Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | William Harvey Cook, Sr. was born on 19 Apr 1811 in Jefferson County, New York; died on 30 Sep 1870 in Lima, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 2 Oct 1870 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan. William married Emeline Backus on 20 Oct 1839 in Iosco Twp, Livingston, Michigan. Emeline (daughter of Simeon Backus and Polly Patchen) was born on 23 Feb 1811 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 21 Jan 1899 in Scio, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 24 Jan 1899 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Samuel Clemens Cook ![]() Samuel married Emily Swift Gray on 2 Nov 1870 in Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan. Emily was born on 10 Feb 1846 in Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan; died about 1920 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried in 1920 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | William Harvey Cook, Jr. ![]() Family/Spouse: Phebe Brown. Phebe was born in Aug 1849 in Michigan; died on 6 Jun 1913 in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Stephen D. Cook ![]() Family/Spouse: Elizabeth T. Unknown. Elizabeth was born in Oct 1854 in Illinois; died after 1940 in Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Marcus S. Cook ![]() Marcus married Sarah J. Phelps on 4 Feb 1874 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Sarah was born in Feb 1847 in Scio, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 5 Jul 1898 in Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 8 Jul 1898 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Marcus married Margaret Hadley on 2 Oct 1900 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Margaret was born about 1871 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | George E. Cook ![]() |
7. | Louis Gray Cook ![]() Louis married Gertrude Sophia Evans on 29 Jun 1909. Gertrude was born on 24 Sep 1885 in Michigan; died on 15 Feb 1978 in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; was buried on 18 Feb 1978 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | John Gray Cook ![]() |
9. | Helen Louise Cook ![]() |
10. | Virginia Evans Cook ![]() |
11. | Carolyn Gray Cook ![]() |
12. | ![]() ![]() Samuel married Barbara Atwood Barnwell on 6 Jun 1946 in New York City, New York, New York. Barbara (daughter of Rufus Lee Barnwell and Bonnie Borden Osborne) was born on 2 Jul 1921 in Fresno, Fresno, California; died on 2 Sep 2006; was buried on 5 Sep 2006 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Katharine Gertrude Cook ![]() Family/Spouse: Dr. James Preston Orwig. James was born on 30 May 1919 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 9 Jan 2015 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland; was buried on 12 Jan 2015 in Union Church Memorial Garden, Berea, Madison, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Elizabeth F. Orwig ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
16. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |