The Shemwell Family

Mary Magdelena BackAge: 44 years19141959

Name
Mary Magdelena Back
Given names
Mary Magdelena
Surname
Back
Married name
Mary Magdelena Boggess
Birth November 10, 1914 35 29
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 months)

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 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Franklin Back
May 10, 1918 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Franklin Back
October 19, 1918 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 5 years)
Death of a sisterPearl L Back
before 1920 (Age 5 years)

Census January 1, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWillard Dale Back
October 19, 1922 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Calvin Back
February 22, 1924 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Patton Williams
February 3, 1925 (Age 10 years)
Address: 2469 Harvard
Cause: Toxemia
Birth of a brotherWalter Lee Back
May 22, 1925 (Age 10 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Lee Back
July 25, 1925 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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
MarriageLeo Franklin BoggessView this family
December 31, 1945 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Henry Back Sr.
February 4, 1949 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a maternal grandmotherFrancis Ann “Fannie” Hinchey
May 22, 1956 (Age 41 years)
Address: 957 Mt. Vernon
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 October 26, 1959 (Age 44 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lindale Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: calculated 1908
14 months
elder sister
Pearl L Back
Birth: February 1909 29 23Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1920
6 years
herself
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
Family with Leo Franklin Boggess - View this family
husband
Leo Franklin Boggess
Birth: July 28, 1919Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: January 8, 1993Mount Ida, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States
herself
Mary Magdelena Back
Birth: November 10, 1914 35 29Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1959Oakland, Allegan, Michigan, United States
Marriage: December 31, 1945Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Mary Magdelena Back has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George H. Back - Household

North Fork, Gallatin, Ill.

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
George H. BackheadMW40MILILTNPainterHouse
Jeanette BackwifeFW34MTNTNTN
Mary BackdaughterFW5SMOILTN
George BacksonMW3SILILTN
Charles BacksonMW2 moSILILTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George H. Back - Household

Clarksville, Red River, Texas

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
George H. BackheadMW50S28ILUNKUNKPainterHouseYSp.
Mary J.wifeFW46S23TNTNTN
Mary M. BackdaughterFW15S-MOILTN
George H. Back Jr.sonMW13S-ILILTN
Charles E. BacksonMW10S-ILILTN
Willard D. BacksonMW7S-ILILTN
James C. BacksonMW6S-ILILTN