Born in McKinney, Collin Co. TX
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Backus
and Mourning E. (Melton) Backus
Sister of
Luna P. Backus
Wife of
George Washington Smith
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Torah May (Smith) Long, Ota Melton Smith, Jeff Blount Smith, William G. Chrane Smith, Roy Thomas Smith Sr., Fredrick George Smith, Nellie Elizabeth (Smith) Holman, Manila Annie (Smith) Trainer, Delma Fane Smith, Dorothy Denton (Smith) Taylor and George Edward Smith
Died
at age 57
in Sonora, TX
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Nov 2014
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Biography
Some confusion regarding first name. Family record mentions Nancy. Marriage certificate references Kittie. Family story is she was crowned Miss Denton. Do not have any official documentation.
Sources
- Denton Co. Marriage Record Index Vol 1-231
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GZ-3GT : accessed 23 December 2016), Katy Smith in household of George W Smith, Justice Precinct 2, Gillespie, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32, sheet 6B, family 107, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,638.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ST-7SL : accessed 23 December 2016), Catharine Smith in household of George W Smith, Justice Precinct 1, Sutton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 260, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1590; FHL microfilm 1,375,603.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Katherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Katherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Katherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Katherine:
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~12.50%
Roy Smith
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Dianne Spradley :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DIANNE_JERNIGAN
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Backus-373 and Backus-340 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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