Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Johan Berendt "Joe" Holst 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. Johan married Sarah Lindsley Backus on 28 Sep 1871. Sarah (daughter of Henry Ritter Backus and Helen Amanda Jewett) was born on 20 Oct 1851 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died on 25 Jul 1905 in København, Hovedstaden, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |