Backus Family History
George Washington Backus
1862 - 1945 (82 years)Drag or scroll to see more of the chart.
| Leonard Lester Burgess, Jr. 1947-1990 |
| Leonard Lester Burgess, Jr. | |
| B: | 27 Nov 1947 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 23 Dec 1990 |
| Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana | |
| Jennings Wayne Burgess 1952-1952 |
| Jennings Wayne Burgess | |
| B: | 23 Apr 1952 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 27 Aug 1952 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
Thelma Mae Backus 1920-1995 |
| Thelma Mae Backus | |
| B: | 17 Mar 1920 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 31 May 1995 |
| Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana | |
| Leonard Lester Burgess, Sr. 1919-1971 |
| Leonard Lester Burgess, Sr. | |
| B: | 11 Jan 1919 |
| Minden, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| M: | 22 Aug 1940 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 19 Jan 1971 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| Francis Jennings Backus 1882-1956 |
| Francis Jennings Backus | |
| B: | 11 Dec 1882 |
| Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia | |
| D: | 26 Nov 1956 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| Minnie Ethel Simmons 1895-1961 |
| Minnie Ethel Simmons | |
| B: | 26 Jan 1895 |
| Fayette County, West Virginia | |
| M: | 2 Sep 1914 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 20 Jul 1961 |
| Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana | |
| Mary Elsie Backus 1884-1966 |
| Mary Elsie Backus | |
| B: | 15 Oct 1884 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| D: | 12 Dec 1966 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| Clyde Arkle Mankin 1886-1972 |
| Clyde Arkle Mankin | |
| B: | 22 Jun 1886 |
| Raleigh County, West Virginia | |
| M: | 12 May 1907 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 3 Sept 1972 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| Lenora S. Backus 1886-Yes, date unknown |
| Lenora S. Backus | |
| B: | 24 Dec 1886 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| D: | Yes, date unknown |
| David W. Bass Abt 1886-Yes, date unknown |
| David W. Bass | |
| B: | Abt 1886 |
| Illinois | |
| M: | 12 Jun 1913 |
| Fayette County, West Virginia | |
| D: | Yes, date unknown |
| Lacy Everett Cruse 1908-1979 |
| Lacy Everett Cruse | |
| B: | 27 Mar 1908 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | Sep 1979 |
| Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| Helen McClung Hedrick 1916-1995 |
| Helen McClung Hedrick | |
| B: | 24 May 1916 |
| Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| M: | 23 Dec 1933 |
| Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| D: | 9 May 1995 |
| Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia | |
| Anna Faye Cruse 1937-2006 |
| Anna Faye Cruse | |
| B: | 13 Feb 1937 |
| Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| D: | 18 Dec 2006 |
| Rupert, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| James Robert Small 1936-2005 |
| James Robert Small | |
| B: | 25 Aug 1936 |
| Clearco, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| M: | 15 Feb 1958 |
| Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia | |
| D: | 15 May 2005 |
| Rupert, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| Betty Lou Cruse 1938-2015 |
| Betty Lou Cruse | |
| B: | 11 Dec 1938 |
| Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| D: | 22 Feb 2015 |
| Rupert, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
 | Herbert Kenneth Cruse, Sr. 1910-1984 |
| Herbert Kenneth Cruse, Sr. | |
| B: | 17 Mar 1910 |
| Dothan, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | Jan 1984 |
| Rupert, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| Clara Daphine Loudermilk 1918-2007 |
| Clara Daphine Loudermilk | |
| B: | 21 Aug 1918 |
| Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| D: | 2 Jun 2007 |
| Fairlea, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
 | Roy Edward Cruse 1912-2002 |
| Roy Edward Cruse | |
| B: | 31 Mar 1912 |
| Gatewood, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 13 Jun 2002 |
| Green Valley, Pima, Arizona | |
| Elva Lorena Cruse 1914-2006 |
| Elva Lorena Cruse | |
| B: | 7 Nov 1914 |
| Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia | |
| D: | 24 Jul 2006 |
