This Back/Bach family is not related to Harman Back (aka Hermann Bach), from Freudenberg, Germany. A significant amount of documented research proves this.
Aaron turned 21, on June 18, 1806. The 1806 Madison County Personal Property Tax List was taken on May 9, 1806, which was about 5 weeks before his 21st birthday, and so he was not listed by name on that 1806 Tax List. Therefore, the first Personal Property Tax List where his name was listed was the 1807 Tax List (see attached to this memorial).
After Aaron's father died, either in late 1808 or early 1809, his mother sold their farm in Madison County, and then, he and his mother (and his sisters) migrated to Rockingham County, Virginia. Aaron and his aunt, Margaret (Hoffman) Back (who was the sister of Aaron's mother), had bought 100 acres from Margaret's daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Embry, on April 10, 1809. Margaret was already living on 50 acres of that parcel. The other 50 acres was for Aaron and his mother to live on. This land was described in the deed as being "on both sides of Wolf Run, a branch of the south fork of the Shenandoah River, between Wolf Run and the South Mountain" (known today as the Blue Ridge Mountains). It is suspected that 50 acres was on one side of Wolf Run, and 50 acres was on the opposite side of Wolf Run. The deed also described this land as being next to Henry Hammer's land and Christian Miller's land.
Aaron and his mother were seen living next door to Henry Hammer and his family, in the 1810 Census Report. Aaron married Mr. Hammer's daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, the following year, on March 9, 1811. (The marriage record is attached to this memorial.)
It is believed that Aaron had first lived on his mother's farm along Wolf Run, because Aaron was listed with his mother, on the same line, on the tax lists there. But after he got married, he moved to some land nearby that he and his wife had bought.
Aaron served in The War of 1812. He enlisted on 7-8-1813, in Robert Magill's Company, 38th Reg. Virginia Volunteers.
After Aaron's mother died, in late 1815 or early 1816, Aaron and his wife sold his mother's 50 acres to his wife's brother, Henry Hammer Jr., on 8-19-1816. The deed clearly showed that the land (100 acres of it) was originally sold to Aaron and his aunt, Margaret (Hoffman) Back, by Elizabeth (Back) Embry and her husband John Embry, on 4-10-1809. The deed also showed that Aaron was selling just half of the original parcel (the 50 acres that his mother had lived on). His aunt Margaret was still alive and living on the other half (50 acres).
On that same day, Aaron and his wife sold another tract of land to his wife's brother, Henry Hammer Jr. It was described as being part of a tract of 63 acres, between the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge (first owned by a Mr. Smith). It was located "along the the road from Conrad Harnsberger's woolen mill" (now Hwy. 33), "down to the Swift Run Gap" (an opening to get through the Blue Ridge Mountains). (Conrad Harnsberger's name was also spelled as Coonrad Hansberger. He was born in 1756 and died in 1814. FAG #118511003.) This land was probably where Aaron and wife lived, right after they got married. It was probably not very far from the land along Wolf Run, where he and mother had lived, and where she continued to live, after Aaron got married.
***Henry Hammer Jr. married Christena Gibbons on 6-9-1823, in Rockingham County. Around 1841, they moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, and lived near the town of Lexington, in Clay Township. He worked as a blacksmith. Christena died sometime between 1850 and 1860, and Henry Jr. died sometime between 1860 and 1870.
Aaron, his wife, and their infant son John (named after Aaron's paternal grandfather John Henry Back), then migrated to Preble County, Ohio. In 1837, they migrated to Huntington County, Indiana, where they lived for the rest of their lives.
Aaron and his wife had four children: John (born about 1812); Mary Ann (born 11-5-1817); Elizabeth Pence (born 11-28-1822); and Harriet S. (born 1824). His daughter Elizabeth Pence was named after their neighbor, Elizabeth Pence, who can be seen in the 1830 Census Report, in Preble County, Ohio.
