Thomas J. Backus
Thomas J. Backus was born in Scioto county, Ohio, December 25, 1810, and came to this country in 1878. His parents are Peter and Barbary (Hoover) Backus, both of whom are deceased. They were born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and settled in Scioto county in 1796, when this state was a territory, coming here on a raft. Mr. Backus was a soldier in the war of the rebellion. He enlisted July, 1861, and was discharged December 18 of the same year. He was a member of Company F, 27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was taken prisoner on the Little Blue river, Jackson county, Missouri, and was paroled the same day. He received his discharge papers at St. Louis from General Halleck. Mr. Backus was married at Ironton July 2, 1878, to Mirum (Gauze) Tipton, who was born in Greenbrier county, West Virginia, August 11, 1822. She is the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Willams) Gauze. Her father is deceased. Mr. Backus has a general grocery business in Ironton, where he should be addressed.
From Atlas of Lawrence Co., Ohio by Hardesty (1882)