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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Living

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
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Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Arthur Richard "Dick" Backus was born on 18 Sep 1925 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (son of Arthur Augustus Backus, Sr. and Thelma Elizabeth Worcester); died on 10 Dec 2008 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California; was cremated on 13 Dec 2008.

    Arthur married Doris Esther "Dodie" Clark on 3 Nov 1951 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan. Doris (daughter of Ellef Syver Clark and Ester Cooley Baker) was born on 11 Nov 1927 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 29 Jun 2021 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California; was cremated on 2 Aug 2021. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Doris Esther "Dodie" Clark was born on 11 Nov 1927 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan (daughter of Ellef Syver Clark and Ester Cooley Baker); died on 29 Jun 2021 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California; was cremated on 2 Aug 2021.
    Children:
    1. 1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Arthur Augustus Backus, Sr. was born on 22 Feb 1898 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (son of Augustus Welton Backus and Charlotte Mabel "Lottie" Cook); died on 15 Mar 1975 in Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida; was buried in Apr 1975 in Crestlawn Cemetery, Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida.

    Arthur married Thelma Elizabeth Worcester on 22 Sep 1921 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Thelma was born on 27 Oct 1897 in Superior Twp, Williams, Ohio; died on 18 May 1963 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried on 21 May 1963 in Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Thelma Elizabeth Worcester was born on 27 Oct 1897 in Superior Twp, Williams, Ohio; died on 18 May 1963 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried on 21 May 1963 in Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California.
    Children:
    1. Ross Allen Backus, Sr. was born on 28 Jul 1922 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 14 Apr 1990 in Avon Park, Highlands, Florida; was cremated on 17 Apr 1990.
    2. 2. Arthur Richard "Dick" Backus was born on 18 Sep 1925 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 10 Dec 2008 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California; was cremated on 13 Dec 2008.
    3. Raymond Earl Backus was born on 18 Nov 1927 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 3 Jan 1928 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 5 Jan 1928 in Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    4. Marilyn Janet Backus was born on 2 Jun 1931 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 3 Oct 1999 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California.

  3. 6.   Ellef Syver Clark was born on 29 May 1885 in Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota; died on 11 Apr 1968 in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan.

    Ellef married Ester Cooley Baker Ester was born on 4 May 1892 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 4 Dec 1980 in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.   Ester Cooley Baker was born on 4 May 1892 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 4 Dec 1980 in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan.
    Children:
    1. Charles Ellef Clark was born on 17 May 1920 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 20 Nov 1991 in Southfield, Oakland, Michigan.
    2. Alice Elizabeth Clark was born on 24 Feb 1922 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 27 Mar 2014 in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan.
    3. Living
    4. Robert Newhall Clark was born on 17 Apr 1925 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 27 Jan 2006 in Seattle, King, Washington.
    5. 3. Doris Esther "Dodie" Clark was born on 11 Nov 1927 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 29 Jun 2021 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California; was cremated on 2 Aug 2021.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Augustus Welton Backus was born on 4 Jan 1870 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (son of Herbert Augustus Backus and Frances Gibbs Welton); died on 26 Dec 1956 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 29 Dec 1956 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

    Augustus married Charlotte Mabel "Lottie" Cook on 8 Jun 1897 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Charlotte was born on 8 Jan 1876 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada; died about 1968 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan; was buried in 1968 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Charlotte Mabel "Lottie" Cook was born on 8 Jan 1876 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada; died about 1968 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan; was buried in 1968 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    Children:
    1. Dorothy Backus was born on 22 Feb 1898 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 22 Feb 1898 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 23 Feb 1898 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    2. 4. Arthur Augustus Backus, Sr. was born on 22 Feb 1898 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 15 Mar 1975 in Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida; was buried in Apr 1975 in Crestlawn Cemetery, Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida.
    3. Donald Cook Backus was born on 20 Jan 1902 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 8 Aug 1935 in Bangor Twp, Bay, Michigan; was buried on 10 Aug 1935 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan.
    4. Leslie Welton Backus was born on 4 Dec 1905 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 28 May 1978 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan.


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