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Capt Henry Seymour “Gumpy” Back

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Capt Henry Seymour “Gumpy” Back

Birth
New York, USA
Death
28 Jul 1929 (aged 92)
Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
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Henry S. Back was a Union Soldier in Company B Minnesota 1st Cavalry Mounted Rangers. He was the son of Henry E. Back and Maria T. Roberts. He was the husband of #1-Jane E. Whiton and #2-Lois Austin.
Henry S. Back, of Minnesota married Lois Cady on Nov. 23, 1864, she was born July 29, 1839, died Aug. 16, 1902;
Children:
1. Frank H. Back, b. in Minnesota Oct. 20, 1865, lives in Alaska; married in Spokane, Washington, 1872, Ida Rusk and had one child,
Lois Back, b. 1894, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
2. Myrtle Austin Back, b. June 23, 1868, in Minnesota, married 1889, Albert Mathewson and had one child, Doris m. Mathewson, b. Aug. 19. 1890; married (second) Leon S. Ayotte, in Rathdrum, Idaho, 1900, and lives at Twin Falls, Idaho; children by 2d husband: Austin Ayotte, b. July 31, 1902; Effie Ayotte, b. Oct. 8, 1904
Henry S. Back was a Union Soldier in Company B Minnesota 1st Cavalry Mounted Rangers. He was the son of Henry E. Back and Maria T. Roberts. He was the husband of #1-Jane E. Whiton and #2-Lois Austin.
Henry S. Back, of Minnesota married Lois Cady on Nov. 23, 1864, she was born July 29, 1839, died Aug. 16, 1902;
Children:
1. Frank H. Back, b. in Minnesota Oct. 20, 1865, lives in Alaska; married in Spokane, Washington, 1872, Ida Rusk and had one child,
Lois Back, b. 1894, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
2. Myrtle Austin Back, b. June 23, 1868, in Minnesota, married 1889, Albert Mathewson and had one child, Doris m. Mathewson, b. Aug. 19. 1890; married (second) Leon S. Ayotte, in Rathdrum, Idaho, 1900, and lives at Twin Falls, Idaho; children by 2d husband: Austin Ayotte, b. July 31, 1902; Effie Ayotte, b. Oct. 8, 1904

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CO. B, 1 MINN CAV

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  • Created by: David M. Habben
  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74795595/henry_seymour-back: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Henry Seymour “Gumpy” Back (4 Mar 1837–28 Jul 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74795595, citing Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA; Maintained by David M. Habben (contributor 835).