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Jesse James Bacon 1846–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1846

Birth Location: Corinth, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Nov 1898

Death Location: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Bacon

Mother: Elizabeth Melvin

Spouse(s): Rebecca Reese

Children(s): Mary Bacon, Charles Bacon, John Bacon, Sloman Bacon, Idella Bacon, Eliza Bacon, Samuel Sr, Edgar Bacon, Winifred Bacon

The story of Jesse James Bacon began in 1846 in Corinth, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America. In 1850, Jesse James Bacon resided in Brewer, Pike, Arkansas, USA. In 1860, Jesse James Bacon resided in Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA. Jesse James Bacon married Rebecca Elizabeth Reese, and had children including Charles William Bacon, Edgar Delane Bacon, Eliza C Lula Bacon, Idella Della Bacon, John David Bacon, Mary Elizabeth Bacon, Samuel Arthur Bacon Sr, Sloman Lee Bacon, Winifred Cleo Bacon. Jesse James Bacon passed away in 1898 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse James Bacon began in 1846 in Corinth, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America.
  • In 1850, Jesse James Bacon resided in Brewer, Pike, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1860, Jesse James Bacon resided in Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA.
  • Jesse James Bacon married Rebecca Elizabeth Reese, and had children including Charles William Bacon, Edgar Delane Bacon, Eliza C Lula Bacon, Idella Della Bacon, John David Bacon, Mary Elizabeth Bacon, Samuel Arthur Bacon Sr, Sloman Lee Bacon, Winifred Cleo Bacon.
  • Jesse James Bacon passed away in 1898 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bacon
1815–1871
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee
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Elizabeth Melvin
1815–1897
Birth Location: Washington Co., Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Reese
1851–1907
Birth Location: Howard County, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Bacon
1869–1958
Birth Location: Howard County, Arkansas, USA
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Charles Bacon
1871–1947
Birth Location: Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA
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John Bacon
1873–1901
Birth Location: Howard County, Arkansas, USA
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Sloman Bacon
1876–1957
Birth Location: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
SB
Idella Bacon
1878–1965
Birth Location: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
IB
Eliza Bacon
1882–1969
Birth Location: Nashville, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
EB
Samuel Sr
1885–1963
Birth Location: Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA
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Edgar Bacon
1888–1891
Birth Location: Howard County, Arkansas, USA
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Winifred Bacon
1896–1985
Birth Location: Howard County, Arkansas, USA
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Jesse Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Bacon
1846–1898
Birth Place: Corinth, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
William Tyler Bacon
1815–1871
Washington County, Tennessee
Elizabeth Melvin
1815–1897
Washington Co., Tennessee
Grandparents
Jesse (James) Bacon
1790–1819
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Pritchard
1790–1851
Washington, Tennessee, USA
James Melvin
1780–1860
Jefferson, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Stacy Duncan
1775–1860
Knob Creek, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bacon
1747–1842
Charles Prichard
1758–1801
Elizabeth Brown
1761–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Bacon
1725–1810

Jesse Bacon's Descendants

1.
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Jesse (James) Bacon (28 Jan 1846–13 Nov 1898) m. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Reese (15 Apr 1851–17 Jan 1907)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bacon 1869–1958 m. James (Epperson) Hendrix 1863–1930
    1. 1. Clement (Parker) Hendrix 1889–1966
    2. 2. Flora Hendrix 1893–1981 m. Clifford (E) Westenhover 1892–1974
      1. 1. Dresden (Foy) Westenhover 1928–1992
      2. 2. Harad Westenhover 1917–
    3. 3. Jessie (Selma) Hendrix 1898–1975 m. Garrett (R) Tucker 1892–1976 m. Christian (Herbert) Thomas 1883–1937
    4. 4. Qunitin (A.) Hendrix 1888–1918
    5. 5. Flossie Hendrix 1891–1952 m. Thomas (Hendrix) Tarbet 1884–1967
      1. 1. Price (Keith) Tarbet 1909–1969
      2. 2. Thomas (Hendrix) Tarbet 1914–2002
  2. 2. Charles (William) Bacon 1871–1947 m. Mattie (Virginia) Rountree 1872–1956
    1. 1. Lillian (Merle) Bacon 1895–1977 m. William (J) Nichols 1892–1958
      1. 1. Charles (William) Nichols 1926–
    2. 2. Avondell (Bonnie) Bacon 1898–1980 m. Minton (Travis) Ramsey 1896–1983
    3. 3. James (McKinsey "J Mac") Bacon 1903–1978 m. Alice Fender 1903–1972 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Gardner 1916–1997
      1. 1. James (Robert) Bacon 1946–2018
    4. 4. Charles (Finley) Bacon 1909–1988 m. Margaret (Irene) Harris 1910–1977 m. Clota (Valarie) Palmer 1913–1998
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Bacon 1948–2019
    5. 5. Edgar (Downing) Bacon 1897–1897
  3. 3. John (David) Bacon 1873–1901
  4. 4. Sloman (Lee) Bacon 1876–1957 m. Mallie (Mai) Glasgow 1883–1916 m. Maggie (Malvina) Zachary 1883–1970
    1. 1. Joe (Frank) Bacon 1913–1986 m. Etta (Eddy B) Shipman 1914–1983
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Bacon 1909–1993 m. Oscar (Henry Graham) Jr 1900–1965
      1. 1. Oscar (Lee) Graham 1936–2012 m. Linnda Hubbell 1937–2024
      2. 2. Joe (Bacon) Graham 1940–2008 m. Wanda (Lea) Koonce 1939–2013
      3. 3. Nancy (Caroline) Graham 1938–2024 m. John (Larry) McSpedden 1937–
    3. 3. Baby Bacon 1907–1907
  5. 5. Idella ("Della") Bacon 1878–1965 m. Samuel (Wiley) Jones 1871–1953
    1. 1. Eva (Mae) Jones 1914–2002
    2. 2. Winnie (Lou) Jones 1912–1995
  6. 6. Eliza (C. Lula) Bacon 1882–1969 m. Thomas (Wilson) Shofner 1882–1960
    1. 1. Delane (Nelson) Shofner 1915–1973
    2. 2. Robert (Lee) Shofner 1903–1958
    3. 3. Dortha Shofner 1915–1915
  7. 7. Samuel (Arthur Bacon) Sr 1885–1963 m. Maudie Miller 1889–1913 m. Hattie (Willett) Miller 1896–1941 m. Mary (Ola "Minnie") Smithson 1906–2000
    1. 1. Juanita (Christine) Bacon 1906–1975 m. Aaron (Jackson) Nix 1900–1976
      1. 1. Mary (Jacqueline 'Jackie') Nix 1932–1984 m. Charles (Verner) Graham 1929–2014
      2. 2. Samuel (Bacon) Nix 1936–2020
    2. 2. Annetta (Maria "Nettie Mae") Bacon 1911–1966
    3. 3. Gloria (Frances) Bacon 1923–1965
    4. 4. Infant ((Unnamed)) Bacon 1915–1915
    5. 5. Infant (Son) Bacon 1917–1917
    6. 6. Sam (A Jr.) Bacon 1920–1920
    7. 7. Infant (S A) Bacon 1930–1930
    8. 8. Nettie (M) Bacon 1912–
    9. 9. Samuel (Arthur Bacon) Jr 1942–1942
    10. 10. Infant (Son) Bacon 1913–1913
    11. 11. Infant (Son) Bacon 1913–1913
    12. 12. Nellie (Grace) Bacon 1909–1983 m. M (C) Bowden 1906–1976
      1. 1. Bonnie (Joye) Bowden 1931–2006 m. Roscoe (Donald) Simmons 1925–2017
      2. 2. Billy (Arthur) Bowden 1928–1976 m. Orion (Elizabeth) Hynds 1925–2005
        1. 1. Stephen (Randall) Bowden 1947–2011
      3. 3. Tommie (Joe) Bowden 1936–1936
  8. 8. Edgar (Delane) Bacon 1888–1891
  9. 9. Winifred (Cleo) Bacon 1896–1985 m. Samuel (Kennedy) Mullis 1893–1974
    1. 1. Peggy (Jean) Mullis 1927–2017

Jesse Bacon's Timeline

7 Records

1846
28 Jan 1846
Birth of Jesse James Bacon in Corinth, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
Corinth, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 4
Jesse James Bacon resided here in Brewer, Pike, Arkansas, USA
Brewer, Pike, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
Jesse James Bacon resided here in Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA
Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 24
Jesse James Bacon resided here in Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA
Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Jesse James Bacon resided here in Brewer, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Brewer, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1885
abt 1885
Age 39
Jesse James Bacon resided here
None
1898
13 Nov 1898
Age 52
Death of Jesse James Bacon in Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1846
    Event Place: Corinth, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Brewer, Pike, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Brewer, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: 29; Page: 193b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Brewer, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: M653_47; Page: 467; Family History Library Film: 80

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Brewer, Wilton, Pike, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brewer, Pike, Arkansas; Roll: M593_60; Page: 202B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brewer, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brewer, Howard, Arkansas; Roll: 46; Page: 37C; Enumeration District: 115

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1885
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Howard, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 18792

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 18792
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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