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Carl Lee Backus 1893–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jan 1893

Birth Location: Nicholas County, WV

Death Date: 24 Jul 1954

Death Location: Mammoth, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Father: Andrew Backus

Mother: Martha Moore

Spouse(s): Maggie Morris

Children(s): Marguerite Burns, Carmen Kuh, Dorothy McCoy, Eileen Backus

The story of Carl Lee Backus began in 1893 in Nicholas County, WV. Carl Lee Backus married Maggie May Morris, and had children including Carmen Velda Backus Kuh, Dorothy Lee Backus Mccoy, Eileen Virginia Backus, Marguerite Louise Backus Burns. Carl Lee Backus passed away in 1954 in Mammoth, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Carl Lee Backus began in 1893 in Nicholas County, WV.
  • Carl Lee Backus married Maggie May Morris, and had children including Carmen Velda Backus Kuh, Dorothy Lee Backus Mccoy, Eileen Virginia Backus, Marguerite Louise Backus Burns.
  • Carl Lee Backus passed away in 1954 in Mammoth, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Carl Backus's Ancestors

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Carl Backus
1893–1954
Birth Place: Nicholas County, WV
Parents
Andrew Jackson Backus
1867–1953
Nicholas County, WV
Martha Moore
1869–1934
Nicholas County, WV
Grandparents
James Backus
1831–
Nicholas County, Virginia
Ellen Brown
1835–
Nicholas County, Virginia
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Carl Backus's Descendants

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Carl (Lee) Backus (03 Jan 1893–24 Jul 1954) m. Maggie (May) Morris (09 Feb 1896–25 Mar 1987)
  1. 1. Marguerite (Louise Backus) Burns –2005
  2. 2. Carmen (Velda Backus) Kuh –1999
  3. 3. Dorothy (Lee Backus) McCoy –2009
  4. 4. Eileen (Virginia) Backus 1917–2012 m. William ("Willie" Leonard Smith) Jr. 1915–1992

Carl Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1893
03 Jan 1893
Birth of Carl Lee Backus in Nicholas County, WV
Nicholas County, WV
1954
24 Jul 1954
Age 61
Death of Carl Lee Backus in Mammoth, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Mammoth, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Nicholas County, WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1954
    Event Place: Mammoth, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

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