| Hudson, Summit, Ohio | |
| James T. Hodges 1910-2001 |
| James T. Hodges | |
| B: | 24 Oct 1910 |
| Jefferson County, Tennessee | |
| M: | 6 Aug 1947 |
| Lakemore, Summit, Ohio | |
| D: | 6 Apr 2001 |
| Akron, Summit, Ohio | |
| Clifford William Cruse 1916-1987 |
| Clifford William Cruse | |
| B: | 7 Nov 1916 |
| Dawes, Kanawha, West Virginia | |
| D: | Aug 1987 |
| Smoot, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| Imogene Ruth Burns 1920-2005 |
| Imogene Ruth Burns | |
| B: | 15 Apr 1920 |
| Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| M: | 18 Sep 1941 |
| Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| D: | 11 Oct 2005 |
| King George, King George, Virginia | |
 | Frank Cruse 1918-1976 |
| Frank Cruse | |
| B: | 19 Aug 1918 |
| Greenbrier County, West Virginia | |
| D: | 14 Apr 1976 |
| Clintonville, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
 | James W. Cruse 1920-1972 |
| James W. Cruse | |
| B: | 11 Oct 1920 |
| Deepwater, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 18 Aug 1972 |
| Greenbrier County, West Virginia | |
| Etta Jane Fitzgerald 1924-1983 |
| Etta Jane Fitzgerald | |
| B: | 29 Mar 1924 |
| Glade, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| M: | 24 Dec 1946 |
| White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| D: | May 1983 |
| Asbury, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
 | Orpha Almeda Backus 1888-1921 |
| Orpha Almeda Backus | |
| B: | 10 Feb 1888 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| D: | 17 Jan 1921 |
| Deep Water, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| John William Cruse, Sr. 1880-1960 |
| John William Cruse, Sr. | |
| B: | 5 Dec 1880 |
| Fayette County, West Virginia | |
| M: | 12 May 1907 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 15 Dec 1960 |
| Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| Lilian Backus 1891-Yes, date unknown |
| Lilian Backus | |
| B: | 21 Feb 1891 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| D: | Yes, date unknown |
| Thomas James Yes, date unknown-Yes, date unknown |
| Thomas James | |
| B: | Yes, date unknown |
| M: | 2 Oct 1912 |
| Fayette County, West Virginia | |
| D: | Yes, date unknown |
| Francis I. Backus 1892-Yes, date unknown |
| Francis I. Backus | |
| B: | Dec 1892 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| D: | Yes, date unknown |
| Elmer E. Watkins Abt 1914-Abt 1950 |
| Elmer E. Watkins | |
| B: | Abt 1914 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | Abt 1950 |
| Hazel Laverna Watkins 1916-1999 |
| Hazel Laverna Watkins | |
| B: | 21 Nov 1916 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 16 Sep 1999 |
| Orosi, Tulare, California | |
| Alice Ann Backus 1893-1978 |
| Alice Ann Backus | |
| B: | 3 Apr 1893 |
| Tipton, Nicholas, West Virginia | |
| D: | 4 May 1978 |
| Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia | |
| Charley C. Watkins 1880-Yes, date unknown |
| Charley C. Watkins | |
| B: | 18 Dec 1880 |
| Dover Twp, Athens, Ohio | |
| M: | 31 Dec 1913 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | Yes, date unknown |
| West Virginia | |
| John Melvin Cruse 1960-2004 |
| John Melvin Cruse | |
| B: | 19 Nov 1960 |
| West Virginia | |
| D: | 25 Apr 2004 |
| Valley Bend, Barbour, West Virginia | |
 | John William Cruse, Jr. 1924-2003 |
| John William Cruse, Jr. | |
| B: | 30 Mar 1924 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 5 Jun 2003 |
| Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| Margaret Dollie Gipson 1932-2010 |
| Margaret Dollie Gipson | |
| B: | 21 Aug 1932 |
| Clifftop, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| M: | 3 Feb 1951 |
| Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 13 Nov 2010 |
| Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
| Nora Ann Cruse 1927-2003 |
| Nora Ann Cruse | |
| B: | 28 Jul 1927 |
| Beckwith, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 4 Dec 2003 |
| Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia | |
| John William Cruse, Sr. 1880-1960 |
| John William Cruse, Sr. | |
| B: | 5 Dec 1880 |
| Fayette County, West Virginia | |
| D: | 15 Dec 1960 |
| Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia | |
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| George Washington Backus 1862-1945 |
| George Washington Backus | |