Aaron, his wife, their son John, and their daughter Harriet are all buried in this cemetery.
Aaron turned 21, on June 18, 1806. The 1806 Madison County Personal Property Tax List was taken on May 9, 1806, which was about 5 weeks before his 21st birthday, and so he was not listed by name on that 1806 Tax List. Therefore, the first Personal Property Tax List where his name was listed was the 1807 Tax List (see attached to this memorial).
After Aaron's father died, either in late 1808 or early 1809, his mother sold their farm in Madison County, and then, he and his mother (and his sisters) migrated to Rockingham County, Virginia. Aaron and his aunt, Margaret (Hoffman) Back (who was the sister of Aaron's mother), had bought 100 acres from Margaret's daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Embry, on April 10, 1809. Margaret was already living on 50 acres of that parcel. The other 50 acres was for Aaron and his mother to live on. This land was described in the deed as being "on both sides of Wolf Run, a branch of the south fork of the Shenandoah River, between Wolf Run and the South Mountain" (known today as the Blue Ridge Mountains). It is suspected that 50 acres was on one side of Wolf Run, and 50 acres was on the opposite side of Wolf Run. The deed also described this land as being next to Henry Hammer's land and Christian Miller's land.
Aaron and his mother were seen living next door to Henry Hammer and his family, in the 1810 Census Report. Aaron married Mr. Hammer's daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, the following year, on March 9, 1811. (The marriage record is attached to this memorial.)
It is believed that Aaron had first lived on his mother's farm along Wolf Run, because Aaron was listed with his mother, on the same line, on the tax lists there. But after he got married, he moved to some land nearby that he and his wife had bought.
Aaron served in The War of 1812. He enlisted on 7-8-1813, in Robert Magill's Company, 38th Reg. Virginia Volunteers.
After Aaron's mother died, in late 1815 or early 1816, Aaron and his wife sold his mother's 50 acres to his wife's brother, Henry Hammer Jr., on 8-19-1816. The deed clearly showed that the land (100 acres of it) was originally sold to Aaron and his aunt, Margaret (Hoffman) Back, by Elizabeth (Back) Embry and her husband John Embry, on 4-10-1809. The deed also showed that Aaron was selling just half of the original parcel (the 50 acres that his mother had lived on). His aunt Margaret was still alive and living on the other half (50 acres).
On that same day, Aaron and his wife sold another tract of land to his wife's brother, Henry Hammer Jr. It was described as being part of a tract of 63 acres, between the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge (first owned by a Mr. Smith). It was located "along the the road from Conrad Harnsberger's woolen mill" (now Hwy. 33), "down to the Swift Run Gap" (an opening to get through the Blue Ridge Mountains). (Conrad Harnsberger's name was also spelled as Coonrad Hansberger. He was born in 1756 and died in 1814. FAG #118511003.) This land was probably where Aaron and wife lived, right after they got married. It was probably not very far from the land along Wolf Run, where he and mother had lived, and where she continued to live, after Aaron got married.
***Henry Hammer Jr. married Christena Gibbons on 6-9-1823, in Rockingham County. Around 1841, they moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, and lived near the town of Lexington, in Clay Township. He worked as a blacksmith. Christena died sometime between 1850 and 1860, and Henry Jr. died sometime between 1860 and 1870.
Aaron, his wife, and their infant son John (named after Aaron's paternal grandfather John Henry Back), then migrated to Preble County, Ohio. In 1837, they migrated to Huntington County, Indiana, where they lived for the rest of their lives.
Aaron and his wife had four children: John (born about 1812); Mary Ann (born 11-5-1817); Elizabeth Pence (born 11-28-1822); and Harriet S. (born 1824). His daughter Elizabeth Pence was named after their neighbor, Elizabeth Pence, who can be seen in the 1830 Census Report, in Preble County, Ohio.
Aaron, his wife, their son John, and their daughter Harriet are all buried in this cemetery.
