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

Ella Mae Backus

Female 1883 - 1963  (79 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Ella Mae Backus Ella Mae Backus was born on 23 Aug 1883 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia (daughter of Weldon Wilmer Backus and Albina Victoria Grose); died on 27 Feb 1963 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; was buried on 2 Mar 1963 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia.

    Ella married William Riley Harrison on 20 May 1919 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky. William (son of Charles Benjamin Harrison and Sarah Eliza Simpson) was born on 12 Nov 1880 in Casey Creek, Adair, Kentucky; died before 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Weldon Wilmer Backus Weldon Wilmer Backus was born on 29 Jan 1858 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia (son of Henry A. Backus and Mary Ann Grose); died on 23 Apr 1932 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 25 Apr 1932 in Backus Cemetery, Backus Branch, Nicholas, West Virginia.

    Weldon married Albina Victoria Grose on 16 Jan 1881 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Albina was born on 16 Sep 1860 in Lockwood, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 8 Mar 1944 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 10 Mar 1944 in Backus Cemetery, Backus Branch, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Albina Victoria Grose Albina Victoria Grose was born on 16 Sep 1860 in Lockwood, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 8 Mar 1944 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 10 Mar 1944 in Backus Cemetery, Backus Branch, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Elbert Carlton "Bert" Backus was born on 2 Dec 1881 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 18 Feb 1968 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; was buried on 21 Feb 1968 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    2. 1. Ella Mae Backus was born on 23 Aug 1883 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 27 Feb 1963 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; was buried on 2 Mar 1963 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    3. Mertie O. Backus was born on 10 Sep 1885 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 14 Jun 1956; was buried on 16 Jun 1956 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.
    4. Moody Roscoe Backus was born on 30 Apr 1887 in Tipton, Nicholas, West Virginia; died about 1952 in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Henry A. Backus was born on 30 Aug 1831 in Nicholas County, West Virginia (son of Joseph Backus, Jr. and Sarah "Sally" Brown); 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.

    Henry + Mary Ann Grose. Mary was born in May 1827 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 16 Jan 1913 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 18 Jan 1913 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Mary Ann Grose was born in May 1827 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 16 Jan 1913 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 18 Jan 1913 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 2. Weldon Wilmer Backus was born on 29 Jan 1858 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 23 Apr 1932 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 25 Apr 1932 in Backus Cemetery, Backus Branch, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    2. George Washington Backus was born on 19 Aug 1862 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 31 Mar 1945 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 3 Apr 1945 in Woods Avenue Plateau Historic Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.
    3. William Parker Backus was born on 7 Dec 1866 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 19 May 1953 in Ansted, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 23 May 1953 in Westlake Cemetery, Ansted, Fayette, West Virginia.
    4. Henry Edgar Backus was born on 18 Aug 1868 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 6 Oct 1952 in Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 9 Oct 1952 in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, 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.

    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.
    Children:
    1. 4. 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. 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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