Backus Family History

Blumefield Backus, Sr. and Elizabeth Edna Johnson Family

m. 5 Mar 1883

Family Information

  • Male
    Blumefield Backus, Sr.

    Birth  30 Oct 1864  Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  14 Dec 1931  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  16 Dec 1931  Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  5 Mar 1883  Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Mary Belle Graham | F9794 
    Marriage  28 Apr 1902  Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Benjamin Franklin Backus, Sr. | F9788 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Caroline Grose | F9788 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Elizabeth Edna Johnson

    Birth  5 Nov 1863  Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  26 Jun 1900  Wilderness Twp, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  28 Jun 1900  Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James Addison Johnson | F15107 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Ruhanna Grose | F15107 Group Sheet 

    Female
    + Flora Mae Backus

    Birth  10 Apr 1884  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  28 Aug 1968  Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  30 Aug 1968  Craigsville Cemetery, Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Marquis Lafayette Ward | F12346 
    Marriage  19 Apr 1907  Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + John Wesley Backus

    Birth  7 Jun 1885  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  24 Jun 1953  Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  27 Jun 1953  Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Zilphia A. Plummer | F12347 
    Marriage  19 Sep 1909  Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Anna Lee Backus

    Birth  15 Dec 1886  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  13 Jul 1974  Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  16 Jul 1974  Cottle Glade Cemetery, Cottle, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Newman Wesley Perkins | F12348 
    Marriage  1 Oct 1905  Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    Benjamin Homer Backus

    Birth  27 Jun 1889  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  13 Jan 1955  Clark County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  16 Jan 1955  Charlestown Cemetery, Charlestown, Clark, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jennie Dean Meloy | F12349 
    Marriage     

    Female
    + Osie Bell Backus

    Birth  10 Mar 1891  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  26 Dec 1950  Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  29 Dec 1950  Hickory Grove United Methodist Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ira Henson Sebert | F12350 
    Marriage  31 Oct 1916  Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Mamie Frances Backus

    Birth  15 Jun 1892  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  13 Aug 1959  Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  16 Aug 1959  Hominy Falls Cemetery, Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leonidus O'Dell | F12352 
    Marriage  23 Dec 1911  Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Floyd Raymond O'Dell | F12353 
    Marriage  18 Apr 1924  Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Ada Grace Backus

    Birth  12 Feb 1896  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  15 Apr 1976  Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  18 Apr 1976  Craigsville Cemetery, Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ewell Spencer | F12355 
    Marriage  2 Feb 1914  West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location