Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
![]() |
|
1. | Harriet Newman Groesbeck was born on 16 Feb 1828 in Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York; died on 3 Oct 1854 in Livonia, Livingston, New York; was buried on 5 Oct 1854 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Livonia, Livingston, New York. Harriet married Clinton Theron Backus, Sr. on 14 Jan 1851 in Groveland, Livingston, New York. Clinton (son of John Backus, III and Philena "Helen" Stebbins) was born on 28 May 1827 in Livonia, Livingston, New York; died on 5 Sep 1897 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 7 Sep 1897 in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
2. | Florence Backus ![]() |
3. | ![]() ![]() Manson married Emma Cornelia Yawger on 22 Apr 1873 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. Emma was born on 3 Aug 1854 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York; died on 8 Jun 1884 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 10 Jun 1884 in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Manson married Lue Adams on 20 Oct 1886 in King Ferry, Cayuga, New York. Lue (daughter of Samuel Adams and Sarah Mira Smith) was born on 4 Jul 1852 in King Ferry, Cayuga, New York; died on 12 Feb 1901 in Seattle, King, Washington; was cremated on 14 Feb 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Manson married Elise Piutti on 19 Jun 1902 in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut. Elise was born on 14 Aug 1860 in Erfurt, Saxony, Germany; died on 19 Oct 1927 in Seattle, King, Washington; was buried on 22 Oct 1927 in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Helen Irene Backus ![]() Helen married Ralph M. "aka Ralfe" Harlan, DDS on 15 Sep 1895 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. Ralph (son of William S. Harlan and Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" Millhouse) was born on 12 Dec 1870 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; died on 15 Nov 1946 in Babylon, Suffolk, New York; was buried on 19 Nov 1946 in Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
5. | ![]() ![]() Leroy married Edith Helen Fredericka Boetzkes on 26 Jul 1906 in Seattle, King, Washington. Edith was born on 29 Oct 1875 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 31 Aug 1935 in The Highlands, King, Washington; was buried on 3 Sep 1935 in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Leroy married Yvonne Dane on 28 Jun 1941 in Seattle, King, Washington. Yvonne was born on 20 Jan 1910 in Berlin, Germany; died on 22 Aug 2001 in Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried on 25 Aug 2001 in Pine Grove Cemetery, East Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
6. | Otis Backus Harlan, Sr. ![]() Otis married Ruth L. Hanson on 16 Feb 1921 in King County, Washington, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Ruth was born on 30 Jun 1895 in Burton, King, Washington; died on 18 May 1974 in Moses Lake, Grant, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Otis married Rose Milligan Jaiser on 10 Apr 1926 in King County, Washington. Rose was born about 1902 in Minnesota; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
7. | Emma Nell Backus ![]() Emma married Robert Edgar Braddy, Jr. on 12 Nov 1930 in Seattle, King, Washington, and was divorced about 1939. Robert was born on 17 Nov 1903 in Bristol, Liberty, Florida; died on 14 Aug 1965 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia; was buried on 19 Aug 1965 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Emma married Alfred Henry Constans on 11 May 1951 in Seattle, King, Washington, and was divorced in Aug 1971 in Santa Barbara County, California. Alfred was born on 16 May 1901 in Nelson, Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada; died on 23 Feb 1984 in Laguna Hills, Orange, California; was buried on 26 Feb 1984 in Entiat Cemetery, Entiat, Chelan, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | ![]() ![]() Manson married Frances Arnold Anderson on 17 Sep 1937 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington. Frances (daughter of William S. Anderson and Frances Eva Salmson) was born on 3 May 1915 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington; died on 15 May 2002 in King County, Washington; was buried on 18 May 2002 in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
9. | ![]() ![]() |
10. | ![]() ![]() Leroy married Betty Tashjian about 1945. Betty was born on 3 Oct 1916 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; died on 27 Dec 2003 in Seattle, King, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
11. | Edith Marjorie Backus ![]() Edith married Unknown Lynch about 1941. Unknown was born about 1917; died before 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Edith married William E. Booth on 26 Mar 1954 in Los Angeles County, California, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. William was born about 1919 in California; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Edith married Clarence M. Burroughs on 26 Oct 1973 in King County, Washington. Clarence was born on 18 Mar 1904 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; died on 18 Jan 1998 in Cathedral City, Riverside, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Philip Rudolph Backus ![]() |
13. | Manson Backus Harlan ![]() Manson married Bernice Jean "Beje" MacDougall on 18 Mar 1955 in King County, Washington, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Bernice was born on 10 Feb 1929 in Seattle, King, Washington; died on 24 Jul 2010 in Seattle, King, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Manson married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Manson married Doris May Shank on 22 Apr 1972 in King County, Washington. Doris was born on 30 Sep 1926 in Seattle, King, Washington; died on 7 Dec 2012 in Seattle, King, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | ![]() ![]() Otis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Otis married Sarann Breene on 29 Jun 1950 in King County, Washington, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Sarann was born on 11 Mar 1927 in Seattle, King, Washington; died on 23 May 2003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Allan Sherman Harlan ![]() |
16. | Fredericka "Fritzie" Braddy ![]() Fredericka married John Melville "Jack" Heyneman on 23 Nov 1956 in Santa Barbara County, California. John was born on 15 Apr 1929 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; died on 7 Aug 2010 in Fishtail, Stillwater, Montana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
17. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Manson Franklin Backus, III ![]() |
19. | William Stephen Backus ![]() |
20. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
21. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
22. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
23. | Leroy Manson Backus, III ![]() Leroy married Sara Jo Deyo on 19 Feb 1966 in King County, Washington, and was divorced on 10 Nov 1970 in Huerfano County, Colorado. Sara was born on 3 Apr 1946 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington; died on 16 Feb 2004 in Nederland, Boulder, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|
24. | Living ![]() Living married Kathryn Jean Seymour on 14 Sep 1974 in King County, Washington, and was divorced on 24 May 1989 in King County, Washington. Kathryn was born on 14 May 1952 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
25. | Living ![]() |
26. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
27. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
28. | Peter Andrew "Pete" Heyneman ![]() |
29. | Living ![]() |
30. | Living ![]() |
31. | Living ![]() |
32. | Living ![]() |
33. | Living ![]() |
34. | Living ![]() |
35. | Living ![]() |
36. | Living ![]() |
37. | Living ![]() |