BENJAMIN 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.}

		^{FRIEDRICH JANSSEN BLOCK}^{b.1852 AKELSBARG, GERMANY d.1938 CANYON, TEXAS}	^{GEESCHE JANSEN}^{b.1817 VELDE, GERMANY 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.}

^B F BLOCK^{b.1912 WICHITA FALL, TEXAS d.1994 DUMAS, TEXAS}

		^JOHN KREBS^{b.1845 OHIO d.1926 ARCHER COUN, TEXAS}

	^{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}	^IDA DENTLER^{b. SWITZERLAND d.}