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Clyde Ernest Backus 1880–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1880

Birth Location: Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 5 Jul 1956

Death Location: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

Father: Henry Backus

Mother: Lavenia Million

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Clyde Ernest Backus was born in 1880 in Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States, the child of Henry Elisha Backus And Lavenia Jane Million. In 1880, Clyde Ernest Backus resided in Greenfield and Athensville, Greene, Illinois, Unit. Clyde Ernest Backus passed away in 1956 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Biography

  • Clyde Ernest Backus was born in 1880 in Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States, the child of Henry Elisha Backus And Lavenia Jane Million.
  • In 1880, Clyde Ernest Backus resided in Greenfield and Athensville, Greene, Illinois, Unit.
  • Clyde Ernest Backus passed away in 1956 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Clyde Backus's Ancestors

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Clyde Backus
1880–1956
Birth Place: Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States
Parents
Henry Elisha Backus
1836–1887
Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States
Lavenia (Jane) Million
1843–1894
Morgan, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Marcus (Watsie) Million
1818–1884
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) Drum
1817–1891
Madison, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clyde Backus's Timeline

3 Records

1880
8 Feb 1880
Birth of Clyde Ernest Backus in Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States
Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Clyde Ernest Backus resided here in Greenfield and Athensville, Greene, Illinois, United States
Greenfield and Athensville, Greene, Illinois, United States
1956
5 Jul 1956
Age 76
Death of Clyde Ernest Backus in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield and Athensville, Greene, Illinois; Roll: 209; Family History Film: 1254209; Page: 30D; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 0063.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1956
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greenfield and Athensville, Greene, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield and Athensville, Greene, Illinois; Roll: 209; Family History Film: 1254209; Page: 30D; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 0063.

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