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Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus 1898–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1898

Birth Location: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana

Death Date: 25 Jan 1998

Death Location: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Thomas Backus

Mother: Loretta Hensley

Spouse(s): Ruth Carroll, Mammie Russell

Children(s): Frank Backus

Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus was born in 1898 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, the child of Thomas Colville Backus And Loretta Hensley. In 1900, Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided in Jewella, Caddo, Louisiana. In 1910, Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided in Shreveport Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana. Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus married Mammie Sear Russell, Ruth Carroll, and had children including Frank A Backus. Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus passed away in 1998 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus was born in 1898 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, the child of Thomas Colville Backus And Loretta Hensley.
  • In 1900, Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided in Jewella, Caddo, Louisiana.
  • In 1910, Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided in Shreveport Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana.
  • Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus married Mammie Sear Russell, Ruth Carroll, and had children including Frank A Backus.
  • Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus passed away in 1998 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Backus
1866–1910
Birth Location: Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio
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Loretta Hensley
1873–1941
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky
LH

Spouses(s)

Ruth Carroll
1898–1986
Birth Location: Louisiana
RC
Mammie Russell
1898–1932
Birth Location: Beebe, White, Arkansas
MR

Children(s)

Frank Backus
1917–
Birth Location: Arkansas
FB

Samuel Backus's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Backus
1898–1998
Birth Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
Parents
Thomas Colville Backus
1866–1910
Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio
Loretta Hensley
1873–1941
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky
Grandparents
George (Marvin) Backus
1834–1888
Elmira, Chemung, New York
Mary (Jane) Randall
1836–1928
Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Clark Backus
1807–1896
Emeline Sill
1808–1834
Thomas Randall
1813–1875
Hiley Donham
1813–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Backus
1771–1845
Jemima Chandler
1772–1850

Samuel Backus's Descendants

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Samuel (Waldo Lucas) Backus (5 Jan 1898–25 Jan 1998) m. Ruth Carroll (3 Feb 1898–17 Jan 1986) m. Mammie (Sear) Russell (18 Dec 1898–13 Sep 1932)
  1. 1. Frank (A.) Backus 1917–

Samuel Backus's Timeline

8 Records

1898
5 Jan 1898
Birth of Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
1900
1900
Age 2
Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided here in Jewella, Caddo, Louisiana
Jewella, Caddo, Louisiana
1910
1910
Age 12
Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided here in Shreveport Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana
Shreveport Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana
1920
1920
Age 22
Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided here in Shreveport Precinct 5, Caddo, Louisiana
Shreveport Precinct 5, Caddo, Louisiana
1930
1930
Age 32
Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided here in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
1934
1934
Age 36
Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
1996
1996
Age 98
Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus resided here in Shreveport, LA
Shreveport, LA
1998
25 Jan 1998
Age 100
Death of Samuel Waldo Lucas Backus in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 435-07-2095; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shreveport Precinct 5, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T625_608; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 49; Image: .
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: 787; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 7.0.
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Caddo County, Louisiana; Roll: 1685001; Draft Board: 0.
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jewella, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T623_559; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 31.
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shreveport Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T624_510; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374523.
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jewella, Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jewella, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T623_559; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 31.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Shreveport Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shreveport Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T624_510; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374523.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Shreveport Precinct 5, Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shreveport Precinct 5, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T625_608; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 49; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: 787; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 7.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Shreveport, LA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Caddo County, Louisiana; Roll: 1685001; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1998
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 435-07-2095; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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