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Sanford Backus 1828–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05/10/1828

Birth Location: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 03/01/1897

Death Location: Sardis, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Backus

Mother: Sarah Ash

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Coffman

Children(s): Thomas Backus, Amanda Backus, Martha Backus, Nancy Backus, William Backus, Louisa Backus, Susanna Backus, Mary Backus

The story of Sanford Backus began in 1828 in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA. Sanford Backus married Elizabeth Helen Coffman, and had children including Amanda Catherine Backus, Louisa Emelina Backus, Martha J Backus, Mary S Backus, Nancy V Backus, Susanna Delila Backus, Thomas Evans Backus, William Jasper Backus. Sanford Backus passed away in 1897 in Sardis, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sanford Backus began in 1828 in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
  • Sanford Backus married Elizabeth Helen Coffman, and had children including Amanda Catherine Backus, Louisa Emelina Backus, Martha J Backus, Mary S Backus, Nancy V Backus, Susanna Delila Backus, Thomas Evans Backus, William Jasper Backus.
  • Sanford Backus passed away in 1897 in Sardis, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA.

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Sanford Backus's Ancestors

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Sanford Backus
1828–1897
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

Sanford Backus's Descendants

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Sanford Backus (05/10/1828–03/01/1897) m. Elizabeth (Helen) Coffman (06/18/1833–09/30/1921)
  1. 1. Thomas (Evans) Backus 1864–1934 m. Virginia (Gay) Harbert 1866–1942
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Backus 1888–1973 m. Hattie (Pearl) Barker 1896–1990
      1. 1. John (Robert Allen) Backus 1921–1997 m. Grace (Theodora) Dotson 1926–1986
        1. 1. John (Robert) Backus 1948–2005
      2. 2. Roy (Clair) Backus 1915–1932
      3. 3. Grover (Cleo) Backus 1928–1998
      4. 4. Edgar (Ray) Backus 1932–2014
      5. 5. Ruby (Gay) Backus 1923–2015
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Ruth) Backus 1916–1991
      7. 7. Hazil (Lee Forest) Backus 1919–1944
      8. 8. Audie (Bernard) Backus 1926–2010
      9. 9. Otto (Delano) Backus 1937–2017
  2. 2. Amanda (Catherine) Backus 1861–1940
  3. 3. Martha (J) Backus 1859–1883
  4. 4. Nancy (V) Backus 1867–1867
  5. 5. William (Jasper) Backus 1855–1888
  6. 6. Louisa (Emelina) Backus 1857–1940
  7. 7. Susanna (Delila) Backus 1868–1936
  8. 8. Mary (S) Backus 1876–1929

Sanford Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1828
05/10/1828
Birth of Sanford Backus in Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1897
03/01/1897
Age 69
Death of Sanford Backus in Sardis, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Sardis, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05101828
    Event Place: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03011897
    Event Place: Sardis, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

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