Generation 1

1. Clyde Earnest Backus

Son of Henry Elisha Backus and Lavenia Jane Million. He was born the 8 february 1880 in Greene County, Illinois. Clyde Earnest is deceased in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona the thursday 5 july 1956 aged of 76 years old. He was buried in Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa the 8 july 1956.

a. Clyde Earnest is married aged of 25 years old the 5 march 1905 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa with Hattie Luella McClurg aged of 26 years old, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the thursday 14 november 1878 in Menlo, Guthrie, Iowa. Hattie Luella is deceased in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa the 14 june 1964 aged of 85 years old. She was buried in Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa the wednesday 17 june 1964.

Photos


Clyde Earnest - Hattie Luella McClurg Backus

Generation 2

2. Henry Elisha Backus

Son of unknown father and mother. He was born the tuesday 10 november 1835 in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York. Henry Elisha is deceased in Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois the friday 14 january 1887 aged of 51 years old. He was buried in Drake-Million Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene, Illinois the 16 january 1887.

a. Henry Elisha is married aged of 32 years old the thursday 28 november 1867 in Greene County, Illinois with Lavenia Jane Million aged of 24 years old, daughter of Marcus Watsie Million and Mary Drum. She was born the saturday 21 january 1843 in Greenfield, Greene, Illinois. Lavenia Jane is deceased in Greene County, Illinois the tuesday 13 february 1894 aged of 51 years old. She was buried in Drake-Million Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene, Illinois the thursday 15 february 1894.

Documents


Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940

Photos


Lavenia Jane Million Backus


Henry Elisha Backus


U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865


New York, US Grand Army of the Republic Records, 1866-1931


U.S., Civil War Pension Index, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Generation 3

6. Marcus Watsie Million

Son of unknown father and mother. He was born the thursday 22 january 1818 in Stafford County, Virginia. Marcus Watsie is deceased in Greenfield, Greene, Illinois the wednesday 9 december 1885 aged of 67 years old.

a. Marcus Watsie is married aged of 24 years old the tuesday 22 march 1842 in Greene County, Illinois with Mary Drum aged of 25 years old, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the wednesday 5 march 1817 in Madison, St Clair, Illinois. Mary is deceased in Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois the monday 23 march 1891 aged of 74 years old.

Distribution of births

Distribution of weddings

Distribution of deaths