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Jesse Earl Backus 1896–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1896

Birth Location: Locust Creek, Carroll, Kentucky

Death Date: 19 Sep 1969

Death Location: Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA

Father: Jerome Backus

Mother: Eliza Sherman

Spouse(s): Leona Pulliam

Children(s): Hilda Backus

The story of Jesse Earl Backus began in 1896 in Locust Creek, Carroll, Kentucky. Jesse Earl Backus married Leona Rivers Pulliam, and had children including Hilda Mae Backus. Jesse Earl Backus passed away in 1969 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Earl Backus began in 1896 in Locust Creek, Carroll, Kentucky.
  • Jesse Earl Backus married Leona Rivers Pulliam, and had children including Hilda Mae Backus.
  • Jesse Earl Backus passed away in 1969 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA.

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Jesse Backus's Ancestors

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Jesse Backus
1896–1969
Birth Place: Locust Creek, Carroll, Kentucky
Parents
Jerome Bradley Backus
1874–1960
Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
Eliza ("Lida") Sherman
1878–1946
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (P) Backes
1849–1933
Germany
Matilda (Jane) Wright
1853–1939
Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
Ezra (S.) Sherman
1855–1908
Jefferson, Clinton Co., IN
Louisa (Eliza) Jackson
1848–1905
Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Wright
1826–1900
Adeline Ragsdale
1830–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reason Wright
1785–1843
Nancy Kendall
1794–1854
BERRYMAN Ragsdale
1795–1842
SARAH Chapman
1799–1864

Jesse Backus's Descendants

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Jesse (Earl) Backus (19 July 1896–19 Sep 1969) m. Leona (Rivers) Pulliam (3 July 1896–25 April 1970)
  1. 1. Hilda (Mae) Backus 1919–2005 m. Proctor (Wallace) Hill 1918–2003

Jesse Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1896
19 July 1896
Birth of Jesse Earl Backus in Locust Creek, Carroll, Kentucky
Locust Creek, Carroll, Kentucky
1969
19 Sep 1969
Age 73
Death of Jesse Earl Backus in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA
Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1896
    Event Place: Locust Creek, Carroll, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1969
    Event Place: Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA

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