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Elsie Lavina Backus 1917–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1917

Birth Location: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia

Death Date: 18 Nov 1999

Death Location: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA

Father: George Backus

Mother: Edith Stevenson

Spouse(s): Warren Sr.

Children(s): Warren Jr, Ellen McNamara

The story of Elsie Lavina Backus began in 1917 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia. In 1920, Elsie Lavina Backus resided in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Elsie Lavina Backus resided in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA. Elsie Lavina Backus married Warren Harding Mcnamara Sr, and had children including Ellen Carole Mcnamara, Warren Harding Mcnamara Jr. Elsie Lavina Backus passed away in 1999 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elsie Lavina Backus began in 1917 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia.
  • In 1920, Elsie Lavina Backus resided in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Elsie Lavina Backus resided in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA.
  • Elsie Lavina Backus married Warren Harding Mcnamara Sr, and had children including Ellen Carole Mcnamara, Warren Harding Mcnamara Jr.
  • Elsie Lavina Backus passed away in 1999 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
ES

Spouses(s)

Warren Sr.
1920–1997
Birth Location: Crisfield, Somerset, Maryland
WS

Children(s)

Warren Jr
1939–1998
Birth Location: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
WJ
Ellen McNamara
1942–2008
Birth Location: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
EM

Elsie Backus's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Backus
1917–1999
Birth Place: Hampton, Independent Cities, 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

Elsie Backus's Descendants

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Elsie (Lavina) Backus (7 May 1917–18 Nov 1999) m. Warren (Harding McNamara) Sr. (25 Aug 1920–22 Oct 1997)
  1. 1. Warren (Harding McNamara) Jr 1939–1998
  2. 2. Ellen (Carole) McNamara 1942–2008

Elsie Backus's Timeline

7 Records

1917
7 May 1917
Birth of Elsie Lavina Backus in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 3
Elsie Lavina Backus resided here in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Elsie Lavina Backus resided here in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Elsie Lavina Backus resided here in Hampton, Virginia
Hampton, Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 23
Elsie Lavina Backus resided here in Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
1956
1956
Age 39
Elsie Lavina Backus resided here in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA
1999
18 Nov 1999
Age 82
Death of Elsie Lavina Backus in Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia
Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1917
    Event Place: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4259; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 28-6A
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 231-03-0113; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: T625_1887; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 839
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 2467; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 812.0; FHL microfilm: 2342201
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [6] Virginia, Divorce Records
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    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: 6B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 812.0; FHL microfilm: 2342201

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hampton, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4259; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 28-6A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4259; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 28-6A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1999
    Event Place: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 231-03-0113; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Virginia, Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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