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Joseph Milburn Bacon 1854–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1854

Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1926

Death Location: Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Bacon

Mother: Susannah Nelson

Spouse(s): Martha Squibb, Gertrude Lady

Children(s): Grace Bacon, John Bacon, Julia Bacon, Nellie Bacon, Lonnie Bacon, Orgille Bacon, Joseph Jr, Frank Bacon, Lloyd Bacon, Edgar Bacon, Margie Bacon

The story of Joseph Milburn Bacon began in 1854 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Joseph Milburn Bacon resided in Swinneys, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Joseph Milburn Bacon resided in District 14, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA. Joseph Milburn Bacon married Gertrude E Lady, Martha Louise Mattie Squibb, and had children including Edgar Reamer Bacon, Frank Devault Bacon, Grace Mabel Bacon, John Elbert Bacon, Joseph Milburn Bacon Jr, Julia Rhea Bacon, Lloyd Clayton Bacon, Lonnie Monroe Bacon, Margie Lucille Bacon, Nellie Clare Bacon, Orgille Dee Orgie Bacon. Joseph Milburn Bacon passed away in 1926 in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Milburn Bacon began in 