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Sylvanus Louis Backus

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Sylvanus Louis Backus

Birth
Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Death
23 Sep 1903 (aged 61)
Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
West Center Section - Row 6 - Plot 6
Memorial ID
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Son of Erastus Backus and Martha Higgins per contributor Backus Family History.

October 1, 1903 The Frontier, Page 2
Taken Fatally Ill During a Race
CLAY CENTER- E.S. Backus of Harvard, NE, while driving his horse in the three-minute farmers' race, at the county fair here, was taken suddenly ill. Physicians were called, but he died on the fair grounds from heart failure.
Son of Erastus Backus and Martha Higgins per contributor Backus Family History.

October 1, 1903 The Frontier, Page 2
Taken Fatally Ill During a Race
CLAY CENTER- E.S. Backus of Harvard, NE, while driving his horse in the three-minute farmers' race, at the county fair here, was taken suddenly ill. Physicians were called, but he died on the fair grounds from heart failure.

Inscription

60 NY Infantry Cpl. Co. C

Gravesite Details

Small stones left to right - Jeffie Farmer, Abigail Farmer, Hattie Farmer Backus and Sylvanus Backus
Contributor: Ruby (Bartlett) Adam (49195125)



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