Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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Name | Benjamin Franklin Backus | |
Suffix | Sr. | |
Nickname | Frank | |
Birth | 1 Sep 1832 | Nicholas County, West Virginia |
Gender | Male | |
Occupation | Farmer | |
Cause of Death | Heart Failure | |
1850 US Census | 8 Aug 1850 | Nicholas County, Virginia |
1860 US Census | 7 Aug 1860 | Nicholas County, Virginia |
1870 US Census | 22 Jul 1870 | Jefferson Twp, Nicholas, West Virginia |
1880 US Census | 2 Jun 1880 | Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia |
1900 US Census | 9 Jun 1900 | Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia |
Death | 18 Mar 1907 | Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia |
Burial | 21 Mar 1907 | Fitzwater - Backus Cemetery, Salmon Run, Nicholas, West Virginia |
Siblings | 5 siblings | |
Person ID | I22934 | Backus Genealogy | Backus Family |
Last Modified | 17 Jul 2023 |
Father | Joseph Backus, Jr., b. 15 Jul 1808, Greenbrier County, West Virginia d. 10 Nov 1873, Nicholas County, West Virginia (Age 65 years) | |
Mother | Sarah "Sally" Brown, b. Abt 1809, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 8 Apr 1860, Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania (Age 51 years) | |
Marriage | 27 Oct 1829 | Nicholas County, West Virginia |
Age at Marriage | He : 21 years and 3 months - She : ~ 20 years and 10 months. | |
Family ID | F6944 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 | Caroline Grose, b. Abt 1826, Highland County, Virginia d. 15 Oct 1867, Nicholas County, West Virginia (Age 41 years) | |||||||||||
Marriage | 1 Jan 1855 | Nicholas County, West Virginia | ||||||||||
Age at Marriage | He : 22 years and 4 months - She : ~ 29 years and 1 month. | |||||||||||
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Family ID | F9788 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||
Last Modified | 29 Jan 2014 |
Family 2 | Albina Victoria Dorsey, b. 1 Apr 1842, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 25 Dec 1896, Nicholas County, West Virginia (Age 54 years) | |||||||||||||||||
Marriage | 18 Dec 1867 | Nicholas County, West Virginia | ||||||||||||||||
Age at Marriage | He : 35 years and 3 months - She : 25 years and 8 months. | |||||||||||||||||
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Family ID | F9789 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||
Last Modified | 29 Jan 2014 |
Family 3 | Margaret C. "Maggie" Mitchell, b. Jul 1857, West Virginia d. Yes, date unknown | |
Marriage | 25 Jul 1897 | Fayette County, West Virginia |
Age at Marriage | He : 64 years and 10 months - She : 40 years. | |
Family ID | F9790 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified | 25 Apr 2013 |
Family 4 | Cornelia J. Bennett, b. Abt 1856, Indiana d. Yes, date unknown | |
Marriage | 9 Feb 1903 | Nicholas County, West Virginia |
Age at Marriage | He : 70 years and 5 months - She : ~ 47 years and 2 months. | |
Family ID | F10986 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified | 29 Jan 2014 |
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Pin Legend< | : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set |
Documents | 4 Documents |
Headstones | Benjamin Franklin Sr - Albina Victoria Dorsey Backus Find A Grave: Benjamin Find A Grave: Albina |
1850 US Census | 1850 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: M432_963; Page: 355B; Image: 273. |
1860 US Census | 1860 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: District of Nicholas, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: M653_1365; Page: 1033; Image: 565; Family History Library Film: 805365. |
1870 US Census | 1870 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Jefferson, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1695; Page: 163A; Image: 428; Family History Library Film: 553194. |
1880 US Census | 1880 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 1410; Family History Film: 1255410; Page: 119C; Enumeration District: 107. |
1900 US Census | 1900 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 1768; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1241768. |