1. | Sgt. William Eugene Backus, Sr. was born on 6 Apr 1892 in Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan; died on 24 Aug 1973 in Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina; was buried on 27 Aug 1973 in Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina. William married Marie Margaret Cassidy about 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marie (daughter of Clement Joseph Cassidy and Mary E. Canty) was born on 20 Aug 1897 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Sep 1945 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 11 Sep 1945 in Philadelphia National Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Selma Edith Backus was born on 2 Mar 1919 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Nov 1945 in Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina; was buried on 28 Nov 1945 in Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina.
- 3. Infant Backus was born on 24 Dec 1926 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 24 Dec 1926 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 4. Clement Eugene Backus was born on 24 Feb 1929 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 6 Aug 1949 in Coosawhatchie, Jasper, South Carolina; was buried on 8 Aug 1949 in Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina.
- 5. William Eugene Backus, Jr. was born on 8 Jun 1931 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Mar 2017 in Gainesville, Alachua, Florida; was buried on 10 Mar 2017 in Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina.
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