Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Margarette Arvilla Spencer was born in Jul 1848 in Lee County, Illinois; died on 11 Dec 1916 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; was buried on 13 Dec 1916 in Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. Margarette married Eben "Ebin" Backus, III on 26 Jul 1863 in La Salle County, Illinois. Eben (son of Ebenezer Backus, Jr. and Sarah Lindsley) was born on 7 Apr 1836 in Pomfret Twp, Chautauqua, New York; died on 2 Feb 1918 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; was buried on 4 Feb 1918 in Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Charlotte Mary "Lotta" Backus ![]() Charlotte married Ulysses Grant Durant on 30 Apr 1890 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. Ulysses was born on 10 Oct 1867 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois; died on 18 Jun 1931 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 20 Jun 1931 in Fairmount-Willow Hills Memorial Park, Willow Springs, Cook, Illinois . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Abraham Burnett Backus ![]() Abraham married Jessie Elizabeth Kimbrough on 8 Jul 1889 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. Jessie was born on 13 May 1872 in Iowa; died on 18 Sep 1953 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Bertha J. Backus ![]() Bertha married Fred A. Rickard on 6 Sep 1892 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. Fred was born about 1874 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Edith F. Backus ![]() |
6. | Inez Ray Backus ![]() Inez married George Nusz Bushnell on 17 Jan 1904 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. George was born on 9 Jun 1878 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; died on 1 May 1951 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Mark Backus Durant ![]() Mark married Edith Idlewild Lowe on 1 Apr 1916 in Marion, Linn, Iowa. Edith was born on 29 Feb 1892 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; died on 5 Dec 1952 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Arthur Edward Backus ![]() |
9. | Marguerite May Backus ![]() |
10. | Ethel Backus ![]() |
11. | Mary Golda Backus ![]() |
12. | Lester B. Backus ![]() |
13. | Pauline Gertrude Backus ![]() |
14. | William George Backus ![]() |
15. | Eben Ray Bushnell ![]() Eben married Dorothy Blanch Thompson about 1932. Dorothy was born on 7 Oct 1902 in Oklahoma; died on 7 Nov 1996 in Kern County, California; was buried on 10 Nov 1996 in California City Memorial Park, California City, Kern, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
16. | Rhea Claire Bushnell ![]() Rhea married Fred Searle Brown on 25 Dec 1946 in Salt Lake County, Utah. Fred was born about 1912; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Mary Jane Durant ![]() |