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Sarah ASH

Sarah ASH

Female 1804 -


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  • Name Sarah ASH
    Birth CA 1804  [1] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1850, 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I74064  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2014

    Father Christian ASH,   b. 17 Oct 1770, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1828, Tyler Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Mother Lovina "Libby" SWIGER,   b. 17 Oct 1770, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1856 (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F39712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas BACKUS,   b. CA 1792, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 67 years)
    Marriage 1822  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bond 31 Jul 1822  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 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.
    Children 
    +1. Mary BACKUS,   b. CA 1825, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1885, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
    +2. Caroline BACKUS,   b. May 1837
    +3. Lewis Edgar BACKUS,   b. Apr 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1913, Marshville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years)
    Family ID F31572  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    2. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.