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Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1952 - 2018 (66 years)| 1. | Scott Thomas Pirie was born on 29 Mar 1952 in Florida (son of Lockwood Masters Pirie, Sr. and Shirley Towle Backus); died on 26 Apr 2018 in Port Saint Lucie, St Lucie, Florida. |
| 2. | Lockwood Masters Pirie, Sr. was born on 25 Apr 1904 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 4 May 1965 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida; was buried on 7 May 1965 in Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida. Lockwood married Shirley Towle Backus on 21 May 1948 in Broward County, Florida, and was divorced in Aug 1961 in Dade County, Florida. Shirley (daughter of Seymour Wellington Backus and Ruth Mary Towle) was born on 29 Mar 1919 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; died on 12 Aug 1984 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 3. | Shirley Towle Backus was born on 29 Mar 1919 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (daughter of Seymour Wellington Backus and Ruth Mary Towle); died on 12 Aug 1984 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida.
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| 6. |  Seymour Wellington Backus was born on 1 Oct 1895 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (son of Edward Wellington Backus and Sarah Elisabeth Horr); died on 30 Jun 1936 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida; was buried on 2 Jul 1936 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Other Events and Attributes:
Seymour married Ruth Mary Towle on 22 Nov 1916 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Ruth (daughter of George Easson Towle and Florence Marian "Ida" Honey) was born on 20 Apr 1896 in Park River, Walsh, North Dakota; died on 4 Apr 1940 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 7 Apr 1940 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 7. | Ruth Mary Towle was born on 20 Apr 1896 in Park River, Walsh, North Dakota (daughter of George Easson Towle and Florence Marian "Ida" Honey); died on 4 Apr 1940 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 7 Apr 1940 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.
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| 12. |  Edward Wellington Backus was born on 1 Dec 1860 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York (son of Abel Backus and Anna Anderson); died on 29 Oct 1934 in New York City, New York; was buried on 3 Nov 1934 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: BACKUS Edward W, Minneapolis. Res 75 Oak Grove st, office 602 Andrus bldg. Lumberman, manufacturer and merchant. Born Dec 1, 1860 at Jamestown N Y. Attended public schools at Red Wing and Featherstone Minn; U of M 1878-82. Entered employ of Lee & McCulloch lumbermen Minneapolis 1882; obtained working interest in the business 1883; member Lee & Backus successors to Lee & McCulloch 1884-86; E W Backus Lumber Co 1886-1894; E W Backus Lumber Co 1894-1900; Backus-Brooks Co 1900 to date. Pres Backus-Brooks Co; Koochiching Co lands; First Nat Bank of International Falls Minn; Rainy River Improvement Co; Columbia Gold Mining Co; Keewatin Lumber Co; dir Rainy River Lumber Co; Northwestern Nat Bank Minneapolis; Minn & International Ry Co and other similar organizations. Member Minneapolis, Minikahda and Lafayette clubs Minneapolis. Was a Roosevelt presidential elector in 1904. Edward married Sarah Elisabeth Horr on 24 Dec 1888 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Sarah (daughter of Augustus E. Horr and Emily Elizabeth Unknown) was born in Jan 1862 in Waterford, Oxford, Maine; died on 24 Nov 1956 in La Jolla, San Diego, California; was buried on 27 Nov 1956 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 13. | Sarah Elisabeth Horr was born in Jan 1862 in Waterford, Oxford, Maine (daughter of Augustus E. Horr and Emily Elizabeth Unknown); died on 24 Nov 1956 in La Jolla, San Diego, California; was buried on 27 Nov 1956 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.
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| 14. | George Easson Towle was born on 18 Aug 1862 in Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Mar 1941 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 5 Mar 1941 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. George + Florence Marian "Ida" Honey. Florence was born on 7 Jun 1873 in Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Feb 1947 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 24 Feb 1947 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
| 15. | Florence Marian "Ida" Honey was born on 7 Jun 1873 in Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Feb 1947 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 24 Feb 1947 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.
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