BENJAMAN FRANKLIN BLOCK, b: 1882

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}


			^{JAN DIRKS JANSEN BLOCK}^{b.1819 HOLTROP, GERMANY d.}

		^{FRANK JENSON BLOCK}^{b.1852 AKELSBAR, GERMANY d.1938 CANYON, TEXAS}	^{GEESCHE JANSEN}^{b.1817 VELDE, GERMANY d.}

^{B F (initials only) BLOCK}^{b.1912 HOLLIDAY, TEXAS d.1994 DUMAS, TEXAS}	^{BENJAMAN FRANKLIN BLOCK}^{b.1882 ILLINOIS d.1932 CARSON COUN, TEXAS}		^{JOHANN JULIUS EMM}^{b. d.}

^{WILLIAM VINCENT BLOCK}^{b.1916 HENRIETTA, TEXAS d.1991 DUMAS, TEXAS}		^{AUGUSTE WILHELMINE EMM}^{b.1862 LONG POINT, ILLINOIS d.1932 WICHITA FALL, TEXAS}	^{AUGUSTINE ZIMMERMAN}^{b. d.}

^{IVAN LEWIS BLOCK}^{b.1917 WHITE DEER, TEXAS d.2001 HEREFORD, TEXAS}			^{UNKNOWN KREBS}^{b. SWITZERLAND d.}

^{KENNETH KENWOOD BLOCK}^{b.1919 WHITE DEER, TEXAS d.1976 SPRINGDA, ARKANSAS}		^JOHN KREBS^{b.1845 OHIO d.1946 ARCHER COUN, TEXAS}	^UNKNOWN^{b. SWITZERLAND d.}

^{VERNELLE CHRISTINE BLOCK}^{b.1924 WHITE DEER, TEXAS d.1986 URBANA, ILLINOIS}	^{IDA MATILDA KREBS}^{b.1887 WICHITA FALL, TEXAS d.1970 AMARILLO, TEXAS}		^{UNKNOWN KREUGER}^{b. SWITZERLAND d.}

		^{LOUISA KREUGER}^{b.1853 OHIO d.1925 ARCHER COUN, TEXAS}	^{MAGDALENA DENDLER}^{b. SWITZERLAND d.}