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Clark Bacon Backus 1807–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1807

Birth Location: Fort Ann, Washington, New York

Death Date: 1 Mar 1896

Death Location: Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA

Father: Ebenezer Backus

Mother: Jemima Chandler

Spouse(s): Emeline Sill, Alpha Keeler

Children(s): Nellie Backus, Elinor Backus, Emeline Backus, Junius Backus, George Backus

In 1807, Clark Bacon Backus entered the world in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, born to Ebenezer Backus And Jemima Chandler. In 1845, Clark Bacon Backus resided in Adrian Township, Lenawee County, MI. In 1850, Clark Bacon Backus resided in Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States. Clark Bacon Backus married Alpha Maria Keeler, Emeline Sill, and had children including Elinor Curtis Backus, Emeline Sill Backus, George Marvin Backus, Junius Marvin Backus, Nellie C Backus. Clark Bacon Backus passed away in 1896 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Clark Bacon Backus entered the world in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, born to Ebenezer Backus And Jemima Chandler.
  • In 1845, Clark Bacon Backus resided in Adrian Township, Lenawee County, MI.
  • In 1850, Clark Bacon Backus resided in Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.
  • Clark Bacon Backus married Alpha Maria Keeler, Emeline Sill, and had children including Elinor Curtis Backus, Emeline Sill Backus, George Marvin Backus, Junius Marvin Backus, Nellie C Backus.
  • Clark Bacon Backus passed away in 1896 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Backus
1771–1845
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
EB
Jemima Chandler
1772–1850
Birth Location: Dutchess County, New York
JC

Spouses(s)

Emeline Sill
1808–1834
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut
ES
Alpha Keeler
1815–1887
Birth Location: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
AK

Children(s)

Nellie Backus
1848–
Birth Location: Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
NB
Elinor Backus
1847–1913
Birth Location: Michigan
EB
Emeline Backus
1837–1908
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York
EB
Junius Backus
1832–1896
Birth Location: Granville, Washington, New York
JB
George Backus
1834–1888
Birth Location: Elmira, Chemung, New York
GB

Clark Backus's Ancestors

Self
Clark Backus
1807–1896
Birth Place: Fort Ann, Washington, New York
Parents
Ebenezer Backus
1771–1845
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Jemima Chandler
1772–1850
Dutchess County, New York
Grandparents
John (Backus) Jr.
1747–1842
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Jerusha Baker
1750–1818
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1720–1789
Johanna Downing
1717–
Rev. Baker
1720–1798
Jerusha Parrish
1722–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Sr.
1682–1762
Sarah Backus
1686–1760
Edward Cleveland
1686–1771
Rebecca Paine
1690–1784
William Baker
1679–1750
Rebecca Backus
1685–1720

