In Search of Effie Backus - Part 2

Over Memorial Day weekend 2010 I received an email from a genealogy researcher who had information on Effie Baccus, my mother’s paternal grandmother.  As you can read in my previous article, I used census reports at Ancestry.com to determine who her parents might be. 
 
After reading the information from this kind stranger, it seems I was partially correct.  I had the right father, yet the wrong birthmother.  Apparently, Effie’s father was married prior to Sarah, the woman I assumed might be Effie’s mom.
 
According to the email, information from the Washington State Death Records (which I have not seen personally) tell me that Effie’s mother’s name was Ellen Gray and Effie’s father was S. Backus. It also states Effie’s date of death as October 12, 1929, information that I didn’t have before.
 
If I was to rely solely on the information from the death record, I might question Effie’s connection to Silas Baccus, after all, the death record lists “S” not Silas, which could mean her father was not Silas but another whose name started with the letter S. Yet, other data seems to indicate that Silas was married to Ellen, and that his son Charles, was also the child of Ellen.

I’ll continue to look for more information.

UPDATE: January 2011

I'm convinced I've discovered Effie's family. I found marriage information for Silas F. Backus and Elizabeth E. Gray on MARRIAGES BOYD CO. KY -- MARRIAGE BOOK 1 BOYD COUNTY KENTUCKY. I assume Elizabeth's middle name was Ellen. Effie's middle name was Elizabeth. I also spoke to Chester's son (several days ago). I asked him if he remembers his father talking about living with an uncle, a brother of Effie's, after Effie died. He said "yes", and he added the man was a postmaster.  Clyde Backus was a postmaster! So finally, I've convinced.

Effie's great-great grandfather, John Backus died in the American Revolution. I could apply for membership to the Daughter's of the Revolution, yet would first need to obtain official documentation to back up my findings. Yet, even if that doesn't happen, it's nice to know I solved my puzzle.