1. | Henry Nelson Backus was born on 19 Jul 1855 in Chaumont, Jefferson, New York (son of Absalom Backus, Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth Stevens); died on 10 Mar 1942 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 13 Mar 1942 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Henry married A. Ella Skinner on 8 May 1879 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. A. was born about 1855 in Marysville, Union, Ohio; died on 6 Dec 1891 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 8 Dec 1891 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Margaret L. "Maggie" Backus was born on 25 Mar 1879 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 28 Jan 1974; was buried on 1 Feb 1974 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
- William S. Backus was born on 13 Feb 1882 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 15 Aug 1882 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 17 Aug 1882 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
- Carolyn Backus was born on 1 Feb 1884 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 12 May 1921 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 15 May 1921 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
- Eloise Backus was born on 1 Nov 1886 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 15 Apr 1973 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; was buried on 18 Apr 1973 in Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.
- Infant Backus was born on 6 Dec 1891 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 6 Dec 1891 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 7 Dec 1891 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
Henry married Ada Chandler Thorpe on 30 Aug 1910 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Ada was born on 26 Apr 1871 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio; died on 5 Jun 1932 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried on 8 Jun 1932 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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