Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Byron Francis Cross was born on 2 Nov 1847 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio; died on 9 Dec 1923 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 12 Dec 1923 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. Byron married Mary Eliza Harding on 31 May 1869. Mary was born on 1 Sep 1851 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; died on 9 Jul 1929 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 12 Jul 1929 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Ora Belle Cross (1.Byron1) was born on 18 Jan 1873 in Indiana; died on Yes, date unknown. |
3. | Ernest Bradford Cross (1.Byron1) was born on 1 Sep 1874 in LaPorte County, Indiana; died on 29 Oct 1954 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 1 Nov 1954 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. Ernest married Lena Prudence Thompson on 28 May 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Lena (daughter of George W. Thompson and Emeline Van Buskirk) was born on 7 Jul 1875 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 21 Jun 1946 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 24 Jun 1946 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | John C. Cross (1.Byron1) was born about 1879 in Indiana; died on Yes, date unknown. |
5. | Charles Corydon Cross (1.Byron1) was born on 14 May 1880 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio; died on 9 Dec 1923 in Waterford, La Porte, Indiana. |
6. | Belva Lockwood Cross (1.Byron1) was born on 11 Apr 1884 in Indiana; died on 11 Apr 1958 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida; was buried on 14 Apr 1958 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. Belva married Orphie W. Gotto on 19 Oct 1905 in LaPorte County, Indiana. Orphie was born about 1888 in Indiana; died on 10 Feb 1937 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 13 Feb 1937 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Vinal Bryon Cross (1.Byron1) was born on 20 Mar 1886 in Indiana; died on 22 Feb 1906. |
8. | Lola Fern Cross (3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 4 Apr 1895 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 20 Jan 1948 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 23 Jan 1948 in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. Lola married Edward Henry Gloye on 6 May 1916 in LaPorte County, Indiana. Edward was born on 17 Nov 1893 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died in Feb 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Lester Ernest Cross (3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 16 Dec 1896 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 21 Apr 1973 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida; was buried on 25 Apr 1973 in Gary, Lake, Indiana. Lester married Alma Sophia Anderson on 26 Dec 1919 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. Alma was born about 1899 in Indiana; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Fay Thompson Cross (3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 21 Feb 1906 in Laramie, Albany, Wyoming; died on 24 Oct 1950 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; was buried on 27 Oct 1950 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. Family/Spouse: Esther Hewitt. Esther was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Doris Bernice Cross (3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 17 Sep 1909 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 28 Jul 1998 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; was buried on 31 Jul 1998 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. Doris married Ralph Sawyer Cofer, Sr. on 1 Jan 1927 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. Ralph was born on 19 Jan 1896 in Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois; died in Sep 1978 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Owen Wayne Cross (3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 13 Mar 1915 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 2 Sep 1965 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; was buried on 5 Sep 1965 in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana. Owen married Barbara Kolodiej on 25 Oct 1936 in Crown Point, Lake, Indiana. Barbara was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Carol Lorraine Cross (3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 9 Jan 1919 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; died on 25 Apr 2006 in Joliet, Will, Illinois; was buried on 2 May 2006 in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. Carol married Howard Sidney Hennard, Jr. on 30 Sep 1937 in Crown Point, Lake, Indiana. Howard was born on 9 Dec 1917 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 27 Mar 1973 in Joliet, Will, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Bernice M. Gloye (8.Lola3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 24 May 1919 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 3 Apr 2003 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado; was buried on 6 Apr 2003 in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. Bernice married Edward R. Greene, Sr. about 1936, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Edward was born on 23 Sep 1914 in Indiana; died on 20 Nov 1999 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Bernice married Harold Elton "Lucky" Wollen on 6 Dec 1949. Harold was born on 18 Apr 1922 in Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota; died on 5 Apr 2000 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado; was buried on 10 Apr 2000 in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Living (8.Lola3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) |
16. | Living (8.Lola3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) |
17. | Living (9.Lester3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) |
18. | Loren Dale Cofer (11.Doris3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 22 Aug 1926 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; died on 1 Nov 1966 in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; was buried on 4 Nov 1966 in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. Loren married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Roger Cofer (11.Doris3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 12 Oct 1931 in Indiana; died in Apr 1967. |
20. | Living (11.Doris3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
21. | Ralph Sawyer Cofer, Jr. (11.Doris3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 25 Feb 1936 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 27 Apr 1995 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. |
22. | Edward R. Greene, Jr. (14.Bernice4, 8.Lola3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born about 1937 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died about 1953 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana. |
23. | David S. Greene (14.Bernice4, 8.Lola3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 26 Jan 1938 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 21 Jun 2014 in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana. |
24. | Barry Alden Greene (14.Bernice4, 8.Lola3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) was born on 3 Mar 1940 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 6 Dec 2013 in South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana. |
25. | Living (14.Bernice4, 8.Lola3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) |
26. | Living (14.Bernice4, 8.Lola3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) |
27. | Living (18.Loren4, 11.Doris3, 3.Ernest2, 1.Byron1) |