 15, 1919 40 34 — Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States Death: September 9, 2002 — Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Willard Dale Back Birth: October 19, 1922 43 36 — Illinois, United States Death: December 1, 2006 — Sterling Heights, Macomb, Michigan, United States |
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16 months son |
James Calvin Back Birth: February 22, 1924 44 38 — Cottonwood, Gallatin, Illinois, United States Death: June 22, 2017 — Fort Meyers, Lee, Florida, United States |
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15 months son |
Walter Lee Back Birth: May 22, 1925 45 39 — Norris City, White, Illinois, United States Death: July 25, 1925 — Norris City, White, Illinois, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George H. Back - Household
1910 Equality, Gallatin, Ill.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George H. Back - Household
North Fork, Gallatin, Ill.
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George H. Back - Household
Clarksville, Red River, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George Back - Household
Hot Springs Twshp, Garland, Arkansas
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| Note | According to my Grandmother Elsie May Williams Shemwell "They really had 13 children but only 5 lived." -Barry |