| 1. |  Charles Henry Backus was born on 9 Jun 1856 in Chaplin, Windham, Connecticut; died on 24 Jun 1929 in Hampshire, Kane, Illinois; was buried on 26 Jun 1929 in Hampshire Center Cemetery, Hampshire, Kane, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
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Was born at Chaplin, Conn., June 9, 1856. Graduating from the Eastman Business College in 1876, he taught school three years, then went to Marengo, Ill., in 1879, to enter the banking business. In 1882, he moved to Hampshire, Ill., and there established the Kane County Bank, which in 1906 was expanded into the State Bank of Hampshire, of which he was president. He also established the Hampshire Register, and was involved in coal and mercantile interests. At one time he was city treasurer, and from 1900 to 1909, represented his district in the Illinois legislature. He is recorded as being a Methodist and a Republican; he must have enjoyed brotherhood, member of the Masons, the Elks, the Odd Fellows, and the Modern Woodsmen. On Jan 1, 1884, he married Emma Sisley, who was born in Chicago, Jan. 18, 1863, daughter of a business associate.
Charles married Emma L. Sisley on 1 Jan 1884 in Geneva, Kane, Illinois. Emma was born on 18 Jan 1863 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 13 Apr 1944 in Elgin, Kane, Illinois; was buried on 16 Apr 1944 in Hampshire Center Cemetery, Hampshire, Kane, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Charles Sisley Backus
 was born on 9 Nov 1884 in Hampshire, Kane, Illinois; died on 31 May 1967 in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida.
- 3. Dorothy Backus was born about 1899 in Hampshire, Kane, Illinois; died on Yes, date unknown.
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1856 - 1929 (73 years)
