| Name |
Walter Meril Backus |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
29 Jan 1895 |
Braxton, Braxton, West Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Salesman |
| Death |
25 Dec 1965 |
Chesapeake, Lawrence, Ohio |
| Burial |
28 Dec 1965 |
Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia |
 Siblings |
5 siblings |
| 1. Isie Alice Backus, b. 27 Apr 1888, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 6 Oct 1971, Wickenburg, Maricopa, Arizona |
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| 2. Bertha Arabella Backus, b. 4 Oct 1889, Summersville, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 31 Dec 1955, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia |
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| 3. Lillian Avona Backus, b. 14 Aug 1892, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 1 Jan 1974, Wickenburg, Maricopa, Arizona |
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| 4. Infant Backus, b. 12 Jul 1896, Mossy, Fayette, West Virginia d. 13 Jul 1896, Mossy, Fayette, West Virginia |
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| 5. Raymond Elton Backus, b. 1 Aug 1899, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia d. 28 May 1971, Yarnell, Yavapai, Arizona |
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| Person ID |
I22976 |
Backus Genealogy | Backus Family |
| Last Modified |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Father |
Rev. Rufus Grant Backus, b. 16 Mar 1867, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 19 Jun 1931, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia (Age 64 years) |
| Mother |
Rebecca Martha Mays, b. 4 Feb 1866, Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 18 Nov 1942, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
17 Mar 1887 |
Nicholas County, West Virginia |
| Age at Marriage |
He : 20 years old - She : 21 years and 1 month old. (Were Married 44 years and 3 months). |
| Family ID |
F9795 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Spouse / Partner |
Gertrude Tot Tucker, b. 28 Mar 1892, Manchester, Adams, Ohio d. 10 Dec 1979, Salinas, Monterey, California (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Apr 1916 |
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia |
| Age at Marriage |
He : 21 years and 3 months old - She : 24 years and 1 month old. (Were Married 49 years and 8 months). |
| Children |
| + | 1. Walter Meril Backus, Jr., b. 3 Dec 1917, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia d. 27 Oct 2005, Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland (Age 87 years) |
| + | 2. Col. James Robert Backus, b. 10 Dec 1919, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia d. 12 Aug 1999, Salinas, Monterey, California (Age 79 years) |
| + | 3. Richard Grant Backus, b. 9 Oct 1924, Logan, Logan, West Virginia d. 15 Dec 2003, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia (Age 79 years) |
| | 4. Gloria Anne Backus, b. 1 Jun 1926, Logan, Logan, West Virginia d. 2 Apr 2012, Westerville, Franklin, Ohio (Age 85 years) |
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| Family ID |
F14455 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
20 Apr 2016 |
1895 - 1965 (70 years)
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: Location
: City/Town
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: Country
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