Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Josephine Karen "Jodie" Ward was born on 6 Jan 1944 in North Carolina (daughter of Jennings Percy Ward and Gladys Ray Snodgrass); died on 7 Sep 2020 in Florida. |
2. | Jennings Percy Ward was born on 15 Jul 1908 in Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia (son of John Marquis Lafayette Ward and Flora Mae Backus); died on 6 Mar 1995 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida; was buried on 9 Mar 1995 in Mountain View Memorial Park, Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia. Jennings married Gladys Ray Snodgrass on 16 Mar 1940 in New Castle, Craig, Virginia. Gladys (daughter of Orin Ray Snodgrass and Elsie Snow "Bess" Manspile) was born on 27 Aug 1908 in Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 24 Jan 1976 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida; was buried on 27 Jan 1976 in Mountain View Memorial Park, Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Gladys Ray Snodgrass was born on 27 Aug 1908 in Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia (daughter of Orin Ray Snodgrass and Elsie Snow "Bess" Manspile); died on 24 Jan 1976 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida; was buried on 27 Jan 1976 in Mountain View Memorial Park, Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia.
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4. | John Marquis Lafayette Ward was born on 8 Dec 1881 in Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 15 Apr 1960 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 18 Apr 1960 in Craigsville Cemetery, Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia. John married Flora Mae Backus on 19 Apr 1907 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Flora (daughter of Blumefield Backus, Sr. and Elizabeth Edna Johnson) was born on 10 Apr 1884 in Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 28 Aug 1968 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 30 Aug 1968 in Craigsville Cemetery, Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Flora Mae Backus was born on 10 Apr 1884 in Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia (daughter of Blumefield Backus, Sr. and Elizabeth Edna Johnson); died on 28 Aug 1968 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 30 Aug 1968 in Craigsville Cemetery, Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia.
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6. | Orin Ray Snodgrass was born on 14 Oct 1874 in Berea, Ritchie, West Virginia; died on 12 Dec 1956 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 15 Dec 1956 in At the End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia. Orin married Elsie Snow "Bess" Manspile on 17 Jan 1905 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Elsie was born on 12 Dec 1881 in Rupert, Greenbrier, West Virginia; died on 6 Apr 1944 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia; was buried on 9 Apr 1944 in At the End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Elsie Snow "Bess" Manspile was born on 12 Dec 1881 in Rupert, Greenbrier, West Virginia; died on 6 Apr 1944 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia; was buried on 9 Apr 1944 in At the End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia.
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10. | Blumefield Backus, Sr. was born on 30 Oct 1864 in Nicholas County, West Virginia (son of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Backus, Sr. and Caroline Grose); died on 14 Dec 1931 in Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 16 Dec 1931 in Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia. Blumefield married Elizabeth Edna Johnson on 5 Mar 1883 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of James Addison "Uncle Jimmie" Johnson and Ruhama Grose) was born on 5 Nov 1863 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 26 Jun 1900 in Wilderness Twp, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 28 Jun 1900 in Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Elizabeth Edna Johnson was born on 5 Nov 1863 in Nicholas County, West Virginia (daughter of James Addison "Uncle Jimmie" Johnson and Ruhama Grose); died on 26 Jun 1900 in Wilderness Twp, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 28 Jun 1900 in Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia.
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