Name |
John Wesley Backus |
Birth |
7 Jun 1885 |
Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
1900 US Census |
8 Jun 1900 |
Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia |
Death |
24 Jun 1953 |
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia |
Burial |
27 Jun 1953 |
Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia |
Siblings |
6 siblings |
1. Flora Mae Backus, b. 10 Apr 1884, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 28 Aug 1968, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia | |
2. Anna Lee Backus, b. 15 Dec 1886, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 13 Jul 1974, Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio | |
3. Benjamin Homer Backus, b. 27 Jun 1889, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 13 Jan 1955, Clark County, Indiana | |
4. Osie Bell Backus, b. 10 Mar 1891, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 26 Dec 1950, Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia | |
5. Mamie Frances Backus, b. 15 Jun 1892, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 13 Aug 1959, Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia | |
6. Ada Grace Backus, b. 12 Feb 1896, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 15 Apr 1976, Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia | |
Person ID |
I22957 |
Backus Genealogy | Backus Family |
Last Modified |
1 May 2023 |
Father |
Blumefield Backus, Sr., b. 30 Oct 1864, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 14 Dec 1931, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia (Age 67 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth Edna Johnson, b. 5 Nov 1863, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 26 Jun 1900, Wilderness Twp, Nicholas, West Virginia (Age 36 years) |
Marriage |
5 Mar 1883 |
Nicholas County, West Virginia |
Age at Marriage |
He : 18 years and 5 months - She : 19 years and 4 months. |
Family ID |
F9793 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Zilphia A. Plummer, b. 30 Sep 1881, Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 28 Apr 1959, Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia (Age 77 years) |
Marriage |
19 Sep 1909 |
Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia |
Age at Marriage |
He : 24 years and 3 months - She : 28 years. |
Children |
+ | 1. Raymond Edgar Backus, b. 5 Aug 1910, Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 14 Apr 1972, Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania (Age 61 years) |
+ | 2. Arthur Clayton Backus, b. 17 Aug 1912, Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 20 Jan 2003, Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina (Age 90 years) |
| 3. Freeman Blumefield Backus, b. 13 Oct 1914, Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 20 Feb 2002, Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia (Age 87 years) |
+ | 4. Myrtle Edna Backus, b. 2 Aug 1916, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 18 Jan 2000, Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia (Age 83 years) |
+ | 5. Homer Carl Backus, b. 12 Sep 1918, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 30 Jul 1998, Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia (Age 79 years) |
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Family ID |
F12347 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
19 Nov 2014 |