FRIEDRICH JANSSEN (FRANK JENSON) BLOCK, b: 1852

^{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}


			^{JOHANN HARMS BLOCK}^{b. d.}

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

	^{FRIEDRICH JANSSEN BLOCK}^{b.1852 AKELSBARG, GERMANY d.1938 CANYON, TEXAS}		^{JAN FRERICHS}^{b. d.}

		^{GEESCHE JANSEN}^{b.1817 VELDE, GERMANY d.}	^{TRINKE HINRICHS ULFERTS}^{b. d.}

^{BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BLOCK}^{b.1882 ILLINOIS d.1932 CARSON COUN, TEXAS}

		^{JOHANN JULIUS EMM}^{b. d.}

	^{AUGUSTE WILHELMINE EMM}^{b.1862 LONG POINT, ILLINOIS d.1932 WICHITA FALL, TEXAS}

		^{AUGUSTINE ZIMMERMAN}^{b. d.}