Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Elmira Moren was born about 1830 in New York; died before 1867 in Michigan. Family/Spouse: John A. Teller. John was born on 22 Nov 1831 in New York; died on 24 Aug 1910 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; was buried on 27 Aug 1910 in Bedford Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Ida Melissa Teller (1.Elmira1) was born on 28 Jan 1860 in Barry County, Michigan; died on 13 Mar 1938 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was buried on 15 Mar 1938 in Prairieville Cemetery, Prairieville, Barry, Michigan. Ida married Elbert Elijah Backus on 2 Mar 1882. Elbert (son of Elijah Backus and Frances M. Tupper) was born on 2 Sep 1860 in Riga, Monroe, New York; died on 15 Jun 1935 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was buried on 18 Jun 1935 in Prairieville Cemetery, Prairieville, Barry, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Dorr Elbert Backus (2.Ida2, 1.Elmira1) was born on 14 May 1884 in Prairieville, Barry, Michigan; died on 15 Jul 1957 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was buried on 18 Jul 1957 in Prairieville Cemetery, Prairieville, Barry, Michigan. Dorr married Redia N. Bagley on 11 Apr 1906 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Redia was born on 3 Apr 1886 in Orangeville Twp, Barry, Michigan; died on 15 Jun 1944 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was buried on 18 Jun 1944 in Prairieville Cemetery, Prairieville, Barry, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Merna Elaine Backus (3.Dorr3, 2.Ida2, 1.Elmira1) was born on 28 Feb 1915 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan; died on 28 Jan 1996 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was buried on 31 Jan 1996 in Prairieville Cemetery, Prairieville, Barry, Michigan. Merna married James Henry Bolton on 5 Sep 1933. James was born on 24 Jul 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 7 Jan 2001 in Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was buried on 10 Jan 2001 in Prairieville Cemetery, Prairieville, Barry, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Marjory Eileen Backus (3.Dorr3, 2.Ida2, 1.Elmira1) was born on 31 Aug 1919 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; died on 30 May 1998 in Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was buried on 2 Jun 1998 in Roof Cemetery, Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Marjory married Lawrence Ralph McGowan on 1 Jul 1939 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Lawrence was born on 27 Apr 1917 in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan; died on 2 Feb 2008 in Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Dena Marian "Dee" Backus (3.Dorr3, 2.Ida2, 1.Elmira1) was born on 16 Jun 1921 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan; died on 14 Jul 1997 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was cremated on 17 Jul 1997 in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dena married Donald Jean Corre on 28 Jun 1941 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Donald was born on 12 Apr 1918 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; died on 5 Aug 1995 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was cremated on 9 Aug 1995 in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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