Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Ebenezer Backus was born on 31 May 1769 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 16 Jun 1831 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania; was buried on 18 Jun 1831 in Old Athens Cemetery, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Ebenezer married Sarah Lindsley about 1790. Sarah (daughter of Lt. Col. Eleazer Lindsley and Mary Wallace Miller) was born on 8 Jun 1776 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey; died on 8 May 1858 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried on 10 May 1858 in Old Athens Cemetery, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Henry Ritter Backus ![]() Henry married Helen Amanda Jewett on 27 Jun 1838 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Helen (daughter of Samuel Jewett and Betsey Smith) was born on 3 Sep 1816 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 15 Oct 1897 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 17 Oct 1897 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Helen Charlotte Backus ![]() Helen married Isaac B. Tompkins on 19 Jul 1821 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Isaac was born on 5 Jun 1797 in New York; died in Nov 1834 in Binghamton, Broome, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | George Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Jane Smith. Jane was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Julia Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Samuel Brown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Caroline Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Lemuel S. Ellsworth. Lemuel was born about 1806 in Connecticut; died on 16 Oct 1877 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Helen Lindsley Backus ![]() Helen married Lambert Spencer on 11 Nov 1869 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. Lambert was born on 11 Feb 1821 in Easton, Talbot, Maryland; died on 25 Jun 1881 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia; was buried on 27 Jun 1881 in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Elizabeth Welch Backus ![]() Elizabeth married Maj. Wiley Roy Mason, Jr. on 21 Jun 1886 in Muscogee County, Georgia. Wiley was born on 31 Mar 1833 in King George County, Virginia; died on 27 Oct 1909 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 30 Oct 1909 in Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Henry Edward Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Alice Neifeullet Hardee. Alice was born on 9 Feb 1853 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; died on 3 Aug 1947 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 6 Aug 1947 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Caroline "Carrie" Backus ![]() |
11. | Bradley Tompkins Backus ![]() |
12. | Sarah Lindsley Backus ![]() Sarah married Johan Berendt "Joe" Holst on 28 Sep 1871. Johan was born on 18 Apr 1842 in Elmelunde, Møen, Sjælland, Denmark; died on 28 Aug 1919 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina; was buried on 2 Sep 1919 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Annie Jewett Backus ![]() |
14. | Sarah Tompkins ![]() |
15. | Charlotte Tompkins ![]() |
16. | Phenias Bradley Tompkins, Sr. ![]() Family/Spouse: Hannah Caroline Ross. Hannah was born about 1832 in Tennessee; died on 31 May 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Georgianna Backus ![]() |
18. | Edward Backus ![]() |
19. | Agnes Spencer ![]() Agnes married Stanford Elwood Moses, Sr. on 24 Aug 1903 in Wells, York, Maine. Stanford was born on 20 Aug 1872 in Tennille, Washington, Georgia; died on 4 Oct 1950; was buried on 23 Apr 1951 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Helena Spencer ![]() Family/Spouse: Frank Erwin Calloway. Frank was born on 9 Apr 1870 in West Point, Troup, Georgia; died on 7 Oct 1919 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; was buried on 10 Oct 1919 in Hillview Cemetery, La Grange, Troup, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
21. | Martha Gallaudet "Mattie" Backus ![]() Martha married Dr. Thomas Pickney Waring, Sr. on 24 Dec 1902 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. Thomas was born on 28 Feb 1867 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; died on 8 Jan 1943 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 10 Jan 1943 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Henry Lindsley Backus, Sr. ![]() Henry married Leonora Epping Gabbett on 24 Dec 1902 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. Leonora was born on 15 Mar 1880 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama; died on 23 Nov 1967 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Helen Charlotte Tompkins ![]() Helen married Henry Randall Elliott, Sr. on 8 Oct 1873 in District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Henry was born on 26 Nov 1848 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; died on 12 Apr 1908 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 15 Apr 1908 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Ellen Louisa Ray Tompkins ![]() Ellen married Charles Thorn Connors about 1876. Charles was born on 7 Jan 1855 in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina; died on 19 Aug 1914 in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina; was buried on 22 Aug 1914 in West Side Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
25. | Robert Edmond Tompkins ![]() Family/Spouse: Nannie Rebecca Kirkley. Nannie was born on 28 Feb 1855 in South Carolina; died on 22 Mar 1935 in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina; was buried on 25 Mar 1935 in Laurelwood Cemetery, Rock Hill, York, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
26. | Phenias Bradley Tompkins, Jr. ![]() Family/Spouse: Mary C. Unknown. Mary was born in Aug 1862 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
27. | Carolina Ross Tompkins ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |