May Emma Backus

1873 - 1969  (95 years)

• Name	May Emma Backus
  Birth	14 Oct 1873	Rochester, Monroe, New York
  Gender	Female
  1880 US Census	9 Jun 1880	Rochester, Monroe, New York
  Death	2 Feb 1969	Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee
  Burial	5 Feb 1969	Rumbough Cemetery, Hot Springs, Madison, North Carolina
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Bertrand Charles Backus, Sr.,   b. Aug 1870, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 18 Jan 1926, Rochester, Monroe, New York
  2. Arthur Osgood Backus,   b. 31 Aug 1888, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 11 Oct 1965, Buffalo, Erie, New York
  Person ID	I28143	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles Edward Backus,   b. 2 Dec 1848, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 6 May 1911, Rochester, Monroe, New York (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Emma Caroline Sabin,   b. Abt 1852, Corning, Steuben, New York d. 9 Aug 1917, Rochester, Monroe, New York (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1870
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years old - She : ~ 18 years old. (Were Married ~ 41 years and 5 months).
  Family ID	F12400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Herbert Russell Williamson,   b. 24 Feb 1870, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 25 May 1917, Rochester, Monroe, New York (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1893
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 9 months old - He : 23 years and 5 months old. (Were Married 23 years and 10 months).
  Children	+ 1. Col. Herbert Charles Williamson, Sr.,   b. 3 Jul 1894, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 1 Jul 1952, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York (Age 57 years) + 2. Donald Dewy Williamson,   b. 3 May 1898, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 29 Mar 1963, Austin, Travis, Texas (Age 64 years) + 3. Roma Elizabeth Williamson,   b. 25 Dec 1906, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. Aug 1983, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee (Age 76 years) + 4. Carol Backus Williamson,   b. 27 Jul 1910, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 19 Nov 1939, Elkins Park, Montgomery, Pennsylvania (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F17365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Oct 1873 - Rochester, Monroe, New York 1880 US Census - 9 Jun 1880 - Rochester, Monroe, New York Child - Col. Herbert Charles Williamson, Sr. - 3 Jul 1894 - Rochester, Monroe, New York Child - Donald Dewy Williamson - 3 May 1898 - Rochester, Monroe, New York Child - Roma Elizabeth Williamson - 25 Dec 1906 - Rochester, Monroe, New York Child - Carol Backus Williamson - 27 Jul 1910 - Rochester, Monroe, New York Death - 2 Feb 1969 - Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee Burial - 5 Feb 1969 - Rumbough Cemetery, Hot Springs, Madison, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth
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• Obituaries

  Obituary The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee - 3 Feb 1969

  
  

  Headstones

  May Emma Backus Williamson Find A Grave: May

  
  

  New York State Census

  1905 New York State Census Source Citation: New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: E.D. 02; City: Rochester Ward 10; County: Monroe; Page: 43.

  
  

  1880 US Census

  1880 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York; Roll: 863; Family History Film: 1254863; Page: 343D; Enumeration District: 087; Image: 0384.