Backus Family History

Herman Backus and Eliza Jane Lown Family

m. 22 Feb 1855

Family Information

  • Male
    Herman Backus

    Birth  1 Feb 1829  Evans Twp, Erie, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  2 Apr 1920  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  6 Apr 1920  Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  22 Feb 1855   
    Father  Simeon Backus | F6561 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Polly Patchen | F6561 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Eliza Jane Lown

    Birth  1 Apr 1833  Palmyra, Wayne, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  27 Mar 1924  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  29 Mar 1924  Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George Lown | F18798 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria Helms | F18798 Group Sheet 

    Male
    Dwight Backus

    Birth  15 Jan 1856  North Lake, Washtenaw, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  27 Dec 1922  Benton Twp, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  30 Dec 1922  Benton Township Cemetery, Potterville, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sophronie Bellvina Edman | F7735 
    Marriage  17 Jun 1885  Benton Twp, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    + Volney A. Backus

    Birth  23 Feb 1857  Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  20 Jun 1944  Benton Twp, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  23 Jun 1944  Benton Township Cemetery, Potterville, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ella M. Munger | F7736 
    Marriage  14 Apr 1886  Potterville, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Ada I. Backus

    Birth  25 Oct 1858  Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  24 Jul 1947  Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  27 Jul 1947  Perry Cemetery, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas H. Rhuberry | F12985 
    Marriage  4 Jul 1884  Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    Burton L. Backus

    Birth  13 Nov 1861  Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  26 Aug 1944  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Cora M. Russell | F12995 
    Marriage  17 Oct 1900  Jackson, Jackson, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Ivy A. Backus

    Birth  Aug 1865  Oneida Twp, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  5 Apr 1954  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  8 Apr 19541954  Benton Township Cemetery, Potterville, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George E. Payne | F12996 
    Marriage  19 Jan 1889  Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location

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    Myra Marie Backus

    Birth  23 Jan 1867  Oneida Twp, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  27 Nov 1952  Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Samuel D. Fuller | F12999 
    Marriage  16 May 1904  Oneida Twp, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Benjamin Edgar Wilson | F18799 
    Marriage  28 May 1914  LaPorte County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles Desting Vail | F18800 
    Marriage  21 Jun 1941  Defiance County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + James Herman Backus

    Birth  14 Apr 1869  Oneida Twp, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  13 Dec 1963  Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  16 Dec 1963  Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Floy Charlotte Huddleston | F13000 
    Marriage  7 Dec 1898  Oneida Twp, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Clyde I. Backus

    Birth  Sep 1872  Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  20 Dec 1951  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Mary Julia Bacheler | F13008 
    Marriage  22 Feb 1898  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Olga Martha Burianek | F13009 
    Marriage  21 Feb 1906  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location