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Ethel Arlene Backus 1915–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Apr 1915

Birth Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 2007

Death Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA

Father: Frank Backhaus

Mother: Alla Viers

Spouse(s): Karl Gordon, Clive White, Ercle Sr.

Children(s):

Ethel Arlene Backus was born in 1915 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA, the child of Frank Franz William Backhaus And Alla Viers. In 1920, Ethel Arlene Backus resided in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA. In 1935, Ethel Arlene Backus resided in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA. Ethel Arlene Backus married Clive Mervin White, Ercle Howard Knotts Sr, Karl Emory Gordon, and had children including Ercle Howard Knotts Jr, James Allen Knotts, John Knotts, Kenneth E Knotts. Ethel Arlene Backus passed away in 2007 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Ethel Arlene Backus was born in 1915 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA, the child of Frank Franz William Backhaus And Alla Viers.
  • In 1920, Ethel Arlene Backus resided in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1935, Ethel Arlene Backus resided in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA.
  • Ethel Arlene Backus married Clive Mervin White, Ercle Howard Knotts Sr, Karl Emory Gordon, and had children including Ercle Howard Knotts Jr, James Allen Knotts, John Knotts, Kenneth E Knotts.
  • Ethel Arlene Backus passed away in 2007 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frank Backhaus
1887–1964
Birth Location: Germany
FB
Alla Viers
1892–1966
Birth Location: Corunna, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
AV

Spouses(s)

Karl Gordon
1904–1970
Birth Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
KG
Clive White
1905–1969
Birth Location: Sharps Chapel, Union, Tennessee, USA
CW
Ercle Sr.
1911–1973
Birth Location: Lewis, Mason, West Virginia, USA
ES

Children(s)

Ethel Backus's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Backus
1915–2007
Birth Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Parents
Frank (Franz) William Backhaus
1887–1964
Germany
Alla Viers
1892–1966
Corunna, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Carl (Frank "Charles") Backhaus
1860–1919
Germany (Pommern, Prussia)
Albertina Runge
1867–1915
Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel Backus's Timeline

8 Records

1915
04 Apr 1915
Birth of Ethel Arlene Backus in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Ethel Arlene Backus resided here in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Ethel Arlene Backus resided here in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 25
Ethel Arlene Backus resided here in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Ethel Arlene Backus resided here in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1993
1993
Age 78
Ethel Arlene Backus resided here in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
2007
10 Nov 2007
Age 92
Death of Ethel Arlene Backus in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
2007
13 Nov 2007
Age 92
Burial of Ethel Arlene Backus in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T627_3179; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 89-166
    [4] Ohio, U.S., Birth Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and, Certificate: 089278
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Akron Ward 5, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T625_1439; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 178; Image: 185
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Akron Beacon Journal; Publication Date: 11 Nov 2007; Publication Place: Akron, Ohio, USA; ,0.042816278,0.3634788,0.33724806&xid=3355
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Akron Beacon Journal; Publication Date: 15 Jan 1953; Publication Place: Akron, Ohio, USA; ,0.06278154
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Roll: 728; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 89-144
    [13] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Akron Ward 5, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T625_1439; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 178; Image: 185

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T627_3179; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 89-166

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T627_3179; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 89-166

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Roll: 728; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 89-144

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Akron Beacon Journal; Publication Date: 15 Jan 1953; Publication Place: Akron, Ohio, USA; &terms=Ethel_Knotts

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 2007
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and, Certificate: 089278
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Akron Beacon Journal; Publication Date: 11 Nov 2007; Publication Place: Akron, Ohio, USA; ,0.042816278,0.3634788,0.33724806&xid=3355
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Nov 2007
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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