Roy Leo Backus, III: Backus Family History

1949 - 1997 (48 years)

Generation: 1

Roy Leo Backus, III was born on 2 Aug 1949 in Fredrick, Tillman, Oklahoma (son of Roy Leo Backus, Jr. and Wilda Alean Storie); died on 6 Nov 1997 in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas; was buried on 9 Nov 1997 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.

Roy married Cathey Ann Spears on 9 Jun 1972 in Arkansas. Cathey was born on 4 Sep 1953 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; died on 27 Sep 2018 in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas; was buried on 30 Sep 2018 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Jacob Lee Backus was born on 7 Jul 1975 in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas; died on 18 May 2004 in Murfreesboro, Pike, Arkansas; was buried on 21 May 2004 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.
Living

Generation: 2

Roy Leo Backus, Jr. was born on 9 May 1924 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma (son of Roy Leo Backus, Sr. and Florence Earl Hunnicutt); died on 27 Apr 1988 in Arkansas; was buried on 30 Apr 1988 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.

Roy + Wilda Alean Storie. Wilda was born on 21 Nov 1928 in Ringling, Jefferson, Oklahoma; died on 7 Jul 1999 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas; was buried on 10 Jul 1999 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wilda Alean Storie was born on 21 Nov 1928 in Ringling, Jefferson, Oklahoma; died on 7 Jul 1999 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas; was buried on 10 Jul 1999 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.

Children:

1. Roy Leo Backus, III was born on 2 Aug 1949 in Fredrick, Tillman, Oklahoma; died on 6 Nov 1997 in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas; was buried on 9 Nov 1997 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.

Generation: 3

Roy Leo Backus, Sr. was born on 24 Oct 1901 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma (son of Herbert Charles Backus and Dovie "Shoofly" McKinney); died on 19 Dec 1991 in Paris, Lamar, Texas; was buried on 22 Dec 1991 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.

Roy married Florence Earl Hunnicutt on 11 Oct 1921 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma. Florence (daughter of William Pleasant Hunnicutt, Jr. and Ella Cochran Chance) was born on 19 Jun 1902 in Falls County, Texas; died on 4 Mar 1988 in Mineral Springs, Howard, Arkansas; was buried on 7 Mar 1988 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence Earl Hunnicutt was born on 19 Jun 1902 in Falls County, Texas (daughter of William Pleasant Hunnicutt, Jr. and Ella Cochran Chance); died on 4 Mar 1988 in Mineral Springs, Howard, Arkansas; was buried on 7 Mar 1988 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.

Children:

2. Roy Leo Backus, Jr. was born on 9 May 1924 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; died on 27 Apr 1988 in Arkansas; was buried on 30 Apr 1988 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.
AL Fred Backus was born on 27 May 1935 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; died on 28 Jan 1991 in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas; was buried on 1 Feb 1991 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.

Generation: 4

Herbert Charles Backus was born on 26 Mar 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, England (son of Charles Backhouse and Charlotte Emily Moon); died on 20 Jan 1954 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 23 Jan 1954 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma.

Herbert married Dovie "Shoofly" McKinney on 25 Dec 1895 in Carter County, Oklahoma. Dovie was born on 3 Jan 1877 in Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto, Texas; died on 2 Mar 1941 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; was buried on 5 Mar 1941 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dovie "Shoofly" McKinney was born on 3 Jan 1877 in Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto, Texas; died on 2 Mar 1941 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; was buried on 5 Mar 1941 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma.

Children:

Virgie Bertie Backus was born on 22 Dec 1896 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; died on 19 Jun 1984 in Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia; was buried on 22 Jun 1984 in Fairmount-Willow Hills Memorial Park, Willow Springs, Cook, Illinois.
Audie Lucille Backus was born on 17 Jun 1899 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; died on 13 Aug 1996.
4. Roy Leo Backus, Sr. was born on 24 Oct 1901 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; died on 19 Dec 1991 in Paris, Lamar, Texas; was buried on 22 Dec 1991 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.
Daisy Gladys Backus was born on 15 Oct 1910 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; died on 1 Apr 2003 in Castro Valley, Alameda, California.
Esther Pauline Backus was born on 25 Feb 1913 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; died on 12 Jan 2007 in Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma.
Louie Edna "Lou" Backus was born on 17 Apr 1917 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma; died on 19 Feb 2012 in Naperville, Will, Illinois; was buried on 25 Feb 2012 in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Cook, Illinois.

10.	William Pleasant Hunnicutt, Jr. was born on 16 Dec 1875 in Round Top, Fayette, Texas; died on 30 Mar 1940 in Coleman, Coleman, Texas. William married Ella Cochran Chance about 1898. Ella was born on 16 May 1877 in Henry County, Alabama; died before 1940 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Ella Cochran Chance was born on 16 May 1877 in Henry County, Alabama; died before 1940 in Texas.

Children:

5. Florence Earl Hunnicutt was born on 19 Jun 1902 in Falls County, Texas; died on 4 Mar 1988 in Mineral Springs, Howard, Arkansas; was buried on 7 Mar 1988 in Bluff Springs Cemetery, Nashville, Howard, Arkansas.

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