Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Harriet May Shackleton was born on 23 Aug 1915 in Worth, Cook, Illinois (daughter of Roy W. Shackleton and Mary Harriet Sawyer); died on 24 Jan 2005 in Laguna Hills, Orange, California. Harriet married John Pitney Mead on 13 Sep 1940 in Cook County, Illinois. John was born on 17 May 1913 in Augusta, Hancock, Illinois; died on 11 Jan 2005 in Laguna Hills, Orange, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children: |
2. | Roy W. Shackleton was born on 26 Feb 1881 in Pine Village, Warren, Indiana; died on 16 Aug 1956 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; was buried on 19 Aug 1956 in Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland. Roy married Mary Harriet Sawyer on 3 Jun 1908 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Mary (daughter of Arthur Lovell Sawyer and Harriet "Hattie" Backus) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Mary Harriet Sawyer was born on 6 Jul 1886 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana (daughter of Arthur Lovell Sawyer and Harriet "Hattie" Backus); died on 22 Dec 1972; was buried on 26 Dec 1972 in Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland.
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6. | 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] |
7. | 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.
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12. | 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] |
13. | 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.
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14. | 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] |
15. | Mary Polly Hawes was born on 23 Feb 1826 in Danby, Tompkins, New York; died after Jul 1860 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas.
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