This Back/Bach family is not related to Harman Back (aka Hermann Bach), from Freudenberg, Germany. A significant amount of documented research proves this.
Aaron turned 21, on June 18, 1806. The 1806 Madison County Personal Property Tax List was taken on May 9, 1806, which was about 5 weeks before his 21st birthday, and so he was not listed by name on that 1806 Tax List. Therefore, the first Personal Property Tax List where his name was listed was the 1807 Tax List (see attached to this memorial).
After Aaron's father died, either in late 1808 or early 1809, his mother sold their farm in Madison County, and then, he and his mother (and his sisters) migrated to Rockingham County, Virginia. Aaron and his aunt, Margaret (Hoffman) Back (who was the sister of Aaron's mother), had bought 100 acres from Margaret's daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Embry, on April 10, 1809. Margaret was already living on 50 acres of that parcel. The other 50 acres was for Aaron and his mother to live on. This land was described in the deed as being "on both sides of Wolf Run, a branch of the south fork of the Shenandoah River, between Wolf Run and the South Mountain" (known today as the Blue Ridge Mountains). It is suspected that 50 acres was on one side of Wolf Run, and 50 acres was on the opposite side of Wolf Run. The deed also described this land as being next to Henry Hammer's land and Christian Miller's land.
Aaron and his mother were seen living next door to Henry Hammer and his family, in the 1810 Census Report. Aaron married Mr. Hammer's daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, the following year, on March 9, 1811. (The marriage record is attached to this memorial.)
It is believed that Aaron had first lived on his mother's farm along Wolf Run, because Aaron was listed with his mother, on the same line, on the tax lists there. But after he got married, he moved to some land nearby that he and his wife had bought.
Aaron served in The War of 1812. He enlisted on 7-8-1813, in Robert Magill's Company, 38th Reg. Virginia Volunteers.
After Aaron's mother died, in late 1815 or early 1816, Aaron and his wife sold his mother's 50 acres to his wife's brother, Henry Hammer Jr., on 8-19-1816. The deed clearly showed that the land (100 acres of it) was originally sold to Aaron and his aunt, Margaret (Hoffman) Back, by Elizabeth (Back) Embry and her husband John Embry, on 4-10-1809. The deed also showed that Aaron was selling just half of the original parcel (the 50 acres that his mother had lived on). His aunt Margaret was still alive and living on the other half (50 acres).
On that same day, Aaron and his wife sold another tract of land to his wife's brother, Henry Hammer Jr. It was described as being part of a tract of 63 acres, between the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge (first owned by a Mr. Smith). It was located "along the the road from Conrad Harnsberger's woolen mill" (now Hwy. 33), "down to the Swift Run Gap" (an opening to get through the Blue Ridge Mountains). (Conrad Harnsberger's name was also spelled as Coonrad Hansberger. He was born in 1756 and died in 1814. FAG #118511003.) This land was probably where Aaron and wife lived, right after they got married. It was probably not very far from the land along Wolf Run, where he and mother had lived, and where she continued to live, after Aaron got married.
***Henry Hammer Jr. married Christena Gibbons on 6-9-1823, in Rockingham County. Around 1841, they moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, and lived near the town of Lexington, in Clay Township. He worked as a blacksmith. Christena died sometime between 1850 and 1860, and Henry Jr. died sometime between 1860 and 1870.
Aaron, his wife, and their infant son John (named after Aaron's paternal grandfather John Henry Back), then migrated to Preble County, Ohio. In 1837, they migrated to Huntington County, Indiana, where they lived for the rest of their lives.
Aaron and his wife had four children: John (born about 1812); Mary Ann (born 11-5-1817); Elizabeth Pence (born 11-28-1822); and Harriet S. (born 1824). His daughter Elizabeth Pence was named after their neighbor, Elizabeth Pence, who can be seen in the 1830 Census Report, in Preble County, Ohio.
