1940 US Census
John Melville Backus
United States, Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Obituary
Son of Gunter Melville Backus and Ursula Margaret Draper. He was born the monday 24 august 1931 in Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma. John Melville is deceased in Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico the thursday 2 october 1958 aged of 27 years old. He was buried in Hope Cemetery, Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas the 5 october 1958.
a. John Melville is married with Eleanor Rose Somers, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the wednesday 9 november 1932 in Kansas.
No children were born from this union.
a. Eleanor Rose had another relationship, she is married aged of 27 years old the thursday 31 december 1959 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma with Alvin Joseph Ciskowski aged of 35 years old, son of unknown father and mother. He was born the friday 31 october 1924 in Medford, Grant, Oklahoma. Alvin Joseph is deceased in Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma the 12 may 2019 aged of 94 years old.
No children were born from this union.
1940 US Census
John Melville Backus
United States, Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Obituary
Son of unknown father and mother. He was born the friday 22 march 1907 in Newton, Harvey, Kansas. Gunter Melville is deceased in Winfield, Cowley, Kansas the friday 28 february 1947 aged of 39 years old. He was buried in Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley, Kansas the monday 3 march 1947.
a. Gunter Melville is married aged of 21 years old the thursday 3 may 1928 in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma with Ursula Margaret Draper aged of 22 years old, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the friday 16 june 1905 in Oklahoma. Ursula Margaret is deceased in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida the monday 26 october 1970 aged of 65 years old. She was buried in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma the saturday 31 october 1970.
Two children were born from this union (two boys and zero girl).
a.i.a. Gerald Gunter is married aged of 21 years old the saturday 10 june 1950 in San Diego County, California with Mildred Jo Ann Young aged of 17 years old, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the 5 february 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. Mildred Jo Ann is deceased in Harlingen, Cameron, Texas the tuesday 16 february 1999 aged of 66 years old.
a. Ursula Margaret had another relationship, she is married aged of 45 years old the thursday 30 november 1950 with William Wallace Mumford aged of 35 years old, son of unknown father and mother. He was born the tuesday 1 june 1915 in Strawn, Palo Pinto, Texas. William Wallace is deceased in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida the friday 30 july 1993 aged of 78 years old. He was buried in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma the monday 13 september 1993.
No children were born from this union.
Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
1910 US Census
Gunter Melville Backus
Ursula Margaret Draper Backus Mumford - No Photo, Link Only
Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
1930 US Census
1940 US Census
U.S., WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947