Martha L. Eels

Martha married Jabez Lewis Backus on 12 Jun 1842 in Genesee County, New York. Jabez (son of Jabez Backus and Octavia "Octa" Strong) was born on 23 Jul 1816 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died in Jan 1873 in Yellow Springs Twp, Des Moines, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Levi Lewis Backus was born on 17 Apr 1843 in Batavia, Genesee, New York; died on 13 Jan 1919 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 16 Jan 1919 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa.
2. George Jerome Backus was born on 18 Aug 1851 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on 28 Jun 1929 in Richmond, Contra Costa, California.
3. John Horace Backus was born on 16 Jul 1855 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on 14 Apr 1929 in Yuba City, Sutter, California; was buried on 17 Apr 1929 in Praise Chapel Mausoleum, Yuba City, Sutter, California.