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Christian Ann Back

Christian Ann Back

Female 1866 - 1936  (69 years)

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  • Name Christian Ann Back  [1] 
    Born 23 Oct 1866  Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Some records may state that her place of birth was Menifee County but Menifee was not formed until 1869.
    Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate    		 Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate
    The death certificate of Christian Ann Back in Jessamine County, Kentucky.
    Benjamin Smith and Mary Chrisman 1909 Marriage Record; Jasper Sanders and Mary Jane Smith Marriage.    		 Benjamin Smith and Mary Chrisman 1909 Marriage Record; Jasper Sanders and Mary Jane Smith Marriage.
    Nannie Smith-Corman 1910 Death Certificate    		 Nannie Smith-Corman 1910 Death Certificate
    Gender Female 
    Residence 28 Jun 1870  Menifee County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Benjamin Back family, George Wells family, Richard Wells and Sarah Smith-Wells, 1870 Census, Menifee County, Kentucky    		 Benjamin Back family, George Wells family, Richard Wells and Sarah Smith-Wells, 1870 Census, Menifee County, Kentucky
    Benjamin Back 1870 Census, Menifee County, Kentucky    		 Benjamin Back 1870 Census, Menifee County, Kentucky
    Page 2 of 2
    Residence 16 Jun 1880  Menifee County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Benjamin Back 1880 Census, Menifee County, Kentucky    		 Benjamin Back 1880 Census, Menifee County, Kentucky
    Residence 9 Jun 1900  Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    John Wesley Smith family 1900 Census, Morgan County, Kentucky; Richard Lee Smith family.    		 John Wesley Smith family 1900 Census, Morgan County, Kentucky; Richard Lee Smith family.
    John Wesley Smith 1900 Census in Morgan County, Kentucky, page 1 of 2.
    John Wesley Smith 1900 Census    		 John Wesley Smith 1900 Census
    John Wesley Smith 1900 Census in Morgan County, Kentucky, page 2 of 2.
    Residence 21 Apr 1910  444 Chair Ave, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    James Franklin Smith 1910 Census Enumeration    		 James Franklin Smith 1910 Census Enumeration
    James Franklin Smith on the 1910 U.S. Census in Fayette County, Kentucky.
    Residence 15 Jan 1920  Menifee County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    John W Smith 1920 Census Enumeration    		 John W Smith 1920 Census Enumeration
    John W Smith as enumerated on the 1920 census along with his wife and mother-in-law.
    Residence 12 Apr 1930  Menifee County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Christian Back-Smith 1930 Census Enumeration    		 Christian Back-Smith 1930 Census Enumeration
    Christian Back-Smith and her mother, Sarah Wells-Back, as enumerated on the 1930 census in Menifee County, Kentucky.
    Died 15 Jun 1936  Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate    		 Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate
    The death certificate of Christian Ann Back in Jessamine County, Kentucky.
    Buried 17 Jun 1936  Keene Cemetery, Cemetery Ln, Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • While there exists a shared headstone for John Wesley Smith and Christian Ann Back at the Back Cemetery in Menifee County, Kentucky, the death certificate of Christian Ann Back records that she was buried at Keene Cemetery in Jessamine County, Kentucky.

      I do not have confirmation of this or whether a headstone was placed in Keene Cemetery. If you can confirm this, please click on the "Suggest" link to send me an update or your contact information.
    Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate    		 Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate
    The death certificate of Christian Ann Back in Jessamine County, Kentucky.
    John Wesley Smith and Christian Ann Back Headstone    		 John Wesley Smith and Christian Ann Back Headstone
    The cemetery marker for John Wesley Smith and his wife, Christian Ann Back, in the Back Cemetery.
    Person ID I1118  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2012 

    Father Benjamin Back,   b. 1 Mar 1843, Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1908, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Sarah A Wells,   b. 20 Jun 1850, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1930, Menifee County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married Abt 1864  Z Probably In Morgan County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Twins, Alfred and John Back Birth Record    		Twins, Alfred and John Back Birth Record
    The 1875 birth record of twins, Alfred and John, in Menifee County, Kentucky.
    John Back Death Record    		John Back Death Record
    The 1875 death record of John Back in Menifee County, Kentucky. John was the twin brother of Alfred Back but lived only two days.
    Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate    		Christian Ann Back 1936 Death Certificate
    The death certificate of Christian Ann Back in Jessamine County, Kentucky.
    George W Back 1878 Death Record    		George W Back 1878 Death Record
    Alfred B Back 1943 Death Certificate    		Alfred B Back 1943 Death Certificate
    Family ID F341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Wesley Smith,   b. 22 Mar 1867, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1928, Menifee County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1885  Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11, 12, 13] 
    Children 
     1. James Franklin Smith,   b. 20 Dec 1885, Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1944, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. Elijah Lee Smith,   b. 16 Apr 1887, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1940, Good Samaritan Hospital, 310 S. Limestone, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     3. Benjamin Harrison Smith,   b. 04 Oct 1888, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1930, Stanford, Lincoln County Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 43 years)
     4. Mary Jane Smith,   b. 19 Jun 1891, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1973, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Nannie M. Smith,   b. 17 Sep 1892, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1910, 444 Chair Ave, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
    Documents
    Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate    		Elijah Lee Smith 1940 Death Certificate
    Nannie Smith-Corman 1910 Death Certificate    		Nannie Smith-Corman 1910 Death Certificate
    James Smith and Mollie Pitcher Marriage    		James Smith and Mollie Pitcher Marriage
    The marriage of James Smith and Mollie Pitcher. This is a second marriage for each. James was a widower and Mollie was divorced.
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2013 
    Family ID F264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Oct 1866 - Morgan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 28 Jun 1870 - Menifee County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Jun 1880 - Menifee County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jan 1885 - Morgan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 Jun 1900 - Morgan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Apr 1910 - 444 Chair Ave, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 15 Jan 1920 - Menifee County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 Apr 1930 - Menifee County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jun 1936 - Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 Jun 1936 - Keene Cemetery, Cemetery Ln, Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Sarah Wells-Back and Christian Ann Back-Smith (standing on the right)    		Sarah Wells-Back and Christian Ann Back-Smith (standing on the right)
    Sarah Wells-Back (standing on the left) and her daughter, Christian Ann Back-Smith (standing on the right).
    Christian Ann Back-Smith    		Christian Ann Back-Smith
    Cropped from a photo that shows Sarah Wells-Back standing on the left and her daughter, Christian Ann Back-Smith standing on the right.

    Documents
    Sarah Wells-Back 1930 Death Certificate    		Sarah Wells-Back 1930 Death Certificate

  • Notes 
    • [Schimka.ged]

      1 _FA1
      2 DATE 21 APR 1910
      2 PLAC 5 children born; all still living
      2 SOUR 1910 Census KY, Fayette Co., Lexington, sheet no. 3-B

      Christian went by the name of Chrissy. Chrissy was a tall robust person, quite the contrary from her mother who was a person of small stature. Christian Back's mother had a full head of red hair and she was a full-blooded American Indian. That information was handed down from my Grandfather, Howard Francis Boyle, and the part about the American Indian heritage is probably incorrect. Nearly all of the information that came from my grandfather has proven correct at least in part. For example, closer relatives, have corrected the nickname by which Christian was known to "Christy" rather than "Chrissy". To date, I have found no evidence to support any American Indian heritage in any of my direct ancestor lines.
      New research has uncovered a name line reaching back to the great grandparents of Christian. If a document can be found that proves Benjamin Back and Sarah are the parents of Christian then, we will pick up these three generations and their family members. In the first quarter of the year 2002, I did locate the record that I was looking for, a death certificate of Chistian Back, that gives the full names of both of Christian's parents. The record confirmed the names of Christian's parents, which I first obtained from the family bible of Howard Francis Boyle and Ruby Jean Barkeloo-Boyle. The record also gave me the maiden name of Sarah which I now know was "Wells".

