Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | James W. Cruse was born on 11 Oct 1920 in Deepwater, Fayette, West Virginia (son of John William Cruse, Sr. and Orpha Almeda Backus); died on 18 Aug 1972 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. James married Etta Jane Fitzgerald on 24 Dec 1946 in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia. Etta was born on 29 Mar 1924 in Glade, Fayette, West Virginia; died in May 1983 in Asbury, Greenbrier, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children: |
2. | John William Cruse, Sr. was born on 5 Dec 1880 in Fayette County, West Virginia; died on 15 Dec 1960 in Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia; was buried on 18 Dec 1960 in Woods Avenue Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia. John married Orpha Almeda Backus on 12 May 1907 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia. Orpha (daughter of George Washington Backus and Alice Ann Burdett) was born on 10 Feb 1888 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 17 Jan 1921 in Deep Water, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 19 Jan 1921 in Woods Avenue Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Orpha Almeda Backus was born on 10 Feb 1888 in Nicholas County, West Virginia (daughter of George Washington Backus and Alice Ann Burdett); died on 17 Jan 1921 in Deep Water, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 19 Jan 1921 in Woods Avenue Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.
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6. | George Washington Backus was born on 19 Aug 1862 in Nicholas County, West Virginia (son of Henry A. Backus and Mary Ann Grose); died on 31 Mar 1945 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 3 Apr 1945 in Woods Avenue Plateau Historic Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia. George married Alice Ann Burdett on 21 Nov 1881 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Alice was born on 26 Mar 1863 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 1 Apr 1894 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 3 Apr 1894 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Alice Ann Burdett was born on 26 Mar 1863 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 1 Apr 1894 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 3 Apr 1894 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia.
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12. | Henry A. Backus was born on 30 Aug 1831 in Nicholas County, West Virginia (son of Joseph Backus, Jr. and Sarah "Sally" Brown); died on 23 Feb 1886 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 25 Feb 1886 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia. Henry + Mary Ann Grose. Mary was born in May 1827 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 16 Jan 1913 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 18 Jan 1913 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Mary Ann Grose was born in May 1827 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 16 Jan 1913 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 18 Jan 1913 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia.
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