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Caroline BACKUS

Caroline BACKUS

Female 1837 -

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  • Name Caroline BACKUS 
    Born May 1837  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I82042  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2017 

    Father Thomas BACKUS,   b. CA 1792, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1860  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Sarah ASH,   b. CA 1804 
    Family ID F31572  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Leslie SPENCER,   b. CA 1838,   d. 11 May 1871, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1859  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 19 1860:
      J. L. Spencer, 22, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100; Caroline, 21, cannot read/write; S. R. P. (male), 1.

      1870 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Jul 15 1870:
      John Spencer, 32, farmer, value of real estate $300, value of personal estate $150; cannot read/write; Caroline, 31, cannot read/write; Silas, 10; Richard, 9; Sarah, 6; Rebecca, 4; Leonora, 2.
      NOTE: Although John & Caroline's son William had been born about three weeks before this enumeration, he was not included in this census because enumerators were instructed on the form to enter the "name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June, 1870, was in this family."

      1880 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Jun 21 1880:
      Caroline Spencer, 38, widowed, cannot read/write; son Richard T, 19, farm laborer; dau Rebeca A, 14, cannot read/write; dau Samantha L, 12, attended school within the year, cannot write; son William W, 9, attended school. [3]
    Children 
     1. Silas SPENCER,   b. 19 Feb 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Thomas Richard SPENCER,   b. 9 May 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1938, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Sarah E. SPENCER,   b. 14 Apr 1862, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1936, Muddy Creek, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. Rebecca Ann SPENCER,   b. 28 Feb 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1937, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     5. Samantha Lenora "Nora" SPENCER,   b. 30 Dec 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1950, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. William Washington SPENCER,   b. 24 Jun 1870, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1951, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F35063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S1604] Death record of son.