Backus Family History
Nathan Edgar Backus
1875 - 1963 (87 years)-
Name Nathan Edgar Backus Birth 20 Apr 1875 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan 
Gender Male Death Mar 1963 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Burial Mar 1963 Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Siblings 1. George Anson Backus, b. 24 May 1878, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan d. 3 Apr 1945, Eloise, Wayne, Michigan Person ID I30718 Backus Genealogy | Backus Family Last Modified 8 Sep 2015
Father Sgt. Nathan Parker Backus, b. 11 Aug 1843, Carlton, Orleans, New York d. 2 Aug 1927, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (Age 83 years) Mother Lovisa Jane Ells, b. 28 Oct 1846, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York d. 28 Mar 1881, Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan (Age 34 years) Marriage 23 Apr 1873 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Age at Marriage He : 29 years and 8 months old - She : 26 years and 6 months old. (Were Married 7 years and 11 months). Family ID F13586 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Spouse / Partner Frieda M. Bosse, b. Abt 1878, Germany d. 26 Feb 1953, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan (Age 75 years) Marriage 7 Jan 1896 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Age at Marriage He : 20 years and 9 months old - She : ~ 18 years and 1 month old. (Were Married 57 years and 1 month). Children + 1. William Nathan Backus, b. 29 Dec 1900, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan d. 31 May 1960, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (Age 59 years)2. Charlotte Backus, b. 27 Dec 1902, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan d. 2 Jan 1975, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan (Age 72 years)+ 3. Charles Marion Backus, Sr., b. 29 Sep 1905, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan d. 13 Mar 1979, Rockford, Kent, Michigan (Age 73 years)4. Evelyn Louise Backus, b. 9 Mar 1918, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan d. 21 Nov 1979, Rockford, Kent, Michigan (Age 61 years)Family ID F13607 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Sep 2015
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Event Map 
Birth - 20 Apr 1875 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan 
Marriage - 7 Jan 1896 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Child - William Nathan Backus - 29 Dec 1900 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Child - Charlotte Backus - 27 Dec 1902 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Child - Charles Marion Backus, Sr. - 29 Sep 1905 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Child - Evelyn Louise Backus - 9 Mar 1918 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Death - Mar 1963 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan 
Burial - Mar 1963 - Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend< 
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Documents
2 Documents
Social Security Death Index 
Social Security Death Index
Source Citation: Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Headstones 
Nathan Edgar Backus - No Photo, Link Only
Find A Grave: Nathan
Plot: Block: B, Lot: 27_S, Space: 4
1880 US Census 
1880 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan; Roll: 569; Family History Film: 1254569; Page: 200A; Enumeration District: 011; Image: 0403.
1910 US Census 1910 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 5, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_657; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374670.
1920 US Census 1920 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_777; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 1047.
1930 US Census 1930 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1000; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0018; Image: 262.0; FHL microfilm: 2340735.
1940 US Census 1940 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T627_1898; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 86-28.
