Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Unk Jones was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. Family/Spouse: Louisa J. Hoyt. Louisa was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Jane Hoyt Jones (1.Unk1) was born about 1845 in Orange County, New York; died on 26 Feb 1913 in Chemung County, New York ; was buried on 1 Mar 1913 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York. Jane married Samuel Van Fleet Elston on 12 Jul 1869 in Hamburg, Erie, New York. Samuel (son of Isaac Elston and Margaret Ward Mead) was born on 4 Nov 1831 in Unionville, Orange, New York; died on 13 Aug 1917 in Chemung, Chemung, New York; was buried on 16 Aug 1917 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Edith Bell Elston (2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 4 Aug 1871 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York; died about 1961; was buried in 1961 in Glenwood Cemetery, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Edith married William Hudson Little on 18 Jun 1890. William (son of Johnson Little and Susan C. Hammond) was born on 27 Jul 1866 in Erin, Chemung, New York; died on 2 Jul 1948 in Breesport, Chemung, New York; was buried on 5 Jul 1948 in Glenwood Cemetery, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Margaret Mead Elston (2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 5 Jul 1872 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; died on 11 Jul 1929 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; was buried on 14 Jul 1929 in Riverside Cemetery, Chemung, Chemung, New York. Margaret married Nelson Houston on 10 Aug 1904 in Elmira, Chemung, New York. Nelson (son of Gilbert Houston and Margaret VanCampen) was born on 14 Apr 1867 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York; died on 4 Oct 1953 in Lowman, Chemung, New York; was buried on 7 Oct 1953 in Riverside Cemetery, Chemung, Chemung, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Ebben Ensign Elston, Sr. (2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 23 Jun 1875 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. Ebben married Nora Jenkins on 18 Jun 1895 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York. Nora was born on 12 May 1875 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Sarah Alberta Elston (2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 26 Aug 1878 in Chemung, Chemung, New York; died on 1 Jan 1913 in Elmira, Chemung, New York. Sarah married Frederick Archibald Thomas on 6 Dec 1904 in Elmira, Chemung, New York. Frederick (son of Orel Frank Thomas and Waity Galatia Crandall) was born on 17 Jun 1868 in New Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died on 19 Aug 1933 in Lowman, Chemung, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Agnes Beatrice "Bea" Little (3.Edith3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 29 May 1891 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; died in Oct 1968 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; was buried in Oct 1968 in Glenwood Cemetery, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Agnes married Frank Sidney Elliott on 15 Jan 1913 in Elmira, Chemung, New York. Frank was born in Jun 1888 in Columbia Cross Roads, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died about 1945 in Breesport, Chemung, New York; was buried in 1945 in Glenwood Cemetery, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Bernice Nellie Little (3.Edith3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 29 Jan 1909 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; died in Sep 1983 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico. |
9. | Jerrold Nelson Houston, Sr. (4.Margaret3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 16 Aug 1908 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York; died on 20 Jun 1987 in Newark Valley, Tioga, New York; was buried on 23 Jun 1987 in North Chemung Cemetery, Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York. Jerrold married Lucy Beatrice VanValkner on 19 Apr 1930 in Nichols, Tioga, New York. Lucy was born on 26 Jun 1910 in Elmira Heights, Chemung, New York; died on 20 Nov 1989 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; was buried on 24 Nov 1989 in North Chemung Cemetery, Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Gilbert Elston Houston (4.Margaret3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 19 Jun 1911 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York; died on 16 Jan 1978 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; was buried on 18 Jan 1978 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Horseheads, Chemung, New York. Gilbert married Edith Marie Cook on 17 Jan 1940 in New York. Edith (daughter of Frank Wilson Cook and Nettie Minnie Davis) was born on 14 Jul 1912 in Dundee, Yates, New York; died on 14 Nov 1995 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; was buried on 17 Nov 1995 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Horseheads, Chemung, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Jennie V. Elston (5.Ebben3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 19 Jan 1896 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York; died on 8 Dec 1987 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; was buried on 11 Dec 1987 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Elmira, Chemung, New York. Jennie married Earl C. Gunderman on 27 Jan 1915 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York. Earl was born on 25 Apr 1895 in Lowman, Chemung, New York; died on 10 Sep 1969 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; was buried on 13 Sep 1969 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Elmira, Chemung, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Agnes D. Elston (5.Ebben3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 4 Oct 1897 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York; died on 25 Jan 1979 in Lowman, Chemung, New York; was buried on 27 Jan 1979 in North Chemung Cemetery, Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York. Agnes married Moses H. Little on 8 Apr 1919 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York. Moses (son of Charles Young Little and Lydia E. Munson) was born on 21 Sep 1887 in Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York; died on 2 Mar 1968 in Lowman, Chemung, New York; was buried on 6 Mar 1968 in North Chemung Cemetery, Baldwin Twp, Chemung, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Margaret Cornelia Elston (5.Ebben3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 5 Dec 1905 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; died on 3 Apr 1970 in Horseheads, Chemung, New York; was buried on 6 Apr 1970 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Horseheads, Chemung, New York. Margaret married Leland Vernooy Austin on 25 Jun 1923 in Horseheads, Chemung, New York. Leland (son of Frank Epenetus Austin and Marie Edyne Hill) was born on 8 Mar 1904 in Horseheads, Chemung, New York; died on 24 Jul 1988 in Horseheads, Chemung, New York; was buried on 27 Jul 1988 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Horseheads, Chemung, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | William Hudson Thomas (6.Sarah3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 28 Nov 1905 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. William married Anna May Watkins on 10 Sep 1925 in Elmira, Chemung, New York. Anna was born about 1902 in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Ralph Elston Thomas (6.Sarah3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 4 Oct 1907 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; died on 7 Aug 1994 in Elmira, Chemung, New York. Family/Spouse: Annabelle Mae Fife. Annabelle (daughter of Walter Earnest Fife and Bertha Dean) was born on 29 Nov 1918 in Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Aug 2016 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
16. | Lee Ensign Thomas (6.Sarah3, 2.Jane2, 1.Unk1) was born on 9 Mar 1911 in North Chemung, Chemung, New York; died on 18 Mar 1983 in Titusville, Brevard, Florida. Lee married Eunice Belle Harrington on 10 Aug 1932 in Elmira, Chemung, New York. Eunice was born on 22 Jul 1914 in Hartland, Niagara, New York; died on 23 Jan 1996 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |