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Ethel Agnes, (Backus) Whitehead 1910 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 July 1910

Birth Location: Tompkins, Delaware, New York

Death Date: 28 June 1986

Death Location: Afton, Chenango, New York, USA

Father: Arthur Backus

Mother: Sarah Short

Spouse(s): Lawrence Whitehead

Children(s): Lawrence Whitehead, Darwin Whitehead, Kathryn Whitehead, Warren Whitehead, Duane Whitehead, Hilda Whitehead

1910 marked the beginning of Ethel Agnes (Backus) Whitehead's life in Tompkins, Delaware, New York, to parents Arthur Backus and Sarah Katherine "Katie" (Backus) Short. Eventually, Ethel Agnes (Backus) Whitehead married Lawrence Walter Whitehead, and they welcomed Lawrence Arnold Whitehead, Darwin Whitehead, Kathryn (Boorom) Whitehead, Warren Douglas "Doug" Whitehead, Duane Whitehead and Hilda (Stope) Whitehead. Ethel Agnes (Backus) Whitehead passed in 1986 at Afton, Chenango, New York, USA.

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Parents

Arthur Backus
1885 – 1957
Birth Location: Rock Royal Rd, Tompkins, Delaware Co, NY
AB
Sarah Short
1888 – 1964
Birth Location: New York, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Lawrence Whitehead
1901 – 1992
Birth Location: New York
LW

Children(s)

Lawrence Whitehead
1926 – 2004
Birth Location: Canonsville, New York
LW
Darwin Whitehead
1930 –
Birth Location: Tompkins Delaware New York
DW
Kathryn Whitehead
1932 –
Birth Location: Tompkins, Delaware County, New York, USA
KW
Warren Whitehead
1935 – 1992
Birth Location: Rock Royal D, New York
WW
Duane Whitehead
1937 –
Birth Location: Tompkins Delaware New York
DW
Hilda Whitehead
1940 –
Birth Location: –
HW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 July 1910
    Event Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02521; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 13-50, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York; Roll: 2088; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 13-53

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02521; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 13-50

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02521; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 13-50

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York, 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: Tompkins, Delaware, New York; Roll: 2088; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 13-53

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 June 1986
    Event Place: Afton, Chenango, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Afton, Chenango County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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