Descendants of Francis William Backstrom

Generation No. 1

1. FRANCIS WILLIAM1 BACKSTROM was born December 26, 1803 in Westerbotten Province, Sweden, and died March 04, 1886 in Buffalo Cem., Greene County, Ms. He married (1) MARGARET COWARD February 18, 1848. She was born August 10, 1821, and died March 14, 1849. He married (2) AMY ZILPHA MOODY October 15, 1850, daughter of CHARLES MOODY and ZYLPHA COWART. She was born July 13, 1808 in S C, and died June 16, 1892 in Buffalo Cemetery, McLain.

Child of FRANCIS BACKSTROM and MARGARET COWARD is:

2. i. JOHN FRANK2 BACKSTROM, b. March 03, 1849; d. December 05, 1934, Sunset Cem., Richton, Ms.

Children of FRANCIS BACKSTROM and AMY MOODY are:

3. ii. CHARLIE OSCAR2 BACKSTROM, SR, b. February 14, 1852, McLain, Ms; d. November 26, 1930, Greene County Ms.
4. iii. RUFUS ISHAM BACKSTROM, b. June 25, 1854; d. December 01, 1933, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN FRANK2 BACKSTROM (FRANCIS WILLIAM1) was born March 03, 1849, and died December 05, 1934 in Sunset Cem., Richton, Ms. He married (1) SARAH VIOLA DAUGHDRILL 1872, daughter of JOHN DAUGHDRILL and SARAH BRELAND. She was born 1853. He married (2) FRANCES SOWELL January 01, 1879 in Greene County Ms, daughter of JAMES SOWELL and ELIZA JAMES. She was born January 30, 1854, and died February 09, 1914 in Sunset Cem., Richton, Ms.

Child of JOHN BACKSTROM and SARAH DAUGHDRILL is:

5. i. KIM O3 BACKSTROM, b. December 1873; d. 1961, Cochran Cem., Richton, Ms.

Children of JOHN BACKSTROM and FRANCES SOWELL are:

ii. M J3 BACKSTROM, b. 1879.
iii. LIZZIE BACKSTROM, b. February 1882.
iv. WILLIAM BACKSTROM, b. January 1884.
v. LAWRENCE BACKSTROM, b. February 1886.
vi. FLOYD BACKSTROM, b. May 1888.
vii. ELIZA BACKSTROM, b. November 1890.

3. CHARLIE OSCAR2 BACKSTROM, SR (FRANCIS WILLIAM1) was born February 14, 1852 in McLain, Ms, and died November 26, 1930 in Greene County Ms. He married (1) MIRANDA ARIZONA ROBERTS December 20, 1875 in Greene County Ms, daughter of HENRY ROBERTS and LOUISA BRELAND. She was born May 14, 1859, and died July 11, 1897 in Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms. He married (2) ELIZABETH DUNNAM April 19, 1901 in Greene County Ms, daughter of EBENEZER DUNNAM and JANE HENDERSON. She was born June 26, 1857 in Greene County Ms, and died September 21, 1910 in Greene County Ms.

Children of CHARLIE BACKSTROM and MIRANDA ROBERTS are:

6. i. WILLIAM HENRY3 BACKSTROM, b. July 27, 1877; d. October 15, 1944.
7. ii. AMY ELIZABETH BACKSTROM, b. January 02, 1879; d. August 14, 1915, Mutual Rights Cemetery, Greene County, Ms.
iii. LOUISA ANNABELL (ANNA) BACKSTROM, b. March 19, 1880; d. October 12, 1950, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms; m. JAMES BRADLEY DAUGHDRILL, September 02, 1899; b. March 18, 1878; d. July 24, 1946, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms.
iv. AGNES CHRISTINA BACKSTROM, b. September 01, 1882; d. February 19, 1884.
8. v. GENEVIA BACKSTROM, b. August 24, 1884; d. June 10, 1915, Buffalo Cem., Greene County, Ms.
vi. MARANDA ARIZONA BACKSTROM, b. August 25, 1886; d. February 05, 1956, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms.
vii. CHARLES OSCAR BACKSTROM, JR, b. April 13, 1888, Greene County Ms; d. October 01, 1963, McLain Cem., Greene County, Ms; m. MAY RIND BROWN; b. January 07, 1885; d. March 27, 1966, McLain Cem., Greene County, Ms.
viii. VIOLA JANE BACKSTROM, b. May 06, 1890; d. Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms; m. (1) REV HENRY HADEN POOLE, SR, April 07, 1910; b. February 18, 1881; d. December 13, 1918, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms; m. (2) WILLIAM STANTON TRIGG, February 17, 1924, Clara, Ms; b. November 18, 1860; d. February 08, 1942.
ix. FLORA ARGENT BACKSTROM, b. March 05, 1892; d. 1965, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms; m. WILLIAM TRAVIS BYRD; b. May 23, 1895; d. 1959, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms.
x. ALICE ESTELLE BACKSTROM, b. December 13, 1895, Greene County Ms; d. August 16, 1964, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms; m. JOHN PORTER.
xi. RUFUS WILSON BACKSTROM, b. March 29, 1896, Greene County Ms; d. August 15, 1957, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms; m. (1) ELSIE BUFKIN; b. July 01, 1898; d. December 01, 1948, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms; m. (2) LEONA EZELL.
xii. LENA BACKSTROM, b. May 13, 1897; d. March 20, 1900, Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms.

4. RUFUS ISHAM2 BACKSTROM (FRANCIS WILLIAM1) was born June 25, 1854, and died December 01, 1933 in Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms. He married VIOLA EDWINA ROBERTS November 01, 1880 in Greene County Ms, daughter of TYRA ROBERTS and LUCY RAINEY. She was born April 10, 1856, and died January 09, 1929 in Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms.

