1. Sarah D. Cowles

Daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the friday 30 november 1821 in New York. Sarah D. is deceased in Jo Daviess County, Illinois the wednesday 30 november 1910 aged of 89 years old.

a. Sarah D. is married aged of 18 years old the saturday 30 november 1839 in Pennsylvania with Thomas Backus aged of 24 years old, son of Joseph Backus and Martha Milliken. He was born the saturday 26 august 1815 in Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania. Thomas is deceased in Jo Daviess County, Illinois the monday 4 march 1889 aged of 73 years old. He was buried in West Chelsea Cemetery, Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois the wednesday 6 march 1889.

No children were born from this union.