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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Alma Bertha Backer: Birth: 16 DEC 1891 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA. Death: 29 MAY 1967 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA

  2. Carl J. Backer: Birth: 28 FEB 1893 in Yakima County, Washington, USA. Death: 14 SEP 1973 in Kitsap County, Washington, USA


Notes
a. Note:   In 1880, he is with his mother and step-father, still in Benton Co:
 1880 census, Iowa > Benton > Garrison > 032 > p2 of 6, Family #17: Hintil, Henry 47 Saloon Keeper GER GER GER; Catherine 45 wife Keeping house IL GER GER; Sophia C. 15 dau At Home IL GER GER; John 17 son IL GER GER; Fally 19 son at school IA GER GER; Annie M. 12 dau IA GER GER; Wm C. 13 son at school IA GER GER; Mary M. 12 dau at school IA GER GER; Minnie H. 6 dau at school IA GER GER; Emily C. 5 dau at school IA GER GER; Henry C. 3 son IA GER GER; John H. 1 son IA GER GER.
  History of The Yakima Fire Department: ...A succession of chiefs directed the department until Hauser was elected Chief in 1898. Tom Redman was chief from June, 1893 till January, 1894; Ed Farmer January 1894 until June of the same year; John Reed was elected chief again in June of 1894 and served until May 13, 1897, except for a period of May and June in 1896 when a small group of members attending the election meeting placed J.J. Backer in the chair. In May of 1897 Ed Farmer was elected chief and served until Hauser's election in 1898.
  1900 census, Selah, Yakima, Washington: Backer, John J. Jun 1860 39 M 10 yrs IL GER GER farmer; Lou wife Sep 1871 28 M 10 yrs 2 ch 2 liv WA MO WA; Alma B dau Dec 1891 9 WA; Paul (must be Carl not Paul - 1910 is very clearly Carl) son Feb 1893 7 WA. And on WorldConnect John J. Backer born 27 Jun 1860 Peoria, IL m. Louisa Bertha Longmire b. Sep 1871 in Yelm, Thurston Co., WA.
  1910 census, Winas Valley, Yakima, WA: Backer, John J. 49 M 20 yrs IL GER GER farmer; Lou 38 M 20 yrs 2 ch 2 liv CA IN IN; Carl son 17 WA; Commers, John J. 28 M1 MN WI GER stockman Mgr of Stock; Alma B. wife (dau of John and Lou) 18 WA IL CA; Schultz, Geo laborer 17 WA IL CA.
  1920 census, Charleston Ward 2, Kitsap, Washington: Backer, John head 59 IL UNK UNK no occ; Lou wife 48 CA CA WA; Carl son 26 WA laborer navy yard; Higgins, Alma dau 28 WA ; Higgins, John A. son-in-law 30 OH OH OH mariner merchant ship; Commers, Cleo grand-son 9 WA.
  1930 census, Mount Vernon, Skagit, WA; Becker, John J. head 69 M when 30 IL GER GER janitor schoolhouse; Lou wife 58 M when 19 WA IN WA. Also Backer, Carl J. head 37 M when 32 WA IL CA farmer own farm; Sara A. wife 35 M when 30 MO IRE PA; Raymond F. son 3 7/12 WA.
  Washington Death Index, 1940-1996: John J Backer 4 Jun 1943 Skagit 82 abt 1861

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