Clark Backus's Descendants

1.
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Clark (Bacon) Backus (17 Apr 1807–1 Mar 1896) m. Emeline Sill (30 Jul 1808–abt 1834) m. Alpha (Maria) Keeler (3 Jan 1815–abt 1887)
  1. 1. Nellie (C.) Backus 1848–
  2. 2. Elinor (Curtis) Backus 1847–1913
  3. 3. Emeline (Sill) Backus 1837–1908 m. Ebenezer (Ingalls) Waldby 1828–1887
    1. 1. Harry (B.) Waldby 1857–1920 m. Emily (Jane) Radcliffe 1857–1928
      1. 1. Elizabeth (E.) Waldby 1887–1952
      2. 2. Frances (M.) Wallby 1888–1965 m. William (Harrison Taylor) Sr. 1888–1949
        1. 1. William (H. Taylor) Jr. 1923–1952
        2. 2. Marjorie (E.) Taylor 1919–
        3. 3. Barbara (Ayers) Taylor 1921–1922
      3. 3. Marjorie (Ethel) Waldby 1891–1980
    2. 2. Nellie (A.) Waldby 1862–1939 m. Marcus Pollasky 1862–1924
    3. 3. William (Guy) Waldby 1869–1912 m. Berty (B.) Leslie 1868–1931
      1. 1. Helen (Ethlyn) Waldby 1894–1982 m. John (Joseph) Morris 1893–1955
        1. 1. Mary (Louise) Morris 1920–
  4. 4. Junius (Marvin) Backus 1832–1896 m. Caroline (White) Cone 1828–1912
    1. 1. Frederick (Cone) Backus 1866–1867
    2. 2. Anna (Sterling) Backus 1862–1921 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Brown 1855–1938
      1. 1. Gertrude (Sterling) Brown 1894–1980 m. Benjamin (Howard) Matteson 1882–1964
        1. 1. Benjamin (Mattison) Jr. 1920–
        2. 2. Silas (Sterling) Matteson 1923–1997
      2. 2. Malcolm (Christopher) Brown 1896–1983 m. Verna (Elizabeth) Robertson 1900–1967
      3. 3. Caroline (Delight) Brown 1897–1963 m. Walter (Gilbert) Perrin 1899–1953
  5. 5. George (Marvin) Backus 1834–1888 m. Mary (Jane) Randall 1836–1928
    1. 1. George (Bodwell) Backus 1857–1897 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Meyers 1862–1922
      1. 1. Anthony (James) Backus 1883–1949 m. Bertha (Marie) Milch 1886–1964
        1. 1. Edyth (Katherine) Backus 1907–1999 m. Harry (A.) Gardner 1906–1982
        2. 2. George (Philip) Backus 1912–1992 m. Elizabeth (Marie) Ressler 1916–
      2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Backus 1894–1973 m. Arthur (Francis) Kent 1888–1951 m. Joseph (Hunter) Fields 1892–
        1. 1. Charlotte (Mary) Fields 1914–1997 m. Howard (G.) Kline 1909–1990
        2. 2. Gerard (William) Kent 1919–1980 m. Joyce (Eleanor) Schmitt 1918–2002
        3. 3. George (Backus) Kent 1922–1983 m. Rose (Ruth) Rosenburg 1923–1993
        4. 4. Arthur (J.) Kent 1926–
        5. 5. Patricia (Agnes) Kent 1931–2005
    2. 2. Annie (Wood) Backus 1858–1927 m. Edward (H.) Wrede 1859–1924
      1. 1. Edward (William Wrede) Sr. 1883–1979 m. Jennie McCaffery 1888–1953
        1. 1. Edward (William Wrede) Jr. 1913–1992 m. Leta (Jane) Milkowski 1918–2002
        2. 2. John (Henry 'Jack') Wrede 1918–2008 m. Joan (Louise) Neel 1921–1998
    3. 3. Jennie (Marsh) Backus 1860–1915 m. Samuel (Robertson Smith) Jr. 1858–1930
      1. 1. Jennie (Marsh) Smith 1888–1962 m. Frank (Teater) Carey 1883–1956
        1. 1. Samuel (Robert) Carey 1913–1998
        2. 2. Jane (M. 'Jennie') Carey 1915–1987
        3. 3. Marcene (Linney) Carey 1923–1972
      2. 2. Marvin (Guy) Smith 1897–1959 m. Edna (M.) Ashcraft 1893–1963 m. Flora (Anna) Glenzer 1900–1934
        1. 1. Marvin (Carl Smith) Jr. 1922–1943
        2. 2. Robert (Jean Smith) Sr. 1923– m. Marjorie (Louise) Schumacher 1922–2008
      3. 3. Clara (B.) Smith 1900–1971 m. O. (H. Myers) Sr. 1900– m. Charles (Herbert Finch) Sr. 1895–1971
        1. 1. O. (H. Myers) Jr. 1919–
    4. 4. Waldo (Cromwell) Backus 1862–1907 m. Emma (Mary) Lippold 1870–1944
      1. 1. Waldo (Elwyn) Backus 1892–1979 m. Marjorie (F.) Wolfe 1905–1996 m. Frieda (Anna) Kratzsch 1892–
        1. 1. Susan (Elwyn) Backus 1938–1984 m. Sargent (Karch) Sr. 1936–1999
        2. 2. William (Cromwell Backus) Sr. 1914–2006 m. Martha (Kennon) Pitzer 1919–1982
        3. 3. Kathlyn (Virgina) Backus 1916–2010 m. Frank (Stites Anderson) Sr. 1915–2000
      2. 2. Margaret (E.) Backus 1903–1989 m. Gen. (Theodore A.) Weyher 1905–1999
    5. 5. Thomas (Colvill) Backus 1864–1864
    6. 6. Thomas (Colville) Backus 1866–1910 m. Loretta Hensley 1873–1941
      1. 1. Thomas (Gregory) Backus 1894–1988 m. Annie (Adeline) Mosely 1892–1979
      2. 2. George (Rudolph) Backus 1895–1949 m. Jeanice Harris 1912–
      3. 3. Samuel (Waldo Lucas) Backus 1898–1998 m. Ruth Carroll 1898–1986 m. Mammie (Sear) Russell 1898–1932
        1. 1. Frank (A.) Backus 1917–
    7. 7. Katie (Randall) Backus 1869–1953 m. Orville (Grant) White 1864–1945
      1. 1. Kathryn White 1890–
      2. 2. Harry (Orville White) Sr. 1890–1969 m. Kathryn (E.) DeMel 1893–1970
        1. 1. Harry (Orville White) Jr. 1918–2003
        2. 2. Kathryn (Etta) White 1918–1989 m. Howard Koster 1914–1980
    8. 8. Ross Backus 1871–1875
    9. 9. Jared (Alonzo) Backus 1873–1875
    10. 10. Frank (Sill Backus) Sr. 1877–1976 m. Cora Maddock 1876–1949
      1. 1. Cora (J.) Backus 1902–1903
      2. 2. Frank (Sill Backus) Jr. 1905–2003 m. Gladys (Maxine) Elwell 1903–1985 m. Katherine (Fischer) Becker 1909–2001
      3. 3. Janet Backus 1908–2010 m. Virgil (Harold) Pomeroy 1905–1964
      4. 4. Marvin (George) Backus 1916–2003 m. Evelyn (Mae) Hick 1917–2012
        1. 1. Marvin (William) Backus 1947–2017
        2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Backus 1943–2007
        3. 3. James (Walter) Backus 1950–1968
    11. 11. Besse (Wrede) Backus 1880–1966 m. Ora (Beyl Kneisly) DDS 1878–1960

