THE BACK FAMILY

I Arne Olufsson,  farmer, b. ca. 1690 in Silbodal Parish (Tvärdalen), Värmland
    County, m. to Ingrid Svensdotter

                  Child:
                
                  Olof b. 1713                                                                  

II Olof Arnesson, farmer, b. 1713 d. 1771 Silbodal (Tvärdalen), Värmland County,
         m. to Kari Larsdotter,  1721

               Children:
                 
                 Lars b. 1747
                 Kersti b. 1749
                 Arne b. 1781
                 Per b. 1754 d. 1755
                 Per b. 1757
                 Kari b. 1759
                 Malin b. 1762
                 Anna b. 1765

III   Arne Olofsson, crofter, b. 1752 in Silbodal (Backa), Värmland County, m. to
               Lisbeth Andersdotter b. 1755

                 Children:

                 Pär b. 1781
                 Anders b. 1783

IV   Pär Arnesson, crofter, b. 1781 in Silbodal (Backa) Värmland County, m. to
          Börel Nilsdotter b. 1782

                 Children:

                Katarina b. 1814
                Annika b. 1817
                Anders b. 1820
                Aron b. 1822
                Daniel b. 1825

V   Anders Pärsson-Back, rifleman, b.1820 in Silbodal (Backa) Värmland
        County, moved to Tisselskog (Gullungebyn), Älvsborg County, d.1865, m. to Maja
        Olsdotter b. 1818

                
                  Maja Olsdotter, a very early photo
                     from the mid-1800s.

                 Children:
               
                 Jan Peter b. 1844
                 Betty b. 1846
                 Anna Kajsa b. 1850
                 Carolina b. 1853
                 Olof Fredrik b. 1856
                 Johannes b. 1859
                 Otto b. 1863 
                                                  

 VI  Otto Andersson-Back, tailor, b. May 14, 1863 in Tisselskog, Älvsborg County, d.
         Jan 20, 1951 in Gävle, moved to Gävle, Gävleborg County, m. to Julia Cecilia
         Kindahl b. July 20, 1860 in Arboga, d. July 14, 1933 in Gävle. Otto emigrated to the
         USA in 1903 together with his son Elis, but returned to Sweden after about two
         years.

                                                                                     Otto and Julia

               

                                             Front row, from left to right:  Ernst, Eric and Oscar Back

                Children:

                Eli(a)s Albert    b. April 17, 1891 in Gävle, d. Dec 18, 1946 in Stratford,
                Bridgeport, USA
                Lydia Elisabet b. July 7, 1892 in Gävle, d. July 21,
                1961 in Gävle.  No children
                Oscar Emanuel b. July 11, 1894 in Gävle, d. December 30, 1954 in Umeå
                Ernst Josef Martin b. November 11 in Gävle, 1897 d. May 12, 1965 in Gävle
                Eric Ingemar b. August 13, 1900 in Gävle, d. October 31, 1986 in Luleå
                Elin Cecilia  b. March 19, 1902 in Gävle, d. July 25, 1903 in Gävle  

VII Elis Back, merchant, b. April 17, 1891 in Gävle, Gävleborg County, emigrated to
          the USA together with his father Otto in 1903, d. Dec 18, 1946 in Stratford, CT, 
          m. to Alma Victoria (Stenberg) b. Jan 28, 1889, d. Aug 1976, lived in
          Stratford, CT

               Children:

                Pearl  b. April 21, 1917, d. ca. 1991

                                                        

                                                              Elis and Alma. Wedding photo.

VII Oscar Back, merchant, b. July 11, 1894 in Gävle, Gävleborg County, moved to
          Umeå, Västerbotten County, d. Dec 30, 1954 in Umeå, Västerbotten County,
          m. to Ruth Hübinette b. March 25, 1891 d. 1985 (see main page for Ruth's
         personal details)

                Children:                            Oscar and Ruth Back

              Folke Hübinette-Back, school teacher, b. July 18, 1923 in Umeå, Västerbotten
              County, m. to Ebba Hägg b. April 3, 1924
                    Lars b. 1948
                    Margareta b. 1951
                    Birgitta b. 1958

               Arne Back, school teacher, b. Jan 21, 1922 in Umeå, Västerbotten
               County, m. to Birgitta (Strandlund) b. 1922
               
                   Kerstin b. 1946
                   Ulrika b. 1949
                   Mikael b. 1954
                   David b. 1962

        Sigbrit Back-Rehn, b. Nov 9, 1926 in Umeå, Västerbotten County, m. to Bertil
               Rehn, school teacher, b.1924, d. 2006

                   Olle b. 1950
                   Karin b. 1953
                   Erik b. 1954

              Ulla b. 1928 d. 1930

           Please see the main page for the descendents of Ruth's and Oscar's
           grandchildren


VII  Ernst Back, tailor, b. Nov 11, 1897 in Gävle, Gävleborg County, d.May 12, 1965 in
           Gävle m. to
          
           1) Ruth (Järnberg) b. Feb 14, 1904 in Gävle, d. Feb 18, 1955 
           2) Naimi (Sparr) b.?    d.?
           

                       Erik Sten b. ca. 1937 in Finland, stayed with the family during the Second
                 World War, returned to Helsinki, Finland around 1949

VII  Eric Back, tailor, b. Aug 13, 1900 in Gävle, Gävleborg County, d. Oct 31, 1986 in
           Luleå, Norrbotten County, m. to Dagmar (Berglund) b. June 7, 1904 d. 1985

               Children:
                Margoth b. March 24, 1930 m. to Bror Öhman b. Sept 9, 1920 d. Nov 2002,
                lives in Luleå

                       Lennart b. August 22, 1954, prev. m. to Ingela Markström, lives in Luelå
                              
                               Jonas b. Aug 11, 1979  m. to Anette Isacsson lives in Uppsala
                               Elin b. March 12, 1982 partner Nicklas, lives in Uppsala
                               Erik b. Sept 29, 1987 lives in Luleå
                               Petter b. April 7, 1989 lives in Luleå
                               Linnea b. March 19, 1994 lives in Luleå


                        Mats b. Nov 18, 1957, prev. m. to Monica Ekberg, b. Sep 6, 1963, lives in
                        Stockholm

                                Leo b. June 6, 1998  
                      
    
                Karin b. June 28, 1932  m. to OddJohn Fuglstad, b. March 26, 1928, lives in
                Stockholm
                              
                       Ingrid b. Apr 10, 1956 lives in Stockholm
                       Eva b. Oct 20, 1958, partner Lars Litzén b. January 19, 1946 lives in
                       Kumla

                                  Eira b. May 1, 1991
                                  Siri b. Nov 25, 1994

                       Astrid b. July 27, 1964 m. to James Buckley, b. June 1, 1955 in the USA,
                       lives in Export, PA

                                  Hannah b. Apr 7, 1990
                                  Victoria b. Jan 18, 1992
                                  Sophia b. Feb 19, 1997
                                  Julie-Anna b. Feb 19, 1997 (USA)
                                  James b. march 15, 2000 (USA)

                 Monica b. Dec 12, 1936, d.1996  m. to Hans Nylander b. June 3, 1933. Hans
                 lives in Luleå.
                        
                       Jan b. Dec 6 1954 d. Nov 2005, m. to Boel (Brandt) b. June 20, 1956.
                       Boel lives in Luleå.
                        
                                  Per-Emil  b. March 13, 1981, lives in Luleå
                                  Lovisa  b. July 11, 1983, lives in Luleå
                                  Josefina b. July 30, 1987, lives in Luleå
         
                        Caroline b. Jan 7, 1972 partner Lars Eklund, lives in Mariestad

                                  Johan Sebastian b. Jan 6, 2000
                                  Tobias b. Jan 2002
                         
                 Janeric b. Aug 4, 1937 m. to Birgit b. Sept 9, 1937, lives in Gävle
                      
                        Ingemar  b. Oct 22, 1961 m. to Birgitta Hessel b. May 25, 1962,
                        lives in Gävle 

                                  David b. Feb 12, 1985
                                  Ida b. Sept 5, 1988 

                        Gudrun b. March 26, 1964, lives in Gammelstad
                      
     
             Gunilla b. March 25, 1942 m. to Signar Johansson b. Oct 20, 1939 lives
             in Gammelstad

                        Fredrik b. Nov 6, 1965 m. to Birgit b. May 22, 1964 lives i Luleå

                                   Linnea b. July 10, 1997
                                   Marcus b. Oct 2001

                        Anna b. April 25, 1968 m. to Magnus Nilsson, lives in Frölunda
                                   Felix b. May 23, 2000 

                        David b. March 13, 1975, lives in Göteborg