Orpha Almeda Backus Cruse (1889-1921)

Orpha Almeda Backus Cruse

Birth

25 Feb 1889

Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA

Death

17 Jan 1921 (aged 31)

Deep Water, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Burial

Woods Avenue Plateau Historic Cemetery

Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map

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Daughter of George Washington Backus and Alice Burdett.

Wife of John William Cruse
They were married on May 12, 1907 in Oak Hill, WV.
He was 27 and she was 18.

Marriage records show she was born in Summers County, WV.

Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

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John William Cruse

1880–1960 (m. 1907)

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Elva Lorena Cruse Hodges

1914–2006

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George Washington Backus

Alice Ann Burdette Backus

John William Cruse

Francis Jennings Backus

Mary Elsie Backus Mankin

Gordon Wilmer Backus

Eldred Wetzel Backus

Erma Georgia Backus Redondo

Letitia May Backus

Elva Lorena Cruse Hodges

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