Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Henry Decker was born on 23 May 1795 in Painted Post, Steuben, New York; died on 27 Nov 1866 in Livonia, Livingston, New York; was buried on 29 Nov 1866 in Bronson Hill Cemetery, Avon, Livingston, New York. Henry married Martha Mather about 1818. Martha was born on 7 Sep 1799 in Lima, Livingston, New York; died on 7 Jun 1851 in Livingston County, New York; was buried on 9 Jun 1851 in Bronson Hill Cemetery, Avon, Livingston, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | John Clark Decker ![]() John married Charlotte Cowles about 1849. Charlotte was born on 19 Jul 1821 in Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 21 Jan 1909 in South Livonia, Livingston, New York; was buried on 24 Jan 1909 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Livonia, Livingston, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | ![]() ![]() Nancy married Clinton Theron Backus, Sr. on 17 Oct 1855 in Lima, Livingston, New York. Clinton (son of John Backus, III and Philena "Helen" Stebbins) was born on 28 May 1827 in Livonia, Livingston, New York; died on 5 Sep 1897 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 7 Sep 1897 in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Frances Margaret Decker ![]() Frances married Rev. Amos Augustus Kiehle on 28 Jul 1881 in Livonia, Livingston, New York. Amos was born on 22 Mar 1847 in Dansville, Livingston, New York; died on 24 Nov 1924 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 29 Nov 1924 in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | John Cowles Decker ![]() |
6. | ![]() ![]() Clinton married Sarah Jennie Dills about 1878. Sarah (daughter of Jerome B. Dills and Elizabeth Ahelia Unknown) was born in Feb 1852 in Cayuga County, New York; died on 9 Aug 1912 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 12 Aug 1912 in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Clinton married Laura Delia Harse on 4 Apr 1913 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York. Laura was born about 1871 in Skaneateles, Onondaga, New York; died on 25 Feb 1933 in Skaneateles, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 28 Feb 1933 in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | George B. G. Backus ![]() George married Elizabeth C. "Lizzie" Hamilton on 2 Jul 1885 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Elizabeth was born on 31 Dec 1867 in New York; died on 30 May 1890 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 1 Jun 1890 in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] George married Augusta Hamblin on 13 Oct 1891 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. Augusta was born on 9 Dec 1865 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York; died on 13 Apr 1950 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 16 Apr 1950 in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Ernest Reed Kiehle ![]() Ernest married May Evelyn Opper about 1906. May was born on 1 May 1884 in Livonia, Livingston, New York; died on 15 Jun 1964 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 17 Jun 1964 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Livonia, Livingston, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Newell Dills Backus, DVM ![]() Newell married Cora Eugenie Osborn on 28 Jun 1899, and was divorced about 1911. Cora was born on 13 Aug 1880 in Cook County, Illinois; died on 28 Sep 1940 in Seattle, King, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Becker. Elizabeth was born on 3 Dec 1883 in Switzerland; died on 10 Apr 1957 in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio; was buried on 12 Apr 1957 in Brownhelm Cemetery, Brownhelm, Lorain, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Leland C. Backus ![]() |
11. | Florence D. Backus ![]() |
12. | Jerome Dills Backus ![]() Jerome married Gladys Ethel Tomlinson on 18 Oct 1922 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Gladys was born on 2 Apr 1896 in Washington County, Ohio; died after 1960 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; was buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Merrill Hamblin Backus ![]() |
14. | Hamblin George Backus ![]() |
15. | Charles H. Backus ![]() |
16. | Audria H. Backus ![]() Audria married Luman Joshua Truesdell on 8 Apr 1922 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Luman was born on 24 May 1890 in Union Springs, Cayuga, New York; died on 14 Dec 1969 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida; was buried on 17 Dec 1969 in Woodlawn Park Cemetery South, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | ![]() ![]() Edgar married Cora Mae Hawley on 6 Jul 1925 in Mottville, Onondaga, New York. Cora was born on 10 Jan 1900 in Ledyard, Cayuga, New York; died on 3 Apr 1963 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 6 Apr 1963 in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Edgar married Barbara "Aunt Ba" Holmes on 17 Mar 1965 in Waterloo, Seneca, New York. Barbara (daughter of Ernest Cook Holmes and Anna Gertrude White) was born on 31 May 1927 in Waterloo, Seneca, New York; died on 26 Aug 2016 in Geneva, Ontario, New York; was buried on 2 Sep 2016 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Waterloo, Seneca, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |