James William Back Bollinger Co
Mo Biography
- James William Back, an intelligent young
citizen of Bollinger County, Mo., was born in 1863, and is a son
of William H. and Mary (Wells) Back, natives of South Carolina
and Southeast Missouri, respectively.
William H. Back
was born in 1825, and when eighteen years of age immigrated to
Missouri and located in Stoddard County, where he was married.
He always followed farming as an occupation, and died in
1886. His wife was born in 1839 and died in 1875.
They
were parents of nine children, only one of whom is dead. James
W. Back is their second child.
He was born in Stoddard
County, Mo., and received his education in the Mayfield-Smith
Academy, Marble Hill, Mo. After finishing his education he
taught very successfully in the public schools.
For some
time he was in the employ of the Northwestern Railroad Company.
In 1885 he was united in marriage with Miss Ella King, a
native of Bollinger County, Mo., born in 1871.
The next
year after his marriage Mr. Back located on a farm and engaged
in agricultural pursuits, at which he has a good prospect for
success.
He and wife are the happy parents of one child,
Cora." [p. 820-821]
Goodspeed's History of
Southeast Missouri, [p. 820-821]
Contributed by
Joe Crim
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