Benjamin Franklin Backus Sr. (1831-1907)

Benjamin Franklin Backus Sr.

Birth

1 Sep 1831

Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA

Death

18 Mar 1907 (aged 75)

Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA

Burial

Fitzwater - Backus Cemetery

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Benjamin Franklin Backus Sr. was the son of Joseph Backhouse Jr. and Sarah "Sallie" (Brown) Backhouse. He was the husband of Albina (Dorsey) Backus.

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Parents

Joseph Backus Jr

1807–1879
Sarah A. Brown Backus

1809–1872

Spouses

Albina Victoria Dorsey Backus

1842–1896 (m. 1867)
Cornelia Jane Curtis McClung

1853–1918 (m. 1903)
Caroline Grose Backus

1831–1867

Siblings

Henry A. Backus

1830–1887

Children

Adam Clark Backus

1855–1950
William Alexander Backus

1858–1892
Lucy Backus

1861–1867
Blumefield Backus Sr

1864–1931
Rev Rufus Grant Backus

1867–1931
Alice Ann Backus Wriston

1869–1941
Lola Margaret Backus Bowles

1877–1953
Benjamin Franklin Backus Jr

1882–1946
Dr Charles Bedford Backus

1884–1923

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Benjamin Franklin Backus Sr.

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Joseph Backus Jr

Sarah A. Brown Backus

Albina Victoria Dorsey Backus

Cornelia Jane Curtis McClung

Caroline Grose Backus

Henry A. Backus

Adam Clark Backus

William Alexander Backus

Lucy Backus

Blumefield Backus Sr

Rev Rufus Grant Backus

Alice Ann Backus Wriston

Lola Margaret Backus Bowles

Benjamin Franklin Backus Jr

Dr Charles Bedford Backus

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