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Adam Gordon Backus

Male 1890 - 1963  (73 years)


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  1. 1.   Adam Gordon Backus was born on 4 Apr 1890 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia (son of Adam Clark Backus and Nancy Dorsey); died on 17 Jul 1963 in Denmar, Pocahontas, West Virginia; was buried on 20 Jul 1963 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Ticket Clerk - Railroad
    • Cause of Death: Coronary Occlusion with Infarction
    • 1900 US Census: 5 Jun 1900, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1910 US Census: 26 Apr 1910, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1920 US Census: 22 Jan 1920, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
    • 1930 US Census: 10 Apr 1930, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia
    • 1940 US Census: 29 Apr 1940, Mullens, Wyoming, West Virginia
    • 1950 US Census: 4 Apr 1950, Mullens, Wyoming, West Virginia

    Adam married Mary Hazel Selvy on 27 Jan 1910 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Mary (daughter of Cletus Spurgeon Selvey and Mary Jane Jones) was born on 3 Jun 1893 in Ansted, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 25 Feb 1977 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia; was buried on 28 Feb 1977 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Paul Stevens Backus was born on 9 Jun 1910 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 20 Jul 1988 in Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina.
    2. Martin B. Backus was born on 16 Jul 1911 in West Virginia; died in Jan 1985 in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida.
    3. Lenora Matilda Backus was born on 8 Aug 1916 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 9 Sep 2012 in The Villages, Sumter, Florida; was buried on 29 Sep 2012 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Adam Clark Backus Adam Clark Backus was born on 24 Oct 1855 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia (son of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Backus, Sr. and Caroline Grose); died on 19 Jan 1950 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 22 Jan 1950 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis
    • 1860 US Census: 7 Aug 1860, Nicholas County, Virginia
    • 1870 US Census: 22 Jul 1870, Jefferson Twp, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1880 US Census: 2 Jun 1880, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1900 US Census: 5 Jun 1900, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1910 US Census: 26 Apr 1910, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1920 US Census: 23 Jan 1920, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1930 US Census: 10 Apr 1930, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1940 US Census: 29 May 1940, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia

    Adam married Nancy Dorsey on 29 Apr 1885 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Nancy (daughter of Andrew Maderia Dorsey and Charity Fitzwater) was born on 21 Sep 1849 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died about 1895 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Nancy Dorsey was born on 21 Sep 1849 in Nicholas County, West Virginia (daughter of Andrew Maderia Dorsey and Charity Fitzwater); died about 1895 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1880 US Census: 5 Jun 1880, Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia

    Children:
    1. Ezra Backus was born on 1 Apr 1886 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died before 1900 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
    2. John Jordan Backus was born on 3 Jun 1887 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 29 Oct 1954 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 1 Nov 1954 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.
    3. 1. Adam Gordon Backus was born on 4 Apr 1890 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 17 Jul 1963 in Denmar, Pocahontas, West Virginia; was buried on 20 Jul 1963 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    4. Mertie Lenora Backus was born on 4 Apr 1894 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died in Sep 1984 in Culloden, Putnam, West Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Backus, Sr. was born on 1 Sep 1832 in Nicholas County, West Virginia (son of Joseph Backus, Jr. and Sarah "Sally" Brown); died on 18 Mar 1907 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 21 Mar 1907 in Fitzwater - Backus Cemetery, Salmon Run, Nicholas, West Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Cause of Death: Heart Failure
    • 1850 US Census: 8 Aug 1850, Nicholas County, Virginia
    • 1860 US Census: 7 Aug 1860, Nicholas County, Virginia
    • 1870 US Census: 22 Jul 1870, Jefferson Twp, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1880 US Census: 2 Jun 1880, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1900 US Census: 9 Jun 1900, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia

    Benjamin married Caroline Grose on 1 Jan 1855 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Caroline was born about 1826 in Highland County, Virginia; died on 15 Oct 1867 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 17 Oct 1867 in Grose Cemetery, Gilboa, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Caroline Grose was born about 1826 in Highland County, Virginia; died on 15 Oct 1867 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 17 Oct 1867 in Grose Cemetery, Gilboa, Nicholas, West Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Housewife
    • Cause of Death: Flux [A discharge; another term for diarrhea]
    • 1860 US Census: 7 Aug 1860, Nicholas County, Virginia

    Children:
    1. 2. Adam Clark Backus was born on 24 Oct 1855 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 19 Jan 1950 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 22 Jan 1950 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    2. William Alexander Backus was born on 7 Jul 1858 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 23 Jul 1892 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 25 Jul 1892 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    3. Lucy Backus was born on 28 May 1861 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 25 Oct 1867 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 27 Oct 1867 in Grose Cemetery, Gilboa, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    4. Blumefield Backus, Sr. was born on 30 Oct 1864 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; 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.
    5. Rev. Rufus Grant Backus was born on 16 Mar 1867 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 19 Jun 1931 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; was buried on 22 Jun 1931 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia.

  3. 6.   Andrew Maderia Dorsey was born about 1808; died about 1870.

    Andrew + Charity Fitzwater. Charity was born about 1809; died about 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.   Charity Fitzwater was born about 1809; died about 1875.
    Children:
    1. 3. Nancy Dorsey was born on 21 Sep 1849 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died about 1895 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Joseph Backus, Jr. was born on 15 Jul 1808 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia (son of Joseph Backus, Sr. and Hannah D. Wilson); died on 10 Nov 1873 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1850 US Census: 8 Aug 1850, Nicholas County, Virginia

    Joseph married Sarah "Sally" Brown on 27 Oct 1829 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Sarah was born about 1809 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 8 Apr 1860 in Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Sarah "Sally" Brown was born about 1809 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 8 Apr 1860 in Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1850 US Census: 8 Aug 1850, Nicholas County, Virginia

    Children:
    1. Henry A. Backus was born on 30 Aug 1831 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; 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.
    2. 4. Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Backus, Sr. was born on 1 Sep 1832 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 18 Mar 1907 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 21 Mar 1907 in Fitzwater - Backus Cemetery, Salmon Run, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    3. Margaret Backus was born about 1835 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. Joseph Backus was born about 1838 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on Yes, date unknown.
    5. Isaac Backus was born about 1841 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on Yes, date unknown.
    6. Mary Backus was born about 1843 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on Yes, date unknown.


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