Backus Family History

Blumefield Backus, Sr. and Mary Belle Graham Family

m. 28 Apr 1902

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  28 Apr 1902  Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Elizabeth Edna Johnson | F9793 
    Marriage  5 Mar 1883  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
    Mary Belle Graham

    Birth  25 Aug 1879  Clay County, West Virginia  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  26 May 1940  Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  28 May 1940  Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Jacob Alonzo Nutter | F12345 
    Marriage  26 Dec 1898  Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
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    + Romeo Hopkins Backus

    Birth  9 Jan 1904  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  19 Sep 1970  Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  22 Sep 1970  Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Gertrude Elizabeth Dorsey | F12356 
    Marriage  24 Dec 1933  Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

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    + Wyatte Bicknell Backus, Sr.

    Birth  31 Mar 1906  Fowler Knob, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  12 May 1990  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  15 May 1990  Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elva Alice Sebert | F12358 
    Marriage  11 May 1929  Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Helen Hazel Hughes | F15109 
    Marriage  8 Feb 1963  Covington, Independent Cities, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Helen Hazel Hughes | F15110 
    Marriage  3 May 1971  Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    Dwight Prottsman Backus

    Birth  22 Feb 1908  Fowler Knob, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  19 Mar 1978  Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  22 Mar 1978  Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Crawley, Greenbrier, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Ruby Marie Backus

    Birth  3 Feb 1910  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  27 Dec 1975  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  30 Dec 1975  Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lowell Jennings Orndorff, Sr. | F12362 
    Marriage  28 Feb 1931  Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    Opal Gladys Backus

    Birth  6 Jul 1912  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  16 Nov 1967  East Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  19 Nov 1967  Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Crawley, Greenbrier, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Dewey Olin Gwinn | F12371 
    Marriage  22 Apr 1940  Covington, Independent Cities, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Hester Margrite Backus

    Birth  16 Nov 1914  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  8 Oct 2012  Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Clarence Lee Holder | F12340 
    Marriage  14 Sep 1936  Martinsville, Independent Cities, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

     Blume Field Backus, Jr. Male
    + Blume Field Backus, Jr.

    Birth  4 Feb 1917  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  20 Dec 2009  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  23 Dec 2009  Gilgal United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Macel Bessie Hughes | F12367 
    Marriage  25 Feb 1944  Bruce, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Lana Belle Backus

    Birth  23 Apr 1919  Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  18 Feb 2017  Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  21 Feb 2017  Forest Hills Cemetery, Flatrock, Mason, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jarroll Robert O'Dell | F12372 
    Marriage  11 Jan 1937  Fenwick, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + Vera Louise Backus

    Birth  27 Jan 1922  Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  2 Jun 2005  Akron, Summit, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  6 Jun 2005  Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edward Clinton Hill | F12373 
    Marriage  13 Mar 1942  Kanawha County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Whitmer Casto | F12374 
    Marriage  24 Nov 1945  Akron, Summit, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location