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Back, Moses M.[1]

Male 1853 - 1920  (67 years)


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  • Name Back, Moses M. 
    Birth 19 Mar 1853  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  District, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1880  Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8] 
    • He showed up in the household of his cousin, John Back, in the census of Breathitt County, KY for 1880.
    Census 1920  Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Death 22 Aug 1920  Westburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I20680  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2020 

    Father Back, John,   b. 7 Mar 1815, Indian Bottom (Now Blackey), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1886, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Caudill, Sarah,   b. 29 Jul 1823, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1884, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 28 Mar 1841  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Carpenter, Jane,   b. Abt 1857, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1887 (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Marriage 7 May 1881  Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Family ID F10573  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Davis, Lavisa,   b. Mar 1860, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1920 (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1887  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Back, John Lee,   b. 22 Sep 1888, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1957 (Age 69 years)
     2. Back, Thornton H.,   b. 16 Feb 1890, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1919, Dearborn, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     3. Back, Prudia,   b. Jul 1895, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Back, Tolbert,   b. Nov 1896, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Back, Sarah,   b. 6 Jun 1900, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1979 (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F10572  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Mar 1853 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 May 1881 - Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1887 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Aug 1920 - Westburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S123216] Mose Back in entry for Otto Wolning and Sara Back, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007".

    2. [S241] Letcher County, KY birth transcriptions, 1853-1856.

    3. [S123221] Moses Back, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    4. [S123218] Moses Back in household of John Back, "United States Census, 1860".

    5. [S123219] Moses Back in household of John Back, "United States Census, 1870".

    6. [S564] 1880 Census, NA Film Number T9-0405, Page Number 626B .

    7. [S995] 1880 Census, NA Film Number T9-0405, Page Number 626B.

    8. [S123220] Moses Back in household of John Back, "United States Census, 1880".

    9. [S123217] Mose Back, "United States Census, 1920".

    10. [S123226] Moses M Back, "Find A Grave Index".

    11. [S123225] Moses M. Back, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    12. [S173724] Jane Carpenter in entry for Moses M. Back, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".