Children of RUFUS BACKSTROM and VIOLA ROBERTS are:

9. i. JOHN WALTON3 BACKSTROM, b. August 03, 1881, Greene County Ms; d. July 17, 1957, Leakesville, Ms.
ii. RUFUS OSCAR BACKSTROM, SR, b. April 02, 1883.
iii. CHARLES GAINES BACKSTROM, b. March 09, 1885; d. July 13, 1890, Cochran Cem., Richton, Ms.
iv. SAMUEL SAMPLEY BACKSTROM, b. January 28, 1887; d. April 14, 1942.
v. FRANK WATSON (DICK) BACKSTROM, b. April 24, 1889.
vi. LORA DONA BACKSTROM, b. September 14, 1891.
vii. EARNEST LEE (JACK) BACKSTROM, b. January 07, 1894; d. August 22, 1948, McLain Cem., Greene County, Ms; m. ETHEL WELDY; b. June 04, 1899; d. September 22, 1972, McLain Cem., Greene County, Ms.
viii. HATTIE BACKSTROM, b. February 23, 1897.

Generation No. 3

5. KIM O3 BACKSTROM (JOHN FRANK2, FRANCIS WILLIAM1) was born December 1873, and died 1961 in Cochran Cem., Richton, Ms. He married (1) MARTHA E. COCHRAN December 05, 1895, daughter of GOULDSBERRY COCHRAN and MARGARET ELIZABETH. She was born December 15, 1873, and died September 18, 1902 in Lazarus Walley Cem., Greene County, Ms. He married (2) NANCY ELIZA COCHRAN 1903. She was born 1883, and died 1919 in Cochran Cem., Richton, Ms.

Children of KIM BACKSTROM and MARTHA COCHRAN are:

i. V E4 BACKSTROM, b. November 1897.
ii. ANNIE RUTH BACKSTROM, b. January 1899.
iii. CLARANCY BACKSTROM, b. March 1900.

6. WILLIAM HENRY3 BACKSTROM (CHARLIE OSCAR2, FRANCIS WILLIAM1) was born July 27, 1877, and died October 15, 1944. He married LUNA E WEST January 21, 1903 in Greene County Ms, daughter of JOHN WEST and MINERVA BRELAND. She was born March 03, 1878, and died November 19, 1948 in Buffalo Cem., Greene County, Ms.

Children of WILLIAM BACKSTROM and LUNA WEST are:

i. ROY4 BACKSTROM, b. 1904.
ii. FLORIA BACKSTROM, b. 1906.
iii. GRACIE BACKSTROM, b. 1908.
iv. ROLLINS BACKSTROM, b. 1909.
v. MAGGIE D BACKSTROM, b. January 02, 1913; d. July 11, 1915.

7. AMY ELIZABETH3 BACKSTROM (CHARLIE OSCAR2, FRANCIS WILLIAM1) was born January 02, 1879, and died August 14, 1915 in Mutual Rights Cemetery, Greene County, Ms. She married LAWRENCE WILSON SMITH 1899, son of JOHN SMITH and SPICY KITTRELL. He was born June 29, 1876 in Avera, Greene County, Ms, and died December 13, 1928 in Mutual Rights Cemetery, Greene County, Ms.

Children of AMY BACKSTROM and LAWRENCE SMITH are:

i. DELMA4 SMITH, b. 1901.
ii. HOMA SMITH, b. 1903.
iii. EVALEE SMITH, b. 1907.

8. GENEVIA3 BACKSTROM (CHARLIE OSCAR2, FRANCIS WILLIAM1) was born August 24, 1884, and died June 10, 1915 in Buffalo Cem., Greene County, Ms. She married DAVID ALONZO KITTRELL March 17, 1905, son of ABSALOM KITTRELL and MARTHA PRINE. He was born January 07, 1884, and died December 05, 1950 in Buffalo Cem, Greene County, Ms.

Child of GENEVIA BACKSTROM and DAVID KITTRELL is:

i. ARRIE Z4 KITTRELL, b. 1909.

9. JOHN WALTON3 BACKSTROM (RUFUS ISHAM2, FRANCIS WILLIAM1) was born August 03, 1881 in Greene County Ms, and died July 17, 1957 in Leakesville, Ms. He married LUCY MCCARGO 1910. She was born August 08, 1889 in Olive Branch, DeSoto County, Ms, and died March 17, 1967 in Leakesville, Ms.

Children of JOHN BACKSTROM and LUCY MCCARGO are:

10. i. STUART4 BACKSTROM.
ii. JAMES WALTON BACKSTROM, b. October 03, 1911; d. July 14, 1974, Gautier, Ms; m. MARTHA CAROLYN MURPHREE; b. August 20, 1916.
iii. MARGARET BACKSTROM, b. April 26, 1915; d. November 07, 1917.

Generation No. 4

10. STUART4 BACKSTROM (JOHN WALTON3, RUFUS ISHAM2, FRANCIS WILLIAM1) She married T CRAWFORD ROUNSAVILLE, son of EUGENE ROUNSAVILLE.

Children of STUART BACKSTROM and T ROUNSAVILLE are:

11. i. TED5 ROUNSAVILLE.
ii. WALTON ROUNSAVILLE.

Generation No. 5

11. TED5 ROUNSAVILLE (STUART4 BACKSTROM, JOHN WALTON3, RUFUS ISHAM2, FRANCIS WILLIAM1) He married CAROLYN RAE HODGES.

Child of TED ROUNSAVILLE and CAROLYN HODGES is:

i. CLINTON CRAWFORD6 ROUNSAVILLE.