| B: | 19 Aug 1862 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| D: | 31 Mar 1945 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| Alice Ann Burdett 1863-1894 |
| Alice Ann Burdett | |
| B: | 26 Mar 1863 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| M: | 21 Nov 1881 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| D: | 1 Apr 1894 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| James Wilmer Backus 1922-1995 |
| James Wilmer Backus | |
| B: | 30 Jun 1922 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 13 Feb 1995 |
| Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida | |
| Naomi Virginia Pugh 1929-2006 |
| Naomi Virginia Pugh | |
| B: | 2 Feb 1929 |
| Backus, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 26 Aug 2006 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| Patrica Jean Backus 1925-1994 |
| Patrica Jean Backus | |
| B: | 14 Nov 1925 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 25 Jan 1994 |
| Brooksville, Hernando, Florida | |
| James Warden Perry 1925-1970 |
| James Warden Perry | |
| B: | 14 Jul 1925 |
| Shelbiana, Pike, Kentucky | |
| M: | 1 Sep 1946 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 1 Dec 1970 |
| Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois | |
| Rev. Robert Thornwell Coit, Jr. 1913-1993 |
| Rev. Robert Thornwell Coit, Jr. | |
| B: | 18 Sep 1913 |
| Chunju, South Korea | |
| D: | 19 Dec 1993 |
| Brooksville, Hernando, Florida | |
| Donald Frank Backus 1931-2006 |
| Donald Frank Backus | |
| B: | 16 Jan 1931 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 9 Apr 2006 |
| Bayonet Point, Pasco, Florida | |
 | Gordon Wilmer Backus 1896-1949 |
| Gordon Wilmer Backus | |
| B: | 16 Apr 1896 |
| Poe, Nicholas, West Virginia | |
| D: | 8 Jan 1949 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
 | Minnie Velma Backus 1898-1993 |
| Minnie Velma Backus | |
| B: | 2 Mar 1898 |
| Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia | |
| M: | 23 Nov 1920 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| D: | 22 Feb 1993 |
| Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia | |
| Wetzel Eldred Backus 1934-1999 |
| Wetzel Eldred Backus | |
| B: | 29 Apr 1934 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 2 Nov 1999 |
| Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia | |
 | Norman Lee Backus, Sr. 1942-2015 |
| Norman Lee Backus, Sr. | |
| B: | 21 Dec 1942 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 13 Dec 2015 |
| Newark, New Castle, Delaware | |
 | Eldred Wetzel Backus 1904-1950 |
| Eldred Wetzel Backus | |
| B: | 14 Nov 1904 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 19 Jul 1950 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
 | Mildred Opal Cooper 1914-2005 |
| Mildred Opal Cooper | |
| B: | 26 Apr 1914 |
| Racine, Boone, West Virginia | |
| M: | 3 Jul 1933 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 11 Mar 2005 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| Erma Georgia Backus 1909-2005 |
| Erma Georgia Backus | |
| B: | 1 Jan 1909 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 3 Sep 2005 |
| Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan | |
| Clarence C. McGraw 1904-1936 |
| Clarence C. McGraw | |
| B: | 28 Oct 1904 |
| Mabscott, Raleigh, West Virginia | |
| M: | 21 Dec 1927 |
| Fayette County, West Virginia | |
| D: | 21 Mar 1936 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| Joseph Salgado 1905-1974 |
| Joseph Salgado | |
| B: | 11 Feb 1905 |
| Spain | |
| M: | Abt 1938 |
| West Virginia | |
| D: | 11 Apr 1974 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| Delmiro Domingo Redondo 1897-1989 |
| Delmiro Domingo Redondo | |
| B: | 28 Nov 1897 |
| Spain | |
| M: | 5 Dec 1976 |
| Pinellas County, Florida | |
| D: | 10 Jan 1989 |
| Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida | |
| Letitia May Backus 1912-1914 |
| Letitia May Backus | |
| B: | 5 Apr 1912 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
| D: | 18 Jul 1914 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
 | Letitia L. Lively 1875-1950 |
| Letitia L. Lively | |
| B: | 12 Feb 1875 |
| Summers County, West Virginia | |
| M: | 11 Sep 1894 |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia | |
| D: | 29 Apr 1950 |
| Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia | |
