Name |
William Alexander Backus |
Birth |
7 Jul 1858 |
Nicholas County, West Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
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 |
Death |
23 Jul 1892 |
Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia |
Burial |
25 Jul 1892 |
Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia |
Siblings |
4 siblings |
1. Adam Clark Backus, b. 24 Oct 1855, Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 19 Jan 1950, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
2. Lucy Backus, b. 28 May 1861, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 25 Oct 1867, Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
3. Blumefield Backus, Sr., b. 30 Oct 1864, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 14 Dec 1931, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia | |
4. Rev. Rufus Grant Backus, b. 16 Mar 1867, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 19 Jun 1931, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia | |
Person ID |
I22937 |
Backus Genealogy | Backus Family |
Last Modified |
1 May 2023 |
Father |
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Backus, Sr., b. 1 Sep 1832, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 18 Mar 1907, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia (Age 74 years) |
Mother |
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. |
Family ID |
F9788 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Madora F. Brock, b. 16 May 1857, Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 13 Apr 1905, Nicholas County, West Virginia (Age 47 years) |
Marriage |
12 Aug 1879 |
Nicholas County, West Virginia |
Age at Marriage |
He : 21 years and 1 month - She : 22 years and 3 months. |
Children |
+ | 1. Haymond Asbury Backus, b. 10 May 1880, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 5 Aug 1951, Fayette County, West Virginia (Age 71 years) |
| 2. Marvin Edison Backus, b. 22 Jan 1882, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 6 Jun 1949, Kanawha County, West Virginia (Age 67 years) |
+ | 3. Arthur Hampton Backus, b. 24 Jul 1883, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 7 Jun 1959, Weston, Lewis, West Virginia (Age 75 years) |
+ | 4. Samuel Grant Backus, b. 14 Dec 1886, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 25 Feb 1953, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan (Age 66 years) |
| 5. Benjamin H. Backus, b. 11 Nov 1888, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 3 Sep 1953 (Age 64 years) |
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Family ID |
F9792 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
31 Jan 2014 |