Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Roger Cofer was born on 12 Oct 1931 in Indiana (son of Ralph Sawyer Cofer, Sr. and Doris Bernice Cross); died in Apr 1967. |
2. | Ralph Sawyer Cofer, Sr. was born on 19 Jan 1896 in Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois; died in Sep 1978 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. Ralph married Doris Bernice Cross on 1 Jan 1927 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. Doris (daughter of Ernest Bradford Cross and Lena Prudence Thompson) was born on 17 Sep 1909 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 28 Jul 1998 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 31 Jul 1998 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Doris Bernice Cross was born on 17 Sep 1909 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana (daughter of Ernest Bradford Cross and Lena Prudence Thompson); died on 28 Jul 1998 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 31 Jul 1998 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
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6. | Ernest Bradford Cross was born on 1 Sep 1874 in LaPorte County, Indiana (son of Byron Francis Cross and Mary Eliza Harding); died on 29 Oct 1954 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 1 Nov 1954 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. Ernest married Lena Prudence Thompson on 28 May 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Lena (daughter of George W. Thompson and Emeline Van Buskirk) was born on 7 Jul 1875 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 21 Jun 1946 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 24 Jun 1946 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Lena Prudence Thompson was born on 7 Jul 1875 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York (daughter of George W. Thompson and Emeline Van Buskirk); died on 21 Jun 1946 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 24 Jun 1946 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
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12. | Byron Francis Cross was born on 2 Nov 1847 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio (son of Philander Cross and Marilla Ann Davis); died on 9 Dec 1923 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 12 Dec 1923 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. Byron married Mary Eliza Harding on 31 May 1869. Mary was born on 1 Sep 1851 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 12 Jul 1929 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Mary Eliza Harding was born on 1 Sep 1851 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 12 Jul 1929 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana.
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14. | George W. Thompson was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. George + Emeline Van Buskirk. Emeline was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Emeline Van Buskirk was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown.
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