  • Sources 
    1. [S217] A Back Family History, Custor Back, Kenneth Back, Troy Back, Dexter Dixon. Dr. Reedus BackCoordinator and Director of Publication., (Name: Bach/Back Genealogy Society, 2008;), Vol. 2/Page 1182.
      Children of Aaron and Billie (Cox) (?):
      75B 1-6-5-12-2-1-1 Colter Zane (?).
      75B 1-6-5-12-3 Pattie Downing. She married Russ Hunt.
      Children of Pattie (Downing) and Russ Hunt:
      75B 1-6-5-12-3-1 John Hunt.
      75B 1-6-5-12-3-2 Debbie Hunt.
      75B 1-6-6 William Harrison Back, born 8 April 1878. He married Ida Lee Coburn. She was born in 1885. They lived in Middletown, Ohio. William died 4 March 1965. Ida Lee died 27 June 1966. Both are buried in the Woodside Cemetery in Middletown.
      Children of William and Ida Lee (Coburn) Back:
      75B 1-6-6-1 Kathleen Back. She married Ray Haren. They had one son.
      75B 1-6-6-2 Anna Mabel Back, born 8 May 1907 and died 10 June 1908. She is buried in the Back Cemetery in Korea, Menifee County, Kentucky.
      75B 1-6-6-3 A son, died in infancy.
      75B 1-7 Benjamin Back, born 1 March 1843. He married Sarah Wells. She was born 8 November 1850. They lived in Menifee County, Kentucky. Benjamin was a farmer and a skilled cabinetmaker. He died 6 April 1908. In 1920, Sarah lived with her daughter, Chrysta Ann. Sarah died in June 1929. They are both buried in the Back Cemetery in Korea, Menifee County, Kentucky.
      Children of Benjamin and Sarah (Wells) Back:
      75B 1-7-1 Mary Jane Back. 75B 1-7-4 James Monroe Back.
      75B 1-7-2 Chrysta Ann Back. 75B 1-7-5 Elijah Back.
      75B 1-7-3 Martha Belle Back. 75B 1-7-6 Alfred B. Back.
      75B 1-7-1 Mary Jane Back, born ca. 1864/65. She married Brach Wells. They had several children.
      75B 1-7-2 Chrysta Ann Back, born ca. 1865/66. She married John Wesley Smith.
      Children of Chrysta (Back) and John Smith (the last four of whom lived in Lincoln County, Kentucky):
      75B 1-7-2-1 James Smith. He married Ida Hughes.
      75B 1-7-2-2 Harrison Smith. Married and lived in Lincoln County.
      75B 1-7-2-3 Mary Jane Smith. Married and lived in Lincoln County.
      75B 1-7-2-4 Elijah Lee Smith. Married and lived in Lincoln County.
      75B 1-7-2-5 Nannie Mae Smith. Married and lived in Lincoln County.
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    2. [S153] 1900 Census, KY, Morgan Co., Mag. Dist. 2, Sheet 8, line 97\Menifee Co.1870.

    3. [S743] Kentucky Marriage Records 1852 - 1914, Clerks of Kentucky Counties.

    4. [S1052] 1870 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    5. [S1051] 1880 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    6. [S1050] 1900 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    7. [S1047] 1910 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    8. [S1048] 1920 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    9. [S1049] 1930 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census .

    10. [S1074] Kentucky Registrar of Vital Statistics.

    11. [S188] 1910 Census KY, Fayette Co., Lexington, sheet no. 3-B.

    12. [S744] Kentucky Marriages 1851-1900, Ancestry.com.
      Name: John W. Smith
      Spouse: Christina Ann Back
      Marriage Date: 28 Jan 1885
      County: Morgan
      State: KY

    13. [S1078] Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch - http://www.familysearch.org).
      Name: John W Smith
      Birth Date:
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      Spouse's Name: Christin Ann Back
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      Event Date: 28 Jan 1883
      Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01428-2
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 839918
      Reference ID: 228
      28 January 1883 from this source.