Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Walter Ezra Back
2. Bessie Back
3. John Back

John Mary Jane Roark about 1845. Mary (daughter of John R Roark and Mary Back) 14 Jul 1822 Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1830, Perry County, Kentucky
• Residence: 1840, Breathitt County, Kentucky
• Residence: 3 Aug 1850, Breathitt County, Kentucky

Notes:

Died:
The widely quoted death date of 25 June 1850 is clearly incorrect. Joseph was alive on the 3rd of August, 1850 and was enumerated that date on the 1850 Census living in Breathitt County, Kentucky along with his wife, father-in-law, Stephen Hogg Sr, and many other close family members in other homes enumerated on the same census page.

Buried:
Note the incorrect death date on this stone that was placed at a later date. Joseph was still alive in August of 1850; see census image linked on this page.

Joseph Permelia Belle Hogg 18 Apr 1822Probably In Harlan County, Kentucky. Permelia (daughter of Stephen Hogg and Sarah Williams) 5 Mar 1803 Kentucky; after 16 Jun 1880Breathitt County, Kentucky; after 16 Jun 1880Isaac Back Cemetery, Quicksand, Breathitt County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 3 Aug 1850, Breathitt County, Kentucky
• Residence: 11 Aug 1860, Breathitt County, Kentucky
• Residence: 18 Jul 1870, Breathitt County, Kentucky
• Residence: 16 Jun 1880, Breathitt County, Kentucky

Notes:

Another possible location is Perry County. There is a matching marriage date for one, Joseph Buck in Perry County, KY.

Other Events:

• Military Service: 1812; War of 1812

John Mary Back 10 Mar 1816Floyd County, Kentucky. Mary (daughter of John Back, Sr. and Catherine Robertson) 12 Dec 1798 Virginia; after 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Also Known As: Polly

Other Events:

• Residence: 3 Aug 1850, Breathitt County, Kentucky

Notes:

[Schimka.ged]

BURIAL: John's burial location in the Roark Cemetery is Unknown

Died:
Back Family Book states 1853
Cemetery Stone shows 1854
John Was living on 3 Aug 1850 and died before 1 Sep 1858.
*The 3 Aug 1850 date is from the 1850 Census and the 1 Sep 1858 date is from Catherine Robinson-Back's death record where she is recorded as a Widow.

John Catherine Robertson 1798Tennessee. Catherine (daughter of Unknown Robertson and Unknown) 7 Apr 1780 North Carolina; 1 Sep 1858Quicksand, Breathitt County, Kentucky; Sep 1858Isaac Back Cemetery, Quicksand, Breathitt County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 3 Aug 1850, Breathitt County, Kentucky

Notes:

Name:
Some sources say Robinson. The family seems to come from TN and VA before that. If the family name is traced back to Virginia, it may well belong to the Robinson family beginning with Christopher Robinson who, in the 1660s, settled around Urbanna in Middlesex County. This potential association is only early speculation.

Birth:
Catherine's death record does not name her parents but does list her birth place as Tennessee.

This area became a part of Tennessee when it gained statehood in 1796.

Notes:

1/25/2011 - Marriage place is speculation based on Internet data suggesting that John and Catharine moved to KY in 1836. Marriage could have taken place in TN or VA, among other places.

Other Events:

• Personal Property Taxation: 14 Jun 1800, Culpeper County, Virginia; 1 Tithable, 1 slave over 16 years old, 3 horses, mares, colts or mules. Tax Levied, $0.80
• Residence: 1810, Floyd County, Kentucky
• Residence: 7 Aug 1820, Floyd County, Kentucky
• Residence: 1840, Perry County, Kentucky
• Residence: 3 Aug 1850, Breathitt County, Kentucky

Notes:

Residence:
Stephen Hogg's name appears on the second line, behind what is probably "clear" tape or a page that wasn't lying flat during the scan process. The name appears in indexes at Ancestry.Com, FamilySearch.org and Heritage Quest.

Died:
A "copyist" clearly transferred the names of the parents on the right page of the register out of sequence with the list of children's names on the left register page. By comparing the names of the male children and minor, girl children (still maintaining their maiden names) you will notice the parents names are shifted up one line. There is a smudge on the parent name corresponding with Stephen Hogg. That parent's name appears to be Polly Hogg OR Hagg, Polly being the common nickname for Mary.

Stephen Sarah Williams 22 Mar 1800Culpeper County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]