Brief Life History of Charles Andrew
When Charles Andrew Backus was born on 8 May 1875, in Morgan Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States, his father, James Henry Backus, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Amanda Grover, was 39. He married Victoria Fields on 26 August 1932, in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States. He lived in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States in 1930. In 1930, at the age of 55, his occupation is listed as merchant - grocery. He died on 8 August 1946, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Charlie Backus in household of Augusta Backus, "United States Census, 1930"
- Charles Andrew Backus, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Charles A. Backus, "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932"
Spouse and Children
1875–1946 Male
1900– Female
Parents and Siblings
1839–1920 Male
1836–1915 Female
Siblings (7)
1867–1940 Male
1869–1870 Male
1871–1925 Male
1872–1932 Female
1875–1946 Male
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 1
1882 · Cleveland School of Art
Age 7
1894 · May Day Riots of 1894
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (Leicestershire): from Middle English bak(e)hous ‘bakehouse’ (Old English bæchūs), hence a topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a bakery.
Dutch: in Limburg province, a shortened variant of Bakhuis, Dutch form of German Backhaus .
Americanized form of German Backhaus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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