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William Milton Backus 1906–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1906

Birth Location: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia

Death Date: 4 Jun 1968

Death Location: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA

Father: George Backus

Mother: Edith Stevenson

Spouse(s): Grace Proctor

Children(s): Edith Backus

William Milton Backus was born in 1906 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, the child of George Christopher Backus And Edith Ellen Stevenson. In 1910, William Milton Backus resided in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA. In 1930, William Milton Backus resided in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA. William Milton Backus married Grace Mae Proctor, and had children including Edith Catherine Backus, Sharon Ann Backus. William Milton Backus passed away in 1968 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Milton Backus was born in 1906 in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, the child of George Christopher Backus And Edith Ellen Stevenson.
  • In 1910, William Milton Backus resided in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, William Milton Backus resided in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA.
  • William Milton Backus married Grace Mae Proctor, and had children including Edith Catherine Backus, Sharon Ann Backus.
  • William Milton Backus passed away in 1968 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Backus's Ancestors

Self
William Backus
1906–1968
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

William Backus's Descendants

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William (Milton) Backus (8 Jul 1906–4 Jun 1968) m. Grace (Mae) Proctor (15 May 1914–14 Jun 1999)
  1. 1. Edith (Catherine) Backus 1946–2011 m. Russell (Andrew Myers) Jr. 1942–2011

William Backus's Timeline

5 Records

1906
8 Jul 1906
Birth of William Milton Backus in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 4
William Milton Backus resided here in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
William Milton Backus resided here in Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 46
William Milton Backus resided here in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA
1968
4 Jun 1968
Age 62
Death of William Milton Backus in Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1906
    Event Place: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 2467; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 811.0; FHL microfilm: 2342201
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1627; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375640
    [3] Virginia, Death Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hampton, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1627; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375640

    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: 6A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 811.0; FHL microfilm: 2342201

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1968
    Event Place: Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Newport News, Virginia, Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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