Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | James Lenvil Backus was born on 15 Jun 1913 in Harewood, Fayette, West Virginia (son of John Jordan Backus and Virginia Armstrong); 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. | 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. 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] |
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.
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4. | 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. 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] |
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.
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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. 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] |
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.
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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] |
11. | Charity Fitzwater was born about 1809; died about 1875.
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