Landers Genealogy Detlef Martin Backen

Detlef Martin Backen
(1888-1975)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Florence Eloise Wood

2. Unknown

Detlef Martin Backen

Born: 30 Jul 1888, Krepp, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany ⁶⁸ ^,1495
Christened: 1888, Krepp, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany ⁶⁸
Marriage (1): Florence Eloise Wood on 3 Oct 1920 in Monticello, Wright, MN ⁶⁸
Marriage (2): Unknown in 1948 in South Dakota ⁶⁸
Died: 4 Jan 1975, Grants Pass, Josephine, OR at age 86 ⁶⁸ ^,1495
Buried: 1975, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA ⁶⁸

General Notes:

Baptized Lutheran Church (Krepp, 1888).
Immigrated to America, October 1905.
Naturalized, 1914.
Served in US Army in WWI, 1916. [Rootsweb WorldConnect Carder-Wood, Eileen Gardiner]

Noted events in his life were:

• Cemetery: Sawtelle Veterans Cemetery, 1975, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. ⁶⁸

Detlef married Florence Eloise Wood, daughter of Horace Walter Wood and Gertrude Eloise Carder, on 3 Oct 1920 in Monticello, Wright, MN.⁶⁸ The marriage ended in divorce on 13 May 1940. (Florence Eloise Wood was born on 27 Apr 1902 in Monticello, Wright, MN,⁶⁸ ^,1496 died on 20 Aug 1980 in Grants Pass, Josephine, OR ⁶⁸ ^,1496 and was buried in 1980 in Monticello, Wright, MN ⁶⁸.)

Detlef next married in 1948 in South Dakota.⁶⁸