Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | John Letcher Edwards was born about 1838 in Missouri; died on Yes, date unknown in California. Family/Spouse: Carrie Woolsey Backus. Carrie (daughter of Gurden Backus, III and Julia Ann Woolsey) was born in Jul 1856 in California; died on 20 Mar 1910 in Oakland, Alameda, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Lulu Virginia Edwards (1.John1) was born on 7 Jun 1877 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on Yes, date unknown. |
3. | David Backus Edwards (1.John1) was born on 13 Oct 1879 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 29 Aug 1952 in San Diego, San Diego, California. David married Grace J. Needham about 1911. Grace (daughter of Erwin Badger Needham and Elizabeth R. Mix) was born on 12 Aug 1879 in Mitchell, Mitchell, Iowa; died on 15 May 1965 in San Diego, San Diego, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Gurden Backus Edwards (1.John1) was born on 6 Jun 1883 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 19 Jul 1948 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 21 Jul 1948 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. Gurden married Ida Natalie Pierce on 28 Jun 1913 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Ida was born on 27 Jan 1888 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died in Mar 1973 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Gurden Backus Edwards (3.David2, 1.John1) was born about 1912 in San Francisco County, California; died on 23 Jan 1938 in San Diego, San Diego, California. |
6. | Laurence Needham Edwards (3.David2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Mar 1913 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; died on 15 Mar 1978 in San Diego, San Diego, California. |
7. | Dorothy Edwards (4.Gurden2, 1.John1) was born about 1915 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. |