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Ernest Wesley Bacon 1910–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1910

Birth Location: Wray, Yuma, Colorado, United States

Death Date: 30 May 1982

Death Location: Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States of America

Father: John Bacon

Mother: Orpha Reno

Spouse(s): Barbara Bethke, Elizabeth Straub

Children(s): Betty Bacon, John Bacon

In 1910, Ernest Wesley Bacon entered the world in Wray, Yuma, Colorado, United States, born to John William Bacon And Orpha Mallisa Reno. In 1920, Ernest Wesley Bacon resided in Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, USA. In 1931, Ernest Wesley Bacon resided in Washington. Ernest Wesley Bacon married Barbara Mary Bethke, Elizabeth Clara Straub, and had children including Betty Cecelia Bacon, James Richard Rick Bacon, John William Bacon. Ernest Wesley Bacon passed away in 1982 in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Ernest Wesley Bacon entered the world in Wray, Yuma, Colorado, United States, born to John William Bacon And Orpha Mallisa Reno.
  • In 1920, Ernest Wesley Bacon resided in Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, USA.
  • In 1931, Ernest Wesley Bacon resided in Washington.
  • Ernest Wesley Bacon married Barbara Mary Bethke, Elizabeth Clara Straub, and had children including Betty Cecelia Bacon, James Richard Rick Bacon, John William Bacon.
  • Ernest Wesley Bacon passed away in 1982 in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bacon
1876–1965
Birth Location: Crawford, Arkansas, United States
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Orpha Reno
1874–1926
Birth Location: Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
OR

Spouses(s)

Barbara Bethke
1914–2014
Birth Location: Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States of America
BB
Elizabeth Straub
1909–1944
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Betty Bacon
1936–2007
Birth Location: Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
BB
John Bacon
1948–2008
Birth Location: Dolton, Cook County, Illinois, USA
JB

Ernest Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Bacon
1910–1982
Birth Place: Wray, Yuma, Colorado, United States
Parents
John William Bacon
1876–1965
Crawford, Arkansas, United States
Orpha (Mallisa) Reno
1874–1926
Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
Amon (Hale) Bacon
1849–1933
Evansville, Washington, Arkansas Territory, USA
Queen (Victoria) Officer
1856–1939
Tennessee, USA
John Reno
1849–1926
LOWER CANADA
Mary Burnap
1851–1931
Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Amon Bacon
1818–1870
Catherine Lee
1825–1899
Thomas Officer
1820–1886
Matilda Mattox
1818–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Bacon
1788–1847
Uratha Hale
1788–1830
William Lea
1798–1847
Nancy Whiteley
1799–1870

Ernest Bacon's Descendants

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Ernest (Wesley) Bacon (15 Jun 1910–30 May 1982) m. Barbara (Mary) Bethke (5 Dec 1914–25 May 2014) m. Elizabeth (Clara) Straub (27 Dec 1909–14 Oct 1944)
  1. 1. Betty (Cecelia) Bacon 1936–2007 m. Vincent (Lee) Kunzweiler 1931–2003
  2. 2. John (William) Bacon 1948–2008

Ernest Bacon's Timeline

7 Records

1910
15 Jun 1910
Birth of Ernest Wesley Bacon in Wray, Yuma, Colorado, United States
Wray, Yuma, Colorado, United States
1920
1920
Age 10
Ernest Wesley Bacon resided here in Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, USA
Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, USA
1931
Abt 1931
Age 21
Ernest Wesley Bacon resided here in Washington
Washington
1935
1935
Age 25
Ernest Wesley Bacon resided here in District of Columbia
District of Columbia
1940
1940
Age 30
Ernest Wesley Bacon resided here in , Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Ernest Wesley Bacon resided here in Dolton, Cook, Illinois, USA
Dolton, Cook, Illinois, USA
1982
30 May 1982
Age 72
Death of Ernest Wesley Bacon in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1910
    Event Place: Wray, Yuma, Colorado, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dolton, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1587; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 16-739C

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1931
    Event Place: Washington
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: District of Columbia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dolton, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dolton, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1587; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 16-739C

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dolton, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dolton, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1587; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 16-739C

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Holyoke
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1982
    Event Place: Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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