Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Anna Anderson was born in Oct 1836 in Sweden; died on 5 Aug 1924 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried on 8 Aug 1924 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Anna married Abel Backus about 1857. Abel (son of Cornelis Backus) was born on 3 Jul 1835 in England; died on 27 Jun 1912 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried on 29 Jun 1912 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | George Joseph Backus ![]() Notes: BACKUS George Joseph, Minneapolis. Res 610 13th av S, office 226 Lumber Exchange. Lumber and cooperage stock. Born Feb 23, 1858 at Jamestown N Y, son of Abel and Anna (Anderson) Backus. Married Feb 14, 1894 to Catherine R Fallis. Attended public schools at Red Wing and Featherstone Minn; graduated from U of M, B S 1882. With Gull River Lumber Co 1883-84; with Lee & Backus lumber 1884-86; in fuel business 1887-89; in charge of sales dept E W Backus Lumber Co 1890-96; wholesale lumber trade 1897-1904; organized Backus-Judd Lumber & Cooperage Co also Dumas-Backus Lumber Co 1904; pres of former; sec and treas of latter. Member Commercial Club Minneapolis. George married Catherine R. Fallis on 14 Feb 1894. Catherine was born in Sep 1863 in Lucas County, Ohio; died on 30 Jul 1955 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida; was buried on 2 Aug 1955 in Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: BACKUS Edward W, Minneapolis. Res 75 Oak Grove st, office 602 Andrus bldg. Lumberman, manufacturer and merchant. Born Dec 1, 1860 at Jamestown N Y. Attended public schools at Red Wing and Featherstone Minn; U of M 1878-82. Entered employ of Lee & McCulloch lumbermen Minneapolis 1882; obtained working interest in the business 1883; member Lee & Backus successors to Lee & McCulloch 1884-86; E W Backus Lumber Co 1886-1894; E W Backus Lumber Co 1894-1900; Backus-Brooks Co 1900 to date. Pres Backus-Brooks Co; Koochiching Co lands; First Nat Bank of International Falls Minn; Rainy River Improvement Co; Columbia Gold Mining Co; Keewatin Lumber Co; dir Rainy River Lumber Co; Northwestern Nat Bank Minneapolis; Minn & International Ry Co and other similar organizations. Member Minneapolis, Minikahda and Lafayette clubs Minneapolis. Was a Roosevelt presidential elector in 1904. Edward married Sarah Elisabeth Horr on 24 Dec 1888 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Sarah (daughter of Augustus E. Horr and Emily Elizabeth Unknown) was born in Jan 1862 in Waterford, Oxford, Maine; died on 24 Nov 1956 in La Jolla, San Diego, California; was buried on 27 Nov 1956 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Mary Ann Backus ![]() |
5. | Olive Backus ![]() Olive married Paul Henry Kinports on 20 May 1903 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Paul was born on 17 Feb 1880 in Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Jan 1980 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried on 20 Jan 1980 in Forest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, Koochiching, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Phyllis Ann Backus ![]() Phyllis married Marshall Joshua Morrill on 5 May 1957 in Los Angeles County, California. Marshall was born on 11 Aug 1902 in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont; died on 15 Oct 1981 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Margaret Elder Backus ![]() Margaret married Joseph Newton Sawtell, Sr. on 22 Feb 1930 in Stuart, Martin, Florida. Joseph was born on 29 Sep 1898 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; died on 20 Feb 1978 in Stuart, Martin, Florida; was buried on 23 Feb 1978 in Fernhill Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Stuart, Martin, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Edward Raymond Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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Seymour married Ruth Mary Towle on 22 Nov 1916 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Ruth (daughter of George Easson Towle and Florence Marian "Ida" Honey) was born on 20 Apr 1896 in Park River, Walsh, North Dakota; died on 4 Apr 1940 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 7 Apr 1940 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Joseph Newton Sawtell, Jr. ![]() |
11. | ![]() ![]() Marilyn married Dr. Harry Arthur Cumming on 22 Dec 1939 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Harry was born on 31 Aug 1911 in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; died on 1 Jun 1973 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona; was buried on 4 Jun 1973 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Shirley Towle Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Unknown White. Unknown was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Shirley married Harry Edward Pence, Jr. about 1938 in New York, and was divorced about 1942. Harry was born on 31 Jul 1917 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; died on 19 Jul 1978 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Shirley married Lockwood Masters Pirie, Sr. on 21 May 1948 in Broward County, Florida, and was divorced in Aug 1961 in Dade County, Florida. Lockwood was born on 25 Apr 1904 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 4 May 1965 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida; was buried on 7 May 1965 in Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Shirley married John H. B. Latrobe about 1962 in Florida, and was divorced in Jan 1967 in Dade County, Florida. John was born on 4 Feb 1918 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Shirley married Dr. Jesse Hoyt Arnold, Jr. about 1968 in Florida. Jesse was born on 18 Apr 1919 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; died on 3 Apr 1993 in Easton, Talbot, Maryland; was buried on 6 Apr 1993 in Westview Cemetery, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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14. | David Backus Cumming ![]() David married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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16. | Pamela Backus Pence ![]() |
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18. | Scott Thomas Pirie ![]() |
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