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William Watson Backus

Birth: 15 Jan 1868
Illinois, USA
Death: 12 Jan 1947 (aged 78)
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Burial: Fairmount Cemetery

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 37.3174248, Longitude: -89.5453668
Plot: Section 3 Lot 48 - No grave stone
Memorial ID: 38537427 View Source

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William Watson Backus, son of Mary Ball and William Backus.

Husband of Emma Broom Backus.

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1870–1945

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