Person:Ascan Backus (1)

the following contributed by Dr. Anthony Troha, Ph.D.:

The New York Times, Monday, August 29, 1948, Page 57: “BACKUS—Ascan, suddenly on Aug. 27, 1948, son of the late Frederick D. and Alice Jackson, brother of the late Wilhelmina Backus. Funeral services at his late residence, 104-55 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, L. I., on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Interment Maple Grove Cemetery.”

The date of death differs from that on his death certificate and gravestone by one day.

I can find no evidence whatsoever that Ascan or his sister, Wilhelmina, ever married or had any children.

1. ↑ Research of Anthony L. Troha, Ph.D..
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ascan Backus, in Find A Grave.

   The gravestone has his dates inscribed as Aug 16, 1879 to Aug 28, 1948.

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 certificate #7661 Ascan Backus, in New York, New York, United States. Death Index, 1862-1948.

   born 16 Aug 1878 in New York, Queens, Forest Hills
   died 28 Aug 1948 in New York City, Queens, New York
   single
   parents: Frederick and Alice Backus

4. ↑ Ascan Backus, in United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).

   born 16 Aug 1879

   The WWI Draft Registration card at ancestry.com is not currently indexed properly, but a check of the actual image shows this is Ascan with his Forest Hills address in Queens and Alice J. Backus as wife.

5. ↑ Ascan Backus, in United States. World War II Draft Registration Cards.

   born 16 Aug 1879 in Forest Hills, New York