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Paul Backus Sawyer, Jr.

Male 1912 - 1989  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Paul Backus Sawyer, Jr. was born on 11 Jun 1912 in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa (son of Paul Backus Sawyer, Sr. and Cecilia Sherman); died on 13 Jan 1989 in New York City, New York, New York.

    Family/Spouse: Erminie Amalia Unknown. Erminie was born on 6 Jul 1910 in Genoa, Italy; died on 21 Mar 2008 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Paul Backus Sawyer, Sr. was born on 8 May 1879 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana (son of Arthur Lovell Sawyer and Harriet "Hattie" Backus); died on 8 Apr 1946 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 11 Apr 1946 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.

    Paul married Cecilia Sherman on 28 Sep 1904 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, and was divorced before 1940. Cecilia was born on 7 Nov 1881 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; died in Dec 1975 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Cecilia Sherman was born on 7 Nov 1881 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; died in Dec 1975 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey.
    Children:
    1. John Sherman Sawyer, Sr. was born on 26 May 1909 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; died on 30 Dec 1972 in Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana; was buried on 3 Jan 1973 in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.
    2. 1. Paul Backus Sawyer, Jr. was born on 11 Jun 1912 in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa; died on 13 Jan 1989 in New York City, New York, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Arthur Lovell Sawyer was born on 7 Feb 1851 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana (son of Horace W. Sawyer and Louisa I. Huntsinger); died on 6 May 1913 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; was buried on 8 May 1913 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.

    Arthur married Harriet "Hattie" Backus on 25 May 1875. Harriet (daughter of Rev. William Warner Backus and Mary Polly Hawes) was born on 8 Sep 1855 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; died on 15 Feb 1934 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; was buried on 17 Feb 1934 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Harriet "Hattie" Backus was born on 8 Sep 1855 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin (daughter of Rev. William Warner Backus and Mary Polly Hawes); died on 15 Feb 1934 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; was buried on 17 Feb 1934 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.
    Children:
    1. Lucy Victoria Sawyer was born in Jun 1877 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; died on 27 Jun 1962 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    2. 2. Paul Backus Sawyer, Sr. was born on 8 May 1879 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; died on 8 Apr 1946 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 11 Apr 1946 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.
    3. Mary Harriet Sawyer was born on 6 Jul 1886 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; died on 22 Dec 1972; was buried on 26 Dec 1972 in Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Horace W. Sawyer was born on 30 Oct 1820 in Chester, Windsor, Vermont; died on 22 Sep 1900 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; was buried on 24 Sep 1900 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.

    Horace + Louisa I. Huntsinger. Louisa was born about 1839 in New York; died on 3 Mar 1862 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; was buried on 5 Mar 1862 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Louisa I. Huntsinger was born about 1839 in New York; died on 3 Mar 1862 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; was buried on 5 Mar 1862 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.
    Children:
    1. 4. Arthur Lovell Sawyer was born on 7 Feb 1851 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; died on 6 May 1913 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; was buried on 8 May 1913 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.

  3. 10.   Rev. William Warner Backus was born about 1807 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts (son of Thomas L. Backus and Rebecca Couch); died on 31 Aug 1891 in Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma; was buried on 2 Sep 1891 in Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma.

    William married Mary Polly Hawes on 14 Nov 1847 in Geauga County, Ohio. Mary was born on 23 Feb 1826 in Danby, Tompkins, New York; died after Jul 1860 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.   Mary Polly Hawes was born on 23 Feb 1826 in Danby, Tompkins, New York; died after Jul 1860 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. Charles Hawes Backus was born on 8 Jan 1849 in Friendship, Allegany, New York; died on 23 Jan 1919 in Winfield, Cowley, Kansas; was buried on 26 Jan 1919 in Union Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley, Kansas.
    2. Thomas Chalmers Backus was born about 1850 in Rock Island County, Illinois; died about 1860 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas.
    3. Henry Melville Backus was born on 5 Aug 1853 in Rock Island County, Illinois; died on 13 May 1936 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; was buried on 16 May 1936 in Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    4. 5. Harriet "Hattie" Backus was born on 8 Sep 1855 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; died on 15 Feb 1934 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; was buried on 17 Feb 1934 in Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana.
    5. Emma L. Backus was born on 23 Feb 1857 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas; died on 15 Mar 1881 in Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania; was buried on 17 Mar 1881 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania.


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