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Adam Clark Backus

Male 1855 - 1950  (94 years)

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  1. 1.   Adam Clark Backus Adam Clark Backus was born on 24 Oct 1855 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 19 Jan 1950 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 22 Jan 1950 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia.

    Adam married Julia Ann Bennett on 10 Jan 1878 in Nicholas County, West Virginia, and was divorced on 22 Aug 1883 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Julia was born about 1862 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on Yes, date unknown in Nicholas County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ruena Catherine Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1879 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 16 Feb 1946 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 18 Feb 1946 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.

    Adam married Nancy Dorsey on 29 Apr 1885 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Nancy (daughter of Andrew Maderia Dorsey and Charity Fitzwater) was born on 21 Sep 1849 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died about 1895 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Ezra Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Apr 1886 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died before 1900 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
    2. 4. John Jordan Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jun 1887 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 29 Oct 1954 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 1 Nov 1954 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.
    3. 5. Adam Gordon Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1890 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 17 Jul 1963 in Denmar, Pocahontas, West Virginia; was buried on 20 Jul 1963 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia.
    4. 6. Mertie Lenora Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1894 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died in Sep 1984 in Culloden, Putnam, West Virginia.

    Adam married America Alice McCutcheon on 10 Dec 1896 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. America was born on 20 Jan 1868 in Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 15 Jun 1904 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried on 18 Jun 1904 in Fitzwater - Backus Cemetery, Salmon Run, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Minnie Velma Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Mar 1898 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 22 Feb 1993 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 25 Feb 1993 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.
    2. 8. Jennie Matilda Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1900 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 6 Mar 1988 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.
    3. 9. Rev. Clyde Harvey Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1902 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 28 Dec 1995 in Alpharetta, Fulton, Georgia; was buried on 2 Jan 1996 in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona.
    4. 10. Vida Olive Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1904 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 1 Apr 1994 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 4 Apr 1994.

    Adam married Mary Jane Jones on 11 Nov 1908 in Lookout, Fayette, West Virginia. Mary was born on 2 Sep 1857 in Monroe County, Virginia; died on 1 Mar 1928 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 4 Mar 1928 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Adam married Hannah Emeline Hayes on 21 Sep 1928 in Clay County, West Virginia. Hannah was born on 15 Nov 1858 in Clay County, West Virginia; died on 31 Mar 1931 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 4 Apr 1931 in Summers-Ferrebee Cemetery, Wallback, Clay, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Adam married Sarah Ann "Sally" Sanger on 20 Aug 1931 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia. Sarah was born on 12 Dec 1864 in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 29 Mar 1958 in Mount Lookout, Nicholas, West Virginia; was buried on 2 Apr 1958 in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Lookout, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Ruena Catherine Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adam1) was born on 15 May 1879 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 16 Feb 1946 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 18 Feb 1946 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.

    Ruena married Robert Lovell Martin on 28 Dec 1898 in Fayette County, West Virginia. Robert was born on 11 Mar 1878 in Scrabble Creek, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 16 Oct 1946 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 23 Oct 1946 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Ezra Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adam1) was born on 1 Apr 1886 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died before 1900 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

  3. 4.   John Jordan Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adam1) was born on 3 Jun 1887 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 29 Oct 1954 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 1 Nov 1954 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.

    John married Virginia Armstrong on 28 Aug 1912 in Mount Carbon, Fayette, West Virginia. Virginia was born on 7 Apr 1887 in Montgomery Heights, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1953 in Laing, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 16 Feb 1953 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. James Lenvil Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1913 in Harewood, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 21 May 1950 in Montgomery Heights, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 23 May 1950 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.
    2. 12. Jess Willard Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1915 in Harewood, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 8 Jun 1974 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; was buried on 11 Jun 1974 in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.

  4. 5.   Adam Gordon Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adam1) was born on 4 Apr 1890 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 17 Jul 1963 in Denmar, Pocahontas, West Virginia; was buried on 20 Jul 1963 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia.

    Adam married Mary Hazel Selvy on 27 Jan 1910 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Mary (daughter of Cletus Spurgeon Selvey and Mary Jane Jones) was born on 3 Jun 1893 in Ansted, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 25 Feb 1977 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia; was buried on 28 Feb 1977 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Paul Stevens Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jun 1910 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 20 Jul 1988 in Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina.
    2. 14. Martin B. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1911 in West Virginia; died in Jan 1985 in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida.
    3. 15. Lenora Matilda Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1916 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 9 Sep 2012 in The Villages, Sumter, Florida; was buried on 29 Sep 2012 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia.

  5. 6.   Mertie Lenora Backus Mertie Lenora Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adam1) was born on 4 Apr 1894 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died in Sep 1984 in Culloden, Putnam, West Virginia.

    Mertie married Arthur Hampton Backus about 1916. Arthur (son of William Alexander Backus and Madora F. Brock) was born on 24 Jul 1883 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 7 Jun 1959 in Weston, Lewis, West Virginia; was buried on 10 Jun 1959 in Dotson-Simpson Cemetery, Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Patrick Hampton "Pat" Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1917 in Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky; died on 1 Apr 2007 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 4 Apr 2007 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Crawley, Greenbrier, West Virginia.
    2. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 20. Dana Dalton Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1929 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 23 Sep 1936 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

  6. 7.   Minnie Velma Backus Minnie Velma Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adam1) was born on 2 Mar 1898 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 22 Feb 1993 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 25 Feb 1993 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.

