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Lewis Edgar Backus 1846–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04/00/1846

Birth Location: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10/24/1913

Death Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Backus

Mother: Sarah Ash

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Lewis Edgar Backus was born in 1846 in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Backus And Sarah Ash. Lewis Edgar Backus passed away in 1913 in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Edgar Backus was born in 1846 in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Backus And Sarah Ash.
  • Lewis Edgar Backus passed away in 1913 in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA.

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Lewis Backus's Ancestors

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Lewis Backus
1846–1913
Birth Place: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Backus
1792–1851
Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Sarah Ash
1804–1851
Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Christopher (Christian) Ash
1770–1842
Germany
Lavina (Liby) Swiger
1770–1856
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Swiger
1730–1780
Mary Duval
1730–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1846
04/00/1846
Birth of Lewis Edgar Backus in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1913
10/24/1913
Age 67
Death of Lewis Edgar Backus in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04001846
    Event Place: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10241913
    Event Place: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

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