Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches
 

James R. Backus

Male 1920 - 1987  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   James R. Backus was born on 5 Feb 1920 in Calgary East, Alberta, Canada (son of Joseph Freemont Backus and Ruth M. Scheidecker); died on 15 Sep 1987 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois; was buried on 18 Sep 1987 in Sunset Cemetery, Quincy, Adams, Illinois.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Joseph Freemont Backus was born on 28 Jan 1875 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois (son of James Graham Backus and Lovina Henrietta Renwick); died on 1 Feb 1948 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 4 Feb 1948 in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois.

    Joseph married Ruth M. Scheidecker Ruth was born about 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 19 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Ruth M. Scheidecker was born about 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 19 Jan 1933 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. 1. James R. Backus was born on 5 Feb 1920 in Calgary East, Alberta, Canada; died on 15 Sep 1987 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois; was buried on 18 Sep 1987 in Sunset Cemetery, Quincy, Adams, Illinois.
    2. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   James Graham Backus was born on 8 Dec 1846 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois (son of Joseph Backus and Margaret Graham); died on 2 Feb 1924 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 5 Feb 1924 in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois.

    James married Lovina Henrietta Renwick on 8 Apr 1872 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois. Lovina was born on 3 Aug 1849 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 4 Feb 1917 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 7 Feb 1917 in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Lovina Henrietta Renwick was born on 3 Aug 1849 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 4 Feb 1917 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 7 Feb 1917 in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. John Renwick Backus was born on 27 Feb 1873 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 21 Feb 1905 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois; was buried on 24 Feb 1905 in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    2. 2. Joseph Freemont Backus was born on 28 Jan 1875 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 1 Feb 1948 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 4 Feb 1948 in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    3. Frank C. Backus was born on 8 Jul 1878 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 13 Jan 1880 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 15 Jan 1880 in West Chelsea Cemetery, Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    4. Charles F. Backus was born on 20 Sep 1880 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 30 May 1881 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 1 Jun 1881 in West Chelsea Cemetery, Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    5. Charlotte Adeline "Lottie" Backus was born in Mar 1882 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died about 1950 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Joseph Backus was born on 15 Jul 1808 in Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania (son of Joseph Backus, Jr. and Martha Milliken); died on 15 Jun 1877 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 17 Jun 1877 in West Chelsea Cemetery, Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois.

    Joseph married Margaret Graham on 10 Sep 1835 in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Margaret was born on 28 Apr 1816 in Erie County, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Jan 1897 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 13 Jan 1897 in West Chelsea Cemetery, Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Margaret Graham Margaret Graham was born on 28 Apr 1816 in Erie County, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Jan 1897 in Rush Twp, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 13 Jan 1897 in West Chelsea Cemetery, Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. William Nelson Backus was born on 10 Jun 1836 in Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania; died on 31 Jul 1858 in Cedar Bluffs, Anderson, Kansas; was buried on 2 Aug 1858 in West Chelsea Cemetery, Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    2. Lieut. Ebenezer Melville Backus was born on 20 Dec 1837 in Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Jan 1916 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 6 Jan 1916 in Townsend Cemetery, Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    3. Mary C. Backus was born about 1839 in Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. 4. James Graham Backus was born on 8 Dec 1846 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 2 Feb 1924 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 5 Feb 1924 in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    5. Anna Wilkins Backus was born on 5 Feb 1854 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois; died on 14 Sep 1920 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 17 Sep 1920 in West Chelsea Cemetery, Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
    6. Jay Charles Backus was born on 5 Nov 1855 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois; died on Yes, date unknown in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.


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