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Charles Christopher Backus 1910–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1910

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 17 Jul 1949

Death Location: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA

Father: George Backus

Mother: Edith Stevenson

Spouse(s): Mary Askew

Children(s): Carl Backus, Charles Sr.

Charles Christopher Backus was born in 1910 in Virginia, the child of George Christopher Backus And Edith Ellen Stevenson. In 1910, Charles Christopher Backus resided in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA. In 1920, Charles Christopher Backus resided in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA. Charles Christopher Backus married Mary Elizabeth Askew, and had children including Carl Christopher Backus, Charles Glenn Backus Sr. Charles Christopher Backus passed away in 1949 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles Christopher Backus was born in 1910 in Virginia, the child of George Christopher Backus And Edith Ellen Stevenson.
  • In 1910, Charles Christopher Backus resided in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Charles Christopher Backus resided in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA.
  • Charles Christopher Backus married Mary Elizabeth Askew, and had children including Carl Christopher Backus, Charles Glenn Backus Sr.
  • Charles Christopher Backus passed away in 1949 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Backus
1880–1947
Birth Location: Chase City, Mecklenburg, Virginia
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Edith Stevenson
1879–1971
Birth Location: Glencoe, Ekfrid, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Mary Askew
1911–1978
Birth Location: North Carolina
MA

Children(s)

Carl Backus
1946–2018
Birth Location: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
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Charles Sr.
1935–2016
Birth Location: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
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Charles Backus's Ancestors

Self
Charles Backus
1910–1949
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
George Christopher Backus
1880–1947
Chase City, Mecklenburg, Virginia
Edith (Ellen) Stevenson
1879–1971
Glencoe, Ekfrid, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Charles (B.) Backus
1856–1910
Charles City County, Virginia
Sarah (Lavinia) Haynes
1859–1935
Charles City County, Virginia
John Stevenson
1847–
Canada
Mary Stevenson
1848–
Canada
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Haynes
1826–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Backus's Descendants

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Charles (Christopher) Backus (20 Apr 1910–17 Jul 1949) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Askew (19 Apr 1911–4 Apr 1978)
  1. 1. Carl (Christopher) Backus 1946–2018 m. Laura (Ellen) Ball 1948–2011
  2. 2. Charles (Glenn Backus) Sr. 1935–2016 m. Nannie (Audrey) Holloway 1936–2016

Charles Backus's Timeline

5 Records

1910
20 Apr 1910
Birth of Charles Christopher Backus in Virginia
Virginia
1910
1910
Charles Christopher Backus resided here in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Charles Christopher Backus resided here in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Charles Christopher Backus resided here in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1949
17 Jul 1949
Age 39
Death of Charles Christopher Backus in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia
Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: T625_1887; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 839
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 2467; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 811.0; FHL microfilm: 2342201
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1627; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375640
    [5] Virginia, Death Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1627; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375640

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: T625_1887; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 839

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 2467; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 811.0; FHL microfilm: 2342201

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1949
    Event Place: Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] Virginia, Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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