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             Husband: Lewis Edgar Backus    
         Census name: Lewis E. Bacchus 1
                Born: Apr-  -1846          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  2,3,4
                Died: Oct-24-1913          in Marshville, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1900                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1893                 in Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  3,2
            Military:                      6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  
              Father: Thomas Backus   (1792 - 1860) 
              Mother: Sarah Ash   (1804 -     ) 
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Lydia Forrester   6  
       Also known as: Lydia Forester 6
             Married: Sep- 9-1866          in Tyler Co, WV  7
                Born: ca 1848               3
                Died: Aug-20-1892          in Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Buried: Underwood Cemetery    8
              Census: 1880                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Father: John Forrester   (1801 -     ) 
              Mother: Barbara Booher   (1804 -     ) 
           F Child 1: Mary C. Backus      
                Born: ca 1868              in Doddridge Co, WV  9
             Resided: 1913                 in Marshville, Harrison Co, WV  10
             Resided: 1889                 in Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Census: 1880                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV  
             Husband: Samuel Hayes  b. ca 1866  
       Also known as: Samuel Hays 9
             Married: Feb-27-1889          in Doddridge Co, WV  9
           M Child 2: Thomas E. Backus      
       Also known as: Tom Baccus 11,12
                Born: ca 1869               3
                Died: bef Apr 1940          13
              Census: 1880                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV  
                Wife: Mahala L. Ash  b. Apr-  -1860  d. 1946  
       Also known as: Mahalia Ash 14,15
           M Child 3: John Wallace Backus      
                Born: Jul-15-1870          in Harrison Co, WV  16,2,9
                Died: Feb- 7-1948          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  16
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  16,17
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  16
              Census: 1930                 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  
              Census: 1910, 1920           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1896                 in Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Census: 1880                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      night watchman for Hazel  Atlas Glass Co.  16
          Occupation: 1910, 1920           driller in oil fields  18,19
          Occupation: 1900                 farmer  2
                Wife: Minnie M. Thomas  b. Jan-  -1877  d. Dec-  -1976  
             Married: Jan-12-1896          in Doddridge Co, WV  9

Sources:
(1) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. 
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(3) 1880 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793008&Type=Marriage. 
(5) Obituary. 
(6) Death record of son. 
(7) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(8) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(10) Obituary of father. 
(11) Obituary of wife's brother. 
(12) Obituary of daughter. 
(13) 1940 Census. 
(14) Obituary of brother. 
(15) Grave marker. 
(16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(17) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(18) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(19) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 







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