Editing Jim Backus (section)

==Early life== 
Backus was born February 25, 1913, in [[Cleveland]], Ohio,<ref name=JGBWWIIdraftreg>[https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/194729014:2238 James Gilmore Backus]. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Accessed June 25, 2023, via ancestry.com paid subscription website.</ref> and raised in [[Bratenahl, Ohio]],<ref name=JGB1920census>[https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/33240534:6061 James G Backus]. 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 25, 2023, via ancestry.com paid subscription site.</ref><ref name=JGB1930census>[https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1105833460:6224 James G Backus]. 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 25, 2023, via ancestry.com paid subscription site.</ref> an East Side suburb of Cleveland located on the [[Lake Erie]] shore, surrounded by the city on three sides. He was the only son of Russell Gould Backus and Daisy Taylor (née Gilmore) Backus.<ref name=JGB1920census /><ref name=JGB1930census /> His older sister was Katherine Jane Backus.<ref name=JGB1920census /> He attended [[Shaw High School (Ohio)|Shaw High School]] in [[East Cleveland, Ohio]] and graduated from [[University School]] in [[Shaker Heights, Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2020 |title=BACKUS, JAMES, GILMORE "JIM" |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/backus-james-gilmore-jim |access-date=June 13, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University |language=en}}</ref>