    Minnie married Gordon Wilmer Backus on 23 Nov 1920 in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Gordon (son of George Washington Backus and Letitia L. Lively) was born on 16 Apr 1896 in Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 8 Jan 1949 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 11 Jan 1949 in Woods Avenue Plateau Historic Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. James Wilmer "Jim" Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jun 1922 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1995 in Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida.
    2. 22. Patrica Jean Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Nov 1925 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 25 Jan 1994 in Brooksville, Hernando, Florida; was buried on 28 Jan 1994 in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.
    3. 23. Donald Frank Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1931 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 9 Apr 2006 in Bayonet Point, Pasco, Florida; was buried on 12 Apr 2006 in Oceola Cemetery #3, Oceola, Crawford, Ohio.
    4. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.   Jennie Matilda Backus Jennie Matilda Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adam1) was born on 20 May 1900 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; died on 6 Mar 1988 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.

  8. 9.   Rev. Clyde Harvey Backus Rev. Clyde Harvey Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adam1) was born on 24 Apr 1902 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 28 Dec 1995 in Alpharetta, Fulton, Georgia; was buried on 2 Jan 1996 in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona.

    Clyde married Opal Daisy Strader on 27 Jun 1931 in Summit County, Ohio. Opal was born on 4 Apr 1900 in Skin Creek, Lewis, West Virginia; died on 31 Aug 1984 in Mayer, Yavapai, Arizona; was buried on 3 Sep 1984 in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.   Vida Olive Backus Vida Olive Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adam1) was born on 23 Apr 1904 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 1 Apr 1994 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 4 Apr 1994.

    Vida married Stephen Harter on 13 May 1939 in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia. Stephen was born on 26 Jun 1903 in Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio; died on 25 Oct 1958 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 28 Oct 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 11.   James Lenvil Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Adam1) was born on 15 Jun 1913 in Harewood, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 21 May 1950 in Montgomery Heights, Fayette, West Virginia; was buried on 23 May 1950 in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia.

  2. 12.   Jess Willard Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Adam1) was born on 26 Apr 1915 in Harewood, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 8 Jun 1974 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; was buried on 11 Jun 1974 in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.

    Jess married Pauline Brown about 1941. Pauline was born about 1919 in Indiana; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Jess married Mae Farr on 23 Sep 1961 in Overton County, Tennessee. Mae was born on 4 Sep 1912 in Indiana; died in Aug 1983 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 13.   Paul Stevens Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Adam2, 1.Adam1) was born on 9 Jun 1910 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 20 Jul 1988 in Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina.

  4. 14.   Martin B. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Adam2, 1.Adam1) was born on 16 Jul 1911 in West Virginia; died in Jan 1985 in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida.

  5. 15.   Lenora Matilda Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Adam2, 1.Adam1) was born on 8 Aug 1916 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 9 Sep 2012 in The Villages, Sumter, Florida; was buried on 29 Sep 2012 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia.

    Lenora married Arvid Lee Robertson on 2 May 1936 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia. Arvid was born on 2 Jun 1913 in Beartown, Wyoming, West Virginia; died on 18 Oct 1998 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia; was buried on 21 Oct 1998 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 16.   Patrick Hampton "Pat" Backus Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mertie2, 1.Adam1) was born on 14 Oct 1917 in Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky; died on 1 Apr 2007 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; was buried on 4 Apr 2007 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Crawley, Greenbrier, West Virginia.

    Patrick married Noke Madelyn Hart on 10 Aug 1937 in Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia. Noke was born on 9 Aug 1915 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died in Jun 1991 in Nicholas County, West Virginia; was buried in Jun 1991 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Crawley, Greenbrier, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 17.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mertie2, 1.Adam1)

  8. 18.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mertie2, 1.Adam1)

  9. 19.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mertie2, 1.Adam1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 20.   Dana Dalton Backus Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mertie2, 1.Adam1) was born about 1929 in Gad, Nicholas, West Virginia; died on 23 Sep 1936 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

  11. 21.   James Wilmer "Jim" Backus Descendancy chart to this point (7.Minnie2, 1.Adam1) was born on 30 Jun 1922 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1995 in Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida.

    Family/Spouse: Naomi Virginia Pugh. Naomi was born on 2 Feb 1929 in Backus, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 26 Aug 2006 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 22.   Patrica Jean Backus Descendancy chart to this point (7.Minnie2, 1.Adam1) was born on 14 Nov 1925 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 25 Jan 1994 in Brooksville, Hernando, Florida; was buried on 28 Jan 1994 in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.

    Patrica married James Warden Perry on 1 Sep 1946 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia. James was born on 14 Jul 1925 in Shelbiana, Pike, Kentucky; died on 1 Dec 1970 in Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 3 Dec 1970 in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Rev. Robert Thornwell Coit, Jr.. Robert was born on 18 Sep 1913 in Chunju, South Korea; died on 19 Dec 1993 in Brooksville, Hernando, Florida; was buried on 23 Dec 1993 in West View Cemetery, Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 23.   Donald Frank Backus Descendancy chart to this point (7.Minnie2, 1.Adam1) was born on 16 Jan 1931 in Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia; died on 9 Apr 2006 in Bayonet Point, Pasco, Florida; was buried on 12 Apr 2006 in Oceola Cemetery #3, Oceola, Crawford, Ohio.

  14. 24.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Minnie2, 1.Adam1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 25.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Clyde2, 1.Adam1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 26.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Clyde2, 1.Adam1)


Generation: 4

  1. 27.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Jess3, 4.John2, 1.Adam1)

  2. 28.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Jess3, 4.John2, 1.Adam1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 29.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (19.Living3, 6.Mertie2, 1.Adam1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 30.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (19.Living3, 6.Mertie2, 1.Adam1)

  5. 31.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (19.Living3, 6.Mertie2, 1.Adam1)

  6. 32.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (19.Living3, 6.Mertie2, 1.Adam1)


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