1. Martha L. Eels

Daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the thursday 26 october 1820 in Skaneateles, Onondaga, New York. Martha L. is deceased in Yuba City, Sutter, California the 3 april 1898 aged of 77 years old. She was buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa the friday 1 august 1924.

a. Martha L. is married aged of 21 years old the 12 june 1842 in Genesee County, New York with Jabez Lewis Backus aged of 25 years old, son of Jabez Backus and Octavia Strong. He was born the tuesday 23 july 1816 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut. Jabez Lewis is deceased in Yellow Springs Twp, Des Moines, Iowa the tuesday 31 december 1872 aged of 56 years old.

Three children were born from this union (three boys and zero girl).

• a.i. Levi Lewis Backus. He was born the monday 17 april 1843 in Batavia, Genesee, New York. Levi Lewis is deceased in Chicago, Cook, Illinois the monday 13 january 1919 aged of 75 years old. He was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa the thursday 16 january 1919.

  a.i.a. Levi Lewis is married aged of 26 years old the thursday 3 february 1870 in Louisa County, Iowa with Imogene Mann aged of 19 years old, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the tuesday 12 february 1850 in Morning Sun, Preble, Ohio. Imogene is deceased in Chicago, Cook, Illinois the tuesday 4 january 1921 aged of 70 years old. She was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa the friday 7 january 1921.

  A child was born from this union (zero boy and one girl).

  • a.i.a.i. Pearl I. Backus. She was born the saturday 5 june 1875 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas. Pearl I. is deceased in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts the monday 18 february 1963 aged of 87 years old. She was buried in Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts the thursday 21 february 1963.

    a.i.a.i.a. Pearl I. is married aged of 32 years old the wednesday 26 june 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois with Neale Severance Carley aged of 28 years old, son of unknown father and mother. He was born the tuesday 18 february 1879 in Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut. Neale Severance is deceased in Winter Haven, Polk, Florida the friday 18 january 1952 aged of 72 years old. He was buried in Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts the monday 21 january 1952.

• a.ii. George Jerome Backus. He was born the monday 18 august 1851 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa. George Jerome is deceased in Richmond, Contra Costa, California the friday 28 june 1929 aged of 77 years old.

  a.ii.a. George Jerome is married aged of 20 years old the thursday 8 february 1872 in Des Moines County, Iowa with Fannie M. Blair aged of 19 years old, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the tuesday 30 november 1852 in Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa.

  No children were born from this union.

• a.iii. John Horace Backus. He was born the monday 16 july 1855 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa. John Horace is deceased in Yuba City, Sutter, California the 14 april 1929 aged of 73 years old. He was buried in Praise Chapel Mausoleum, Yuba City, Sutter, California the wednesday 17 april 1929.

  a.iii.a. John Horace is married aged of 26 years old the thursday 25 may 1882 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois with Minnie May Estee aged of 20 years old, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the monday 22 july 1861 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Minnie May is deceased in Yuba City, Sutter, California the saturday 9 february 1952 aged of 90 years old. She was buried in Praise Chapel Mausoleum, Yuba City, Sutter, California the tuesday 12 february 1952.

  No children were born from this union.