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Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1827 - 1902 (75 years)| 1. | John Jacob Benz was born on 15 Jun 1827 in Germany; died on 2 Nov 1902 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas; was buried on 4 Nov 1902 in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas. John married Mary Louise Cole on 30 Apr 1857. Mary was born on 27 Sep 1837 in Germany; died on 12 Jan 1915 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas; was buried on 15 Jan 1915 in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 2. | Ella Benz  (1.John1) was born on 9 Feb 1873 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas; died on 7 Mar 1935 in Pecos, Reeves, Texas; was buried on 10 Mar 1935 in Balmorhea Cemetery, Balmorhea, Reeves, Texas. Ella married Edward William Backus on 15 May 1901 in Leavenworth County, Kansas. Edward (son of Rev. William Warner Backus and Zerelda Hickes) was born on 16 Jun 1863 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas; died on 25 Dec 1947 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas; was buried on 28 Dec 1947 in Balmorhea Cemetery, Balmorhea, Reeves, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Edward Warner Backus (2.Ella2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Nov 1906 in Red Rock, Noble, Oklahoma; died on 10 Feb 1964 in Pecos, Reeves, Texas; was buried on 13 Feb 1964 in Balmorhea Cemetery, Balmorhea, Reeves, Texas. Family/Spouse: Maria Winifred Stroade. Maria (daughter of Fred Stroade and Jane Elizabeth "Jennie" Davis) was born on 29 Aug 1909 in Oak Hill, Clay, Kansas; died on 19 Jun 1975 in Pecos, Reeves, Texas; was buried on 21 Jun 1975 in Balmorhea Cemetery, Balmorhea, Reeves, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | Dorothy Bell Backus (3.Edward3, 2.Ella2, 1.John1) was born on 9 Apr 1936 in Reeves County, Texas; died on 9 Apr 1936 in Reeves County, Texas; was buried on 12 Apr 1936 in Balmorhea Cemetery, Balmorhea, Reeves, Texas. |
