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John Melville Backus

Male 1931 - 1958  (27 years)

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  • Name John Melville Backus 
    Birth 24 Aug 1931  Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Petroleum Engineer 
    Cause of Death Fell 90ft off a oil equipment 
    Death 2 Oct 1958  Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 5 Oct 1958  Hope Cemetery, Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings
    1. Gerald Gunter Backus,   b. 9 Jun 1929, El Dorado, Butler, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 2009, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
     
    Person ID I26929  Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2020 

    Father Gunter Melville Backus,   b. 22 Mar 1907, Newton, Harvey, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1947, Winfield, Cowley, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Ursula Margaret Draper,   b. 16 Jun 1905, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1970, St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 3 May 1928  Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 21 years and 2 months old - She : 22 years and 11 months old. (Were Married 18 years and 9 months). 
    Family ID F11873  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse / Partner Living 
    Family ID F11879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Aug 1931 - Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Oct 1958 - Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 5 Oct 1958 - Hope Cemetery, Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend<  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Military
    United States, Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
    United States, Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
    Source Citation: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

    Obituaries ObituaryAt least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    Headstones
    John Melville Backus
    John Melville Backus
    Find A Grave: John

    1940 US Census
    1940 US Census
    1940 US Census
    Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3341; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 77-25.