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- 1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 17 1850:
Thomas Bacchus, 58, farmer, b. Virginia; Sarah, 46, b. Va; Mary, 25; Rebecca, 24; Rachael, 22; Sanford, 20; William, 18; Nancy, 16; Cenia, 14; Levina, 12; Caroline, 10; John, 8; Sarah A, 6; Lewis E, 4.
1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
Sarah Backus, 58; Lewis E. Backus (female), 32; Lewis E. Backus (male), 14.
(Note: The elder Lewis, a female, should presumably have been identified as Rebecca.)
1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Sardis District):
Lewis E. Backus, 23, farmer; Lyddia, 20; Marry C, 2; Thomas E, 1.
In the adjoining household:
Rebecca Backus, 42; Sarah Backus, 70.
1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
Lewis E. Backus, 54, b. Apr 1846, farmer, cannot read/write, married 7 yrs; wife Sarah E, 33 (sic), b. May 1877 (sic), cannot read/write, married 7 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); son Arsy C, b. May 1900.
NOTE: Based on Sarah's stated age 25 in her 1893 marriage record, it appears that if her stated age here is correct, her birth date should have been entered as May 1867.
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| Children |
| + | 1. Mary BACKUS, b. CA 1825, Harrison Co, (W)VA  , d. 5 Apr 1885, Harrison Co, WV (Age ~ 60 years) |
| + | 2. Caroline BACKUS, b. May 1837 |
| + | 3. Lewis Edgar BACKUS, b. Apr 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. 24 Oct 1913, Marshville, Harrison Co, WV (Age ~ 67 years) |
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