Clark Backus's Timeline

11 Records

1807
17 Apr 1807
Birth of Clark Bacon Backus in Fort Ann, Washington, New York
Fort Ann, Washington, New York
1845
1845
Age 38
Clark Bacon Backus resided here in Adrian Township, Lenawee County, MI
Adrian Township, Lenawee County, MI
1850
1850
Age 43
Clark Bacon Backus resided here in Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
1853
2 Apr 1853
Age 46
Clark Bacon Backus resided here in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
1857
21 Feb 1857
Age 50
Clark Bacon Backus resided here in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
1860
1860
Age 53
Clark Bacon Backus resided here in Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
1870
1870
Age 63
Clark Bacon Backus resided here in Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
1880
1880
Age 73
Clark Bacon Backus resided here in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
1887
1887
Age 80
Clark Bacon Backus resided here in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
1888
1888
Age 81
Clark Bacon Backus resided here in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
1896
1 Mar 1896
Age 89
Death of Clark Bacon Backus in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1807
    Event Place: Fort Ann, Washington, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: T9_1043; Family History Film: 1255043; Page: 141.3000; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 0177.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Michigan, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Adrian Township, Lenawee County, MI
    Record Source: Michigan, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Adrian Ward 2, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: T9_1043; Family History Film: 1255043; Page: 141.3000; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 0177.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, Find a Grave Index
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