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Jess Willard Backus

Male 1915 - 1974  (59 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Jess Willard Backus was born on 26 Apr 1915 in Harewood, Fayette, West Virginia (son of John Jordan Backus and Virginia Armstrong); died on 8 Jun 1974 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; was buried on 11 Jun 1974 in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Barber and Factory Worker
    • Cause of Death: Broncho-Pneumonia, COPD, and Cirrhosis of Liver
    • 1920 US Census: 22 Jan 1920, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
    • 1930 US Census: 18 Apr 1930, Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
    • 1940 US Census: 8 May 1940, Coal City, Raleigh, West Virginia
    • 1950 US Census: 29 Apr 1950, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana

    Jess married Pauline Brown about 1941. Pauline was born about 1919 in Indiana; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living

    Jess married Mae Farr on 23 Sep 1961 in Overton County, Tennessee. Mae was born on 4 Sep 1912 in Indiana; died in Aug 1983 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   John Jordan Backus was born on 3 Jun 1887 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia (son of Adam Clark Backus and Nancy Dorsey); 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.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Meat Cutter/Butcher
    • Cause of Death: Coronary Occlusion
    • 1900 US Census: 5 Jun 1900, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia
    • 1910 US Census: 21 Apr 1910, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
    • 1920 US Census: 22 Jan 1920, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
    • 1930 US Census: 18 Apr 1930, Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
    • 1940 US Census: 8 May 1940, Coal City, Raleigh, West Virginia
    • 1950 US Census: 1 May 1950, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia

    John married Virginia Armstrong on 28 Aug 1912 in Mount Carbon, Fayette, West Virginia. Virginia was born on 7 Apr 1887 in Montgomery Heights, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1953 in Laing, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 16 Feb 1953 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Virginia Armstrong was born on 7 Apr 1887 in Montgomery Heights, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1953 in Laing, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 16 Feb 1953 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Housewife
    • Cause of Death: Influenza
    • 1920 US Census: 22 Jan 1920, Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
    • 1930 US Census: 18 Apr 1930, Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
    • 1940 US Census: 8 May 1940, Coal City, Raleigh, West Virginia
    • 1950 US Census: 1 May 1950, Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia

    Children:
    1. James Lenvil Backus was born on 15 Jun 1913 in Harewood, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 21 May 1950 in Montgomery Heights, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 23 May 1950 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.
    2. 1. Jess Willard Backus was born on 26 Apr 1915 in Harewood, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 8 Jun 1974 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; was buried on 11 Jun 1974 in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   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. 5.   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. 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. 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: 4

  1. 8.   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. 9.   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. 4. 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. 10.   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. 11.   Charity Fitzwater was born about 1809; died about 1875.
    Children:
    1. 5. Nancy Dorsey was born on 21 Sep 1849 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died about 1895 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.


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