Edward Atley Backus

1899 - 1979  (80 years)

• Name	Edward Atley Backus
  Birth	25 Jan 1899	Belva, Nicholas, West Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Jul 1979	Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan
  Burial	27 Jul 1979	Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Benjamin Franklin Backus,   b. 3 Jun 1888, Gauley Bridge, Fayette, West Virginia d. 3 Sep 1953, Worthington, Franklin, Ohio
  2. Walter Harrison Backus,   b. 31 Dec 1889, Dixie, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 14 Oct 1937, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  3. Louis Chester Backus,   b. 28 Feb 1891, Belva, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 25 Oct 1960, Denver, Denver, Colorado
  4. Charles Evert Backus,   b. 12 Jul 1894, Dixie, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 7 Jun 1982, Burton, King, Washington
  5. Fannie Bell Backus,   b. 25 Aug 1900, Dixie, Nicholas, West Virginia d. 15 May 1973, Freemont, Sandusky, Ohio
  Person ID	I46860	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Backhouse,   b. Jul 1863, Fayette County, West Virginia d. 22 Aug 1909, Fayette County, West Virginia (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Amanda Jane Harrah,   b. Jun 1870, Fayette County, West Virginia d. 24 Mar 1906, Fayette County, West Virginia (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1887	Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years old - She : 17 years and 1 month old. (Were Married 18 years and 8 months).
  Family ID	F21114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Lucille Willard Stover,   b. 6 Nov 1899, Pleasant Twp, Fairfield, Ohio d. 4 Jul 1957, Isabella County, Michigan (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1924	Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 7 months old - She : 24 years and 9 months old. (Were Married 32 years and 11 months).
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F21116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Ruby W. Robert,   b. 8 Mar 1908, Isabella Twp, Isabella Michigan d. 11 Jun 1990, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1965	Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 65 years and 11 months old - She : ~ 56 years and 9 months old. (Were Married ~ 14 years and 7 months).
  Family ID	F21117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Jan 1899 - Belva, Nicholas, West Virginia Marriage - 20 Aug 1924 - Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio Marriage - Abt 1965 - Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan Death - 25 Jul 1979 - Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan Burial - 27 Jul 1979 - Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• World War I

  US World War I Draft Registration Card 1917-1918 Source Citation: Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Fairfield County.

  
  

  World War II

  U.S., WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Source Citation: Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947. 646 boxes. NAID: 7644734. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.

  
  

  Indexes

  Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 Source Citation: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996. Lansing, MI, USA.

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary

  
  

  Social Security Death Index

  Social Security Death Index Source Citation: Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.

  
  

  Headstones

  Edward Atley - Lucille Willard Stover Backus Find A Grave: Edward Find A Grave: Lucille Plot: Section: 6, Block: 080, Lot: 001, Space: 2, Spot ID: 2077 Section: 6, Block: 080, Lot: 001, Space: 1, Spot ID: 2076