Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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2. | Harold Paul Smith was born on 31 Aug 1923 in Becker Twp, Roberts, South Dakota; died on 18 Oct 1998 in Broomfield County, Colorado; was buried on 21 Oct 1998 in Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado. Harold married Cora Lillian Schaefer on 18 Nov 1945 in Day County, South Dakota. Cora (daughter of John Howard Schaefer and Lucy Dorothy Nieland) was born on 22 Jul 1924 in Wilmot, Roberts, South Dakota; died on 7 Mar 2020 in Broomfield, Broomfield, Colorado; was buried on 10 Mar 2020 in Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Cora Lillian Schaefer was born on 22 Jul 1924 in Wilmot, Roberts, South Dakota (daughter of John Howard Schaefer and Lucy Dorothy Nieland); died on 7 Mar 2020 in Broomfield, Broomfield, Colorado; was buried on 10 Mar 2020 in Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.
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6. | John Howard Schaefer was born on 30 Mar 1881 in Saline County, Kansas (son of John J. Schaefer and Mary Melinda "Polly" Backus); died on 12 Oct 1951 in Codington County, South Dakota; was buried on 15 Oct 1951 in Osceola Cemetery #1, Marvin, Grant, South Dakota. John married Lucy Dorothy Nieland about 1917. Lucy was born on 11 Mar 1898 in Lyon County, Iowa; died on 7 Jan 1978 in Big Stone County, Minnesota; was buried on 10 Jan 1978 in Osceola Cemetery #1, Marvin, Grant, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Lucy Dorothy Nieland was born on 11 Mar 1898 in Lyon County, Iowa; died on 7 Jan 1978 in Big Stone County, Minnesota; was buried on 10 Jan 1978 in Osceola Cemetery #1, Marvin, Grant, South Dakota.
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12. | John J. Schaefer was born on 3 Jul 1849 in Harris Twp, St Joseph, Indiana; died on 1 May 1881 in Saline County, Kansas; was buried on 3 May 1881 in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline, Kansas. John married Mary Melinda "Polly" Backus on 11 Apr 1869 in Edwardsburg, Cass, Michigan. Mary (daughter of Abijah Patchen Backus and Melinda Norris) was born on 17 Mar 1850 in Edwardsburg, Cass, Michigan; died on 3 Nov 1894 in Bazine, Ness, Kansas; was buried on 6 Nov 1894 in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Mary Melinda "Polly" Backus was born on 17 Mar 1850 in Edwardsburg, Cass, Michigan (daughter of Abijah Patchen Backus and Melinda Norris); died on 3 Nov 1894 in Bazine, Ness, Kansas; was buried on 6 Nov 1894 in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline, Kansas.
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