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Sarah Ash 1804–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03/13/1804

Birth Location: Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA

Father: Christopher Ash

Mother: Lavina Swiger

Spouse(s): Thomas Backus

Children(s): Sarah Backus, Caroline Backus, Sanford Backus, John Backus, Rachel Backus, Nancy Backus, Rebecca Backus, Lewis Backus, Cenia Backus, Mary Backus, Lavinia Backus, William Backus

Sarah Ash was born in 1804 in Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA, the child of Christopher Christian Ash And Lavina Liby Swiger. Sarah Ash married Thomas Backus, and had children including Caroline Backus, Cenia Leney Ellen Backus, John Backus, Lavinia Backus, Lewis Edgar Backus, Mary Backus, Nancy Backus, Rachel Backus, Rebecca Backus, Sanford Backus, Sarah Ann Backus, William Backus. Sarah Ash passed away in 1851 in Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Ash was born in 1804 in Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA, the child of Christopher Christian Ash And Lavina Liby Swiger.
  • Sarah Ash married Thomas Backus, and had children including Caroline Backus, Cenia Leney Ellen Backus, John Backus, Lavinia Backus, Lewis Edgar Backus, Mary Backus, Nancy Backus, Rachel Backus, Rebecca Backus, Sanford Backus, Sarah Ann Backus, William Backus.
  • Sarah Ash passed away in 1851 in Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Ash
1770–1842
Birth Location: Germany
CA
Lavina Swiger
1770–1856
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Thomas Backus
1792–1851
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
TB

Children(s)

Sarah Backus
1844–1859
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
SB
Caroline Backus
1839–1910
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
CB
Sanford Backus
1828–1897
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
SB
John Backus
1842–1876
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
JB
Rachel Backus
1827–1858
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
RB
Nancy Backus
1834–
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
NB
Rebecca Backus
1826–
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
RB
Lewis Backus
1846–1913
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles City, Virginia, USA
LB
Cenia Backus
1836–
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
CB
Mary Backus
1825–1885
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
MB
Lavinia Backus
1835–1853
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia, USA
LB
William Backus
1832–
Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
WB

Sarah Ash's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Ash
1804–1851
Birth Place: Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Christopher Christian Ash
1770–1842
Germany
Lavina (Liby) Swiger
1770–1856
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (William) Swiger
1730–1780
Bavaria, Germany
Mary Duval
1730–1809
Bavaria, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Ash's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Ash (03/13/1804–1851) m. Thomas Backus (1792–09/04/1851)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Backus 1844–1859
  2. 2. Caroline Backus 1839–1910 m. John (Leslie) Spencer 1837–1871
    1. 1. Thomas (Richard) Spencer 1861–1938
    2. 2. Silas (R P) Spencer 1860–1950
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Spencer 1864–1936 m. Lewis (Wetzel) Anderson 1857–1937
      1. 1. John (William) Anderson 1880–1895
      2. 2. Martha (Jane) Anderson 1881–1917
      3. 3. Rozilla Anderson 1883–
      4. 4. Edward (E) Anderson 1885–1885
      5. 5. Arza (Alto) Anderson 1886–1951
      6. 6. Murilla (May) Anderson 1888–1959
      7. 7. Otis (Washington) Anderson 1890–1965
      8. 8. Emma (Lorna) Anderson 1892–1972
      9. 9. Mahala (Caroline) Anderson 1896–1918
      10. 10. Lillie (Olive) Anderson 1898–1899
      11. 11. William (Avery) Anderson 1900–1949 m. Mamie (Olive) Baker 1900–1951
        1. 1. Harold (Robert) Anderson 1935–2008
        2. 2. Barbara (May) Anderson 1940–2001
        3. 3. Benjamin (Avery) Anderson 1930–2009 m. Eleanor (Jean) Polhamus 1937–2015
        4. 4. Lula (M) Anderson 1926–1997
      12. 12. Benjamin (Franklin) Anderson 1904–1958
      13. 13. Louis (Alexander) Anderson 1906–1958
      14. 14. Kershal (Curtis) Anderson 1908–1979
      15. 15. Lina Anderson 1895–
      16. 16. Lara Anderson 1881–
      17. 17. Donis (A) Anderson 1905–
    4. 4. Rebecca (Ann) Spencer 1866–1937
    5. 5. Samantha (Lenora) Spencer 1867–1950
    6. 6. William (Washington) Spencer 1870–1951
  3. 3. Sanford Backus 1828–1897 m. Elizabeth (Helen) Coffman 1833–1921
    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
        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
  4. 4. John Backus 1842–1876
  5. 5. Rachel Backus 1827–1858
  6. 6. Nancy Backus 1834–
  7. 7. Rebecca Backus 1826–
  8. 8. Lewis (Edgar) Backus 1846–1913
  9. 9. Cenia (Leney Ellen) Backus 1836–
  10. 10. Mary Backus 1825–1885
  11. 11. Lavinia Backus 1835–1853
  12. 12. William Backus 1832–

Sarah Ash's Timeline

2 Records

1804
03/13/1804
Birth of Sarah Ash in Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
1851
1851
Age 47
Death of Sarah Ash in Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03131804
    Event Place: Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Sardis, Harrison County, Virginia, USA
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