LeGrand Pollard Backman

18 December 1893–19 April 1988 (Age 94)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of LeGrand Pollard

When LeGrand Pollard Backman was born on 18 December 1893, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Gustave Hilmer Backman, was 29 and his mother, Grace Bailey Pollard, was 26. He married Edith Mary Price on 8 June 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. In 1974, at the age of 80, his occupation is listed as attorney in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 19 April 1988, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

LeGrand Pollard Backman
1893–1988
Edith Mary Price
1897–1995
Marriage: 8 June 1921
Robert LeGrand Backman
1922–2022
Mary Jean Backman
1924–2018
Richard Price Backman
1926–2016
Beverly Backman
1930–2022

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 June 1921Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 3
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
    1896 · Utah becomes a state
    Age 3
    After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
    1918
    Age 25
    Founding of Afrikaner Broederbond, a secret, exclusively male and white Protestant organization in South Africa dedicated to the advancement of Afrikaner interests.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Egil, Erik, Hilma, Lasse, Nels, Sven.Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements back(e) ‘hill’ + man ‘man’.Swedish (Bäckman): ornamental name composed of the elements bäck ‘stream’ + man ‘man’. Compare Beckman .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Beckman

    Story Highlight

    LeGrand Pollard Backman

    He was a piano teacher in his early twenties. He loved children. He loved to read. He was a great spiritual and civic leader. He was a lawyer by trade.

    Sources (45)

    • Le Grand P Backman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Le Grand Pollard Backman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
    • Legrande P Backman in entry for Richard Price Backman, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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