Francis Jennings Backus (1882-1956) - Find a Grave Memorial

Francis Jennings Backus

Birth

11 Dec 1882

Poe, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA

Death

26 Nov 1956 (aged 73)

Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Burial

Woods Avenue Plateau Historic Cemetery

Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map

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Son of George W. Backus and Alice Burdette

Husband of Minnie E. Simmons
They were married on September 2, 1914 near Oak Hill, WV.
He was 31 and she was 20.

Married at the time of his death

Family Members

Parents

George Washington Backus

1862–1945
Alice Ann Burdette Backus

1863–1894

Spouse

Minnie Ethel Simmons Backus

1895–1961 (m. 1914)

Siblings

Mary Elsie Backus Mankin

1884–1966
Orpha Almeda Backus Cruse

1889–1921

Half Siblings

Gordon Wilmer Backus

1896–1949
Eldred Wetzel Backus

1904–1950
Erma Georgia Backus Redondo

1909–2005
Letitia May Backus

1912–1914

Children

Thelma Mae Backus Burgess

1920–1995

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1930 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census
West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971
1940 United States Federal Census
West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938

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Francis Jennings Backus

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George Washington Backus

Alice Ann Burdette Backus

Minnie Ethel Simmons Backus

Mary Elsie Backus Mankin

Orpha Almeda Backus Cruse

Gordon Wilmer Backus

Eldred Wetzel Backus

Erma Georgia Backus Redondo

Letitia May Backus

Thelma Mae Backus Burgess

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