JACOB BACKSEN was born in Germany and married Elizabeth Sievers, who bore him seven children. Mr. Backsen came to Cass County about 1870 and arrived in Brighton Township about 1880. In the 1880's he operated a 360-acre farm in Section 4, east of the present Marne interchange on Interstate 80, Jacob Backsen was employed for some time by the railroad.

Transcribed from "The First Century, A History of Marne, Iowa 1875 - 1975", published in 1975, Marne, Iowa: The Marne Centennial Historical Committee, pg. 22. Transcribed (2015) by Cheryl Siebrass and contributed September, 2019.

PREV <== Continue Reading ==> NEXT