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BACKENSTOS, John Wilhelm

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  • Name BACKENSTOS, John Wilhelm 
    Birth 29 Aug 1813  Linglestown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christening 31 Oct 1813  Wenrichs, Linglestown, Dauphin, Pa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Jul 1875  Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 11 Jul 1875  Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WAC 2 Feb 2000  JRIVE Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    _TAG Reviewed on FS 
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    Person ID I41419  Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2021 

    Family ID F22433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WASSON, Clara Marilla ,   b. 8 Apr 1823, Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationHarmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United Statesd. 21 Sep 1905, Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 3 Oct 1843  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 3 Mar 1969, SLAKE.
    Children 5 sons and 3 daughters 
    Family ID F22388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

  • Notes 
    • On the 1850 census the family is located in Amboy, Lee county, Illinois About 1856 they moved to Iowa City, Iowa On the 1860 census they are located in Iowa City, Johnson county, Iowa. Thier surname is Buckenstoos On the 1870 census their surname is Backenstof. Then on the 1880 census it is finally Backenstos March 1846 in the Warsaw Signal of 25 March 1846... BACKENSTOS A MORMON. -- We understand that Wm. Backenstos, brother of J. B. Backenstos, stated last week, in Carthage, that his brother J. B. had been baptised by the Mormons. This corresponds with a statement we heard, some time since, which came from some Mormons, who alleged that they saw Backenstos baptized. It was, however, done privately and the reason given by him for desiring it kept secret was that if it were publicly known that he was a Mormon, he could not have so much influence with the politicians to procure their favors. As his own brother endorses this statement we take for granted it is true. WM. BACKENSTOS. Our readers will recollect that a few weeks since we stated that Wm. Backenstos had asserted in Carthage, that J. B., his brother, had been baptized by the Mormons. This we did, on the authority of a letter received by us from a gentleman in Carthage, who had heard the remark. Soon after the appearance of of our paper, we received the following letter from Mr. Backenstos: Nauvoo, March 27, 1846. T. C. Sharp, Esq. Sir: You in your paper of the 25th instant, in an article headed 'Backenstos a Mormon,' say that I stated last week, that J. B. Backenstos had been baptized by the Mormons. In relation to that statementm it is false. U never made such a statement, neither do I know of his being baptized. Please publish this in your next. Yours, &c., Wm. Backenstos. William (John Wilhelm) Backenstos, brother of J. B. Backenstos, married Clara Marilla Wasson (1823-1905) on Oct. 3, 1843 at Nauvoo, with Joseph Smith, Jr. officiating. Clara was the daughter of Benjamin Wasson (or Wassen) and Elizabeth Hale, the sister of Emma Hale Smith. Clara was evidently a member of the Church at Nauvoo. Her brother, Lorenzo D. Wasson (1818-1857) was also a member. All of these persons, with the exception of J. B. Backenstos, were very likely connected with William Smith's splinter group, in Lee Co., Illinois, during the early 1850s. John B. Wasson, a cousin of Clara and Lorenzo was baptized a member of the RLDS Church, in San Francisco, in 1884.

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical index.
      William Backenstosh; Male; Birth: 1814 , , Pennsylvania; Spouse: Clara M. Wasson; Sealing to Spouse: 03 MAR 1969 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Film Number: 537605 Page Number: Reference number:
      Record submitted by a member of the LDS Church
      Search performed using PAF Insight on 16 Mar 2006

    2. [S14] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical index.
      William Backenstosh; Male; Birth: 1814 , , Pennsylvania; Baptism: 13 JUL 1968; Endowment: 07 SEP 1968; Sealing to Spouse: 03 MAR 1969 SLAKE; Clara M. Wasson; Spouse: Clara M. Wasson; Sealing to Spouse: 03 MAR 1969 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Film Number: 537605 Page Number: Reference number:
      Record of LDS Church ordinance (living or proxy).
      Search performed using PAF Insight on 16 Mar 2006

    3. [S14] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical index.
      WILLIAM BACKENSTOS; Male; Spouse: CLARA M. WASSON; Marriage: 03 OCT 1843 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois; Batch Number: 8131003 Sheet: 36 Source Call No.: 0884718 Type: Film
      Form submitted by a member of the LDS Church
      Search performed using PAF Insight on 16 Mar 2006


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