Oregon Death Index:
Name = Mary Backus
Death Date = 15 May 1923
Death Place = Linn
Cert = 119

** 1870 CENSUS - German, St Joseph, Indiana, USA (Post Office = South Bend)
Name Age
Cyrus Barkyus 40
Eliza Barkyus
Wm Barkyus 3
Amanda Barkyus 8/12

** 1880 CENSUS - German, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Name Age
Cyrus Backis 53
Ellen Backis 29
William Backis 12
Amanda Backis 10
John Backis 8
Elizbeth Backis 3

** JUNE 1887 CENSUS - Walla Walla County, Washington (Waitsburg)
line Name Age
22 Backus, Cyrus 59 M married Indiana Farmer
23 Backus, Eliza 36 F married Indiana
24 Backus, Wm 19 M married Indiana Farmer
25 Backus, Emma 17 F married Indiana
26 Backus, Amanda 17 F single Indiana
27 Backus, Lizzie 10 F single Indiana
28 Backus, John 15 M single Maine

** 1900 CENSUS - Ten Mile, Coos, Oregon
Name Age
William R Backus age 31 Indiana Nov 1868 years married = 5
Mary R Backus age 37 California Aug 1862 years married = 5 (5 children born, 5 living)
Clarence Backus age 6 Oregon Nov 1893
Alice Backus age 2 Oregon Nov 1897

** 1910 CENSUS - Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon
Name Age
William R Backus age 42 Indiana - second marriage - Fisherman
Maryetta H Backus age 43 California - second marriage - years married 13 yrs - 5 children born, 5 living
Clarence C Backus age 16 Oregon
Alice J Backus age 13 Oregon

** 1920 CENSUS - Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon
Name Age
William R Backus age 52 Indiana - White
Maryett Backus age 57 Wife California - Indian (Native American)
Jane Herrington age 84 Mother-in-Law California - Indian (Native American)∼was buried at family home in Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon per her obituary

daughter of William Henry Harrington and Donetichie Jane Butwee

1st husband, William Case, unknown death date.
Four children were born to them;
Edward Case
Etta May Case Whitney
Rosella Case Johnson
Clarence Vernon Case Backus

2nd husband, William Rily Backus
one child born to them;
Alice Backus