Charlie [Charles] Backus

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Title

Charlie [Charles] Backus

Section

Lot

Grave

00

First Name

Last Name

Death Date

09?/18/1864?

Death: Month

09?

Death: Day

18

Death: Year

Age at Death

21 years

Gender

Number of Persons on Marker

Composition

Condition

Shape

State

Legibility

Poor

Dimension: Height

78 inches

Dimension: Width

23 inches

Source of Information

Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data

Comments

The lettering is difficult to decipher. Not on the Westwood map or printout; memorial only? Check the original burial register.

Biographical Information

Burton W. Nesbitt, volunteer Lorain County coordinator for the National Graves Registration Project of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, has no additional information except that Charles Backus is buried in K-060-01.

Lot Owner

Backus, W. H.

Date Transcribed

08/09/1999

Default Latitude

41.28368368

Default Longitude

-82.23433558

Default Zoom Level

20

Collection

Citation

“Charlie [Charles] Backus,” Westwood Database, accessed May 18, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/50876.

Output Formats

Geolocation