Aaron, his wife, their son John, and their daughter Harriet are all buried in this cemetery.
Aaron turned 21, on June 18, 1806. The 1806 Madison County Personal Property Tax List was taken on May 9, 1806, which was about 5 weeks before his 21st birthday, and so he was not listed by name on that 1806 Tax List. Therefore, the first Personal Property Tax List where his name was listed was the 1807 Tax List (see attached to this memorial).
After Aaron's father died, either in late 1808 or early 1809, his mother sold their farm in Madison County, and then, he and his mother (and his sisters) migrated to Rockingham County, Virginia. Aaron and his aunt, Margaret (Hoffman) Back (who was the sister of Aaron's mother), had bought 100 acres from Margaret's daughter Elizabeth and her husband John Embry, on April 10, 1809. Margaret was already living on 50 acres of that parcel. The other 50 acres was for Aaron and his mother to live on. This land was described in the deed as being "on both sides of Wolf Run, a branch of the south fork of the Shenandoah River, between Wolf Run and the South Mountain" (known today as the Blue Ridge Mountains). It is suspected that 50 acres was on one side of Wolf Run, and 50 acres was on the opposite side of Wolf Run. The deed also described this land as being next to Henry Hammer's land and Christian Miller's land.
Aaron and his mother were seen living next door to Henry Hammer and his family, in the 1810 Census Report. Aaron married Mr. Hammer's daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, the following year, on March 9, 1811. (The marriage record is attached to this memorial.)
It is believed that Aaron had first lived on his mother's farm along Wolf Run, because Aaron was listed with his mother, on the same line, on the tax lists there. But after he got married, he moved to some land nearby that he and his wife had bought.
Aaron served in The War of 1812. He enlisted on 7-8-1813, in Robert Magill's Company, 38th Reg. Virginia Volunteers.
After Aaron's mother died, in late 1815 or early 1816, Aaron and his wife sold his mother's 50 acres to his wife's brother, Henry Hammer Jr., on 8-19-1816. The deed clearly showed that the land (100 acres of it) was originally sold to Aaron and his aunt, Margaret (Hoffman) Back, by Elizabeth (Back) Embry and her husband John Embry, on 4-10-1809. The deed also showed that Aaron was selling just half of the original parcel (the 50 acres that his mother had lived on). His aunt Margaret was still alive and living on the other half (50 acres).
On that same day, Aaron and his wife sold another tract of land to his wife's brother, Henry Hammer Jr. It was described as being part of a tract of 63 acres, between the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge (first owned by a Mr. Smith). It was located "along the the road from Conrad Harnsberger's woolen mill" (now Hwy. 33), "down to the Swift Run Gap" (an opening to get through the Blue Ridge Mountains). (Conrad Harnsberger's name was also spelled as Coonrad Hansberger. He was born in 1756 and died in 1814. FAG #118511003.) This land was probably where Aaron and wife lived, right after they got married. It was probably not very far from the land along Wolf Run, where he and mother had lived, and where she continued to live, after Aaron got married.
***Henry Hammer Jr. married Christena Gibbons on 6-9-1823, in Rockingham County. Around 1841, they moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, and lived near the town of Lexington, in Clay Township. He worked as a blacksmith. Christena died sometime between 1850 and 1860, and Henry Jr. died sometime between 1860 and 1870.
Aaron, his wife, and their infant son John (named after Aaron's paternal grandfather John Henry Back), then migrated to Preble County, Ohio. In 1837, they migrated to Huntington County, Indiana, where they lived for the rest of their lives.
Aaron and his wife had four children: John (born about 1812); Mary Ann (born 11-5-1817); Elizabeth Pence (born 11-28-1822); and Harriet S. (born 1824). His daughter Elizabeth Pence was named after their neighbor, Elizabeth Pence, who can be seen in the 1830 Census Report, in Preble County, Ohio.
Aaron, his wife, their son John, and their daughter Harriet are all buried in this cemetery.
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