Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Lieut. Col. William Thomas Backus, Sr. was born about 1827 in Virginia; died on 13 Apr 1900 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 16 Apr 1900 in Portlock Cemetery, Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Wiles. Elizabeth was born about 1829 in Norfolk County, Virginia; died on 21 May 1891 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Virginia Caroline Backus ![]() Virginia married Herman B. Ward on 20 Nov 1873 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia. Herman was born in Sep 1848 in Virginia; died on 17 Jan 1906 in Norfolk County, Virginia; was buried on 19 Jan 1906 in Portlock Cemetery, Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Gustavus A. Backus ![]() Gustavus married Lillie May Gregg on 19 Jun 1884 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia. Lillie was born in Aug 1871 in New York City, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | William Thomas Backus, Jr. ![]() William married Annie Amelia Hall on 28 Sep 1880 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia. Annie was born on 7 Apr 1860 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia; died on 1 Mar 1922 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; was buried on 4 Mar 1922 in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Trugien Franklin Backus ![]() |
6. | Elizabeth L. Backus ![]() |
7. | Cecil Franklin Backus, Sr. ![]() Cecil married Elizabeth Warner Edsall on 28 May 1921 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. Elizabeth (daughter of Dr. Frank Hynard Edsall and Anna Elizabeth Warner) was born on 26 Aug 1894 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; died on 13 Mar 1933 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; was buried on 16 Mar 1933 in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Cecil married Alice Beaver Candee on 12 Jun 1935 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. Alice was born on 20 Oct 1901 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 1 Mar 1992 in Maryland; was buried on 4 Mar 1992 in Old Drawyers Church Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | William Carlton Backus, Sr. ![]() William married Beulah Gertrude Rogerson on 23 Feb 1910 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina. Beulah was born on 25 Jul 1891 in Princess Anne County, Virginia; died in Aug 1975 in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Anne Hall Backus ![]() Anne married Worthington Miner Adams about 1949 in Pinellas County, Florida. Worthington was born on 1 Sep 1920 in Cedarhurst, Nassau, New York; died on 8 Apr 2010 in Rye, Westchester, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | John Warner Backus ![]() John married Marjorie Ruth Alford about 1946, and was divorced in May 1967 in Alameda County, California. Marjorie was born on 30 Sep 1922 in Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania; died on 24 May 2010 in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
John married Barbara Una Garlitz on 18 Jul 1968 in San Francisco County, California. Barbara was born on 31 Dec 1927 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 1 Apr 2004 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Marjorie Ann Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: James William Kirby. James was born on 29 Jun 1908 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; died on 12 Sep 1965 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Frances Elizabeth Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Frank Kerrigan Gorry. Frank was born on 3 Jun 1908 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; died on 21 Jan 1961 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Dorothy C. Backus ![]() Dorothy married John Bruce Ellis on 12 Jan 1945 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. John was born on 26 Feb 1916 in West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; died on 4 Oct 1986 in West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | William Carlton Backus, Jr. ![]() |
16. | Living ![]() |
17. | Living ![]() |