Iron miner until May 1935. Son of Andrew or Anders Backman and Lena, maiden surname unknown. Married immigrant Anna Stina Carlsdotter Fratt in Gogebic Co. MI Sep. 30, 1905. They had eleven children. He died of pulmonary tuberculosis and silicosis at Grand View Hospital. Michigan Dept. of Health, Register No. 61, 582A Grand View Hospital, Ironwood, MI.
1930 U.S. Federal Census Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950. Gogebic County Courthouse.
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