B F (initials only) BLOCK, b: 1912

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


			^{FRANK JENSON BLOCK}^{b.1852 AKELSBAR, GERMANY d.1938 CANYON, TEXAS}

		^{BENJAMAN FRANKLIN BLOCK}^{b.1882 ILLINOIS d.1932 CARSON COUN, TEXAS}	^{AUGUSTE WILHELMINE EMM}^{b.1862 LONG POINT, ILLINOIS d.1932 WICHITA FALL, TEXAS}

	^{B F (initials only) BLOCK}^{b.1912 HOLLIDAY, TEXAS d.1994 DUMAS, TEXAS}		^JOHN KREBS^{b.1845 OHIO d.1946 ARCHER COUN, TEXAS}

^{WANDA MERLE BLOCK}^{b.1934 PAMPA, TEXAS d.2012 AUSTIN, TEXAS}		^{IDA MATILDA KREBS}^{b.1887 WICHITA FALL, TEXAS d.1970 AMARILLO, TEXAS}	^{LOUISA KREUGER}^{b.1853 OHIO d.1925 ARCHER COUN, TEXAS}

^{MARCIA LYNN BLOCK}^{b. Private d.}

^{PATTII WEIDENE BLOCK}^{b. Private d.}		^{HOLLIS BERRY STRICKLAND}^{b.1884 PONTITOK, MISSISSIPPI d.}

	^{LELA MERLE STRICKLAND}^{b.1914 YUKON, OKLAHOMA d.1999 LUFKIN, TEXAS}

		^{MABEL ESTELLA HASSLER}^{b.1880 WINTERSET, IOWA d.}