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Russell Leon Backus 1939–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1939

Birth Location: Berrian County, Michigan

Death Date: 11 Dec 2019

Death Location: Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Emil Backus

Mother: Elsie Hauch

Spouse(s): Anita Garcia

Children(s):

Russell Leon Backus was born in 1939 in Berrian County, Michigan, the child of Emil Backus And Elsie Alwina Hauch. In 1940, Russell Leon Backus resided in Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA. In 1950, Russell Leon Backus resided in Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA. Russell Leon Backus married Anita Delfina Garcia, Ann Backus, Lorraine F Klimach, Norma Rosencrantz, and had children including Daniel Lee Backus, David Allen Backus, Janice Elaine Backus, Julie Ann Backus, Todd Allen Backus. Russell Leon Backus passed away in 2019 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Russell Leon Backus was born in 1939 in Berrian County, Michigan, the child of Emil Backus And Elsie Alwina Hauch.
  • In 1940, Russell Leon Backus resided in Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1950, Russell Leon Backus resided in Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • Russell Leon Backus married Anita Delfina Garcia, Ann Backus, Lorraine F Klimach, Norma Rosencrantz, and had children including Daniel Lee Backus, David Allen Backus, Janice Elaine Backus, Julie Ann Backus, Todd Allen Backus.
  • Russell Leon Backus passed away in 2019 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Russell Backus's Ancestors

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Russell Backus
1939–2019
Birth Place: Berrian County, Michigan
Parents
Emil Backus
1898–1970
Baroda, Berrien, Michigan
Elsie (Alwina) Hauch
1903–1978
Bridgman, Berrien, Michigan
Grandparents
Herman (Carl) Backus
1862–1925
Russia
Fredricke (G. 'Frieda') Rhodenburg
1862–1912
Russia
Fred (J.) Hauch
1878–
Russia
Annie Hauch
1882–
Russia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Russell Backus's Timeline

8 Records

1939
1 Jul 1939
Birth of Russell Leon Backus in Berrian County, Michigan
Berrian County, Michigan
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 1
Russell Leon Backus resided here in Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Russell Leon Backus resided here in Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1987
1987-2019
Age 48
Russell Leon Backus resided here in Jackson, Michigan, USA
Jackson, Michigan, USA
1993
1993
Age 54
Russell Leon Backus resided here in Jackson, MI
Jackson, MI
2000
2000-2020
Age 61
Russell Leon Backus resided here in Jackson, Michigan, USA
Jackson, Michigan, USA
2004
2004-2019
Age 65
Russell Leon Backus resided here in Jackson, Michigan, USA
Jackson, Michigan, USA
2019
11 Dec 2019
Age 80
Death of Russell Leon Backus in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Berrian County, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T627_1733; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 11-90
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T627_1733; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 11-90

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Weesaw, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Weesaw, Berrien, Mic

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987-2019
    Event Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Jackson, MI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000-2020
    Event Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2004-2019
    Event Place: Jackson, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 2019
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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