Her presumed grave here is unmarked, but a large double-sided family tombstone was installed on 14 May 2021, to honor her presumed interment here, along with the many others in our family who are also buried here in unmarked graves.
Probably died between 1912-1919.
Died between the 1910 and 1920 censuses, but it is probable that she died prior to 1914, as a death certificate for her cannot be located. (Current Georgia death certificate records only date back to 1914, although it appears that Haralson County deaths were rarely officially recorded via death certificates until 1919). It also appears that she was living on 19 Sep 1912, when James states the property that they own on his pension application paperwork. Normally, the word "wife" would be marked out when responding to the property question listed on the application, but it is not marked out on James's application. While this is not solid proof of life at that time, it is worth noting.
Placement in this cemetery is presumed since her husband and at least three of her sisters are buried here.
They were also very close to the Deering family, as two of her sisters married two Deering brothers. Both of these Deering couples, as well as several of their children, are also buried here in unmarked graves.
The last census (1920) in which Nicey's husband, James J. Backus, Jr., can be found before his death shows that he was a widower living in the household of Nicey's great- nephew, Arthur Theodore Deering, Sr., whom they raised as their own. Both Arthur, Sr., and his wife, Rosie, along with several of their children who died at a young age, are also buried here in unmarked graves. Arthur's father, Felix Kinn Deering, was the informant on James's death certificate. He and three of his children are also buried here in unmarked graves.
Married James J. Backus, Jr. on 19 Dec 1884, in Haralson County, Georgia. No known children (Nicey was 40 when they married). However, they raised Nicey's great-nephew, Arthur Theodore Deering, Sr., after his mother, Cynthia (Parris) Deering, died when Arthur was only two years old.
Probably died between 1912-1919.
Died between the 1910 and 1920 censuses, but it is probable that she died prior to 1914, as a death certificate for her cannot be located. (Current Georgia death certificate records only date back to 1914, although it appears that Haralson County deaths were rarely officially recorded via death certificates until 1919). It also appears that she was living on 19 Sep 1912, when James states the property that they own on his pension application paperwork. Normally, the word "wife" would be marked out when responding to the property question listed on the application, but it is not marked out on James's application. While this is not solid proof of life at that time, it is worth noting.
Placement in this cemetery is presumed since her husband and at least three of her sisters are buried here.
They were also very close to the Deering family, as two of her sisters married two Deering brothers. Both of these Deering couples, as well as several of their children, are also buried here in unmarked graves.
The last census (1920) in which Nicey's husband, James J. Backus, Jr., can be found before his death shows that he was a widower living in the household of Nicey's great- nephew, Arthur Theodore Deering, Sr., whom they raised as their own. Both Arthur, Sr., and his wife, Rosie, along with several of their children who died at a young age, are also buried here in unmarked graves. Arthur's father, Felix Kinn Deering, was the informant on James's death certificate. He and three of his children are also buried here in unmarked graves.
Married James J. Backus, Jr. on 19 Dec 1884, in Haralson County, Georgia. No known children (Nicey was 40 when they married). However, they raised Nicey's great-nephew, Arthur Theodore Deering, Sr., after his mother, Cynthia (Parris) Deering, died when Arthur was only two years old.
Her presumed grave here is unmarked, but a large double-sided family tombstone was installed on 14 May 2021, to honor her presumed interment here, along with the many others in our family who are also buried here in unmarked graves.
Probably died between 1912-1919.
Died between the 1910 and 1920 censuses, but it is probable that she died prior to 1914, as a death certificate for her cannot be located. (Current Georgia death certificate records only date back to 1914, although it appears that Haralson County deaths were rarely officially recorded via death certificates until 1919). It also appears that she was living on 19 Sep 1912, when James states the property that they own on his pension application paperwork. Normally, the word "wife" would be marked out when responding to the property question listed on the application, but it is not marked out on James's application. While this is not solid proof of life at that time, it is worth noting.
Placement in this cemetery is presumed since her husband and at least three of her sisters are buried here.
They were also very close to the Deering family, as two of her sisters married two Deering brothers. Both of these Deering couples, as well as several of their children, are also buried here in unmarked graves.
The last census (1920) in which Nicey's husband, James J. Backus, Jr., can be found before his death shows that he was a widower living in the household of Nicey's great- nephew, Arthur Theodore Deering, Sr., whom they raised as their own. Both Arthur, Sr., and his wife, Rosie, along with several of their children who died at a young age, are also buried here in unmarked graves. Arthur's father, Felix Kinn Deering, was the informant on James's death certificate. He and three of his children are also buried here in unmarked graves.
Married James J. Backus, Jr. on 19 Dec 1884, in Haralson County, Georgia. No known children (Nicey was 40 when they married). However, they raised Nicey's great-nephew, Arthur Theodore Deering, Sr., after his mother, Cynthia (Parris) Deering, died when Arthur was only two years old.
Probably died between 1912-1919.
Died between the 1910 and 1920 censuses, but it is probable that she died prior to 1914, as a death certificate for her cannot be located. (Current Georgia death certificate records only date back to 1914, although it appears that Haralson County deaths were rarely officially recorded via death certificates until 1919). It also appears that she was living on 19 Sep 1912, when James states the property that they own on his pension application paperwork. Normally, the word "wife" would be marked out when responding to the property question listed on the application, but it is not marked out on James's application. While this is not solid proof of life at that time, it is worth noting.
Placement in this cemetery is presumed since her husband and at least three of her sisters are buried here.
They were also very close to the Deering family, as two of her sisters married two Deering brothers. Both of these Deering couples, as well as several of their children, are also buried here in unmarked graves.
The last census (1920) in which Nicey's husband, James J. Backus, Jr., can be found before his death shows that he was a widower living in the household of Nicey's great- nephew, Arthur Theodore Deering, Sr., whom they raised as their own. Both Arthur, Sr., and his wife, Rosie, along with several of their children who died at a young age, are also buried here in unmarked graves. Arthur's father, Felix Kinn Deering, was the informant on James's death certificate. He and three of his children are also buried here in unmarked graves.
Married James J. Backus, Jr. on 19 Dec 1884, in Haralson County, Georgia. No known children (Nicey was 40 when they married). However, they raised Nicey's great-nephew, Arthur Theodore Deering, Sr., after his mother, Cynthia (Parris) Deering, died when Arthur was only two years old.
Inscription
[Married] Dec. 19, 1884
In Memory of Our Loved Ones
Who Are Buried Here in Unmarked Graves
Erected by the Descendants of Felix K. Deering, Sr.
Gravesite Details
PRESUMED ACTUAL GRAVE IS UNMARKED
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