Margaret Viola "Maggie" Johnson

Margaret married Eugene Miner Backus on 24 Jun 1903 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Eugene (son of Lieut. Ebenezer Melville Backus and Lydia Samantha Townsend) was born on 3 Sep 1876 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 18 Aug 1960 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; was buried on 22 Aug 1960 in Townsend Cemetery, Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dorothy Morine Backus was born on 23 Jan 1906 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 15 Feb 1932 in Bronx, Bronx, New York; was buried on 18 Feb 1932 in Townsend Cemetery, Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
2. Marguerite Backus was born on 10 Dec 1907 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died in Sep 1994 in Glendale, Los Angeles, California.
3. Donald Wayne "Shorty" Backus was born on 29 Dec 1909 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 1 Oct 1976 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; was buried on 5 Oct 1976 in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois.
4. Maynard Backus was born on 18 Sep 1913 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 2 Feb 1914 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 5 Feb 1914 in Townsend Cemetery, Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
5. Alice Jean Backus was born about 1916 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 22 Aug 2014 in Mount Carroll, Carroll, Illinois; was buried on 25 Aug 2014 in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois.
6. Rose Backus was born on 10 Dec 1917 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 13 Oct 1918 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; was buried on 15 Oct 1918 in Townsend Cemetery, Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois.
7. Eleanor Lee Backus was born on 19 Aug 1919 in Stockton, Jo Daviess, Illinois; died on 30 Oct 2007 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California; was buried on 3 Nov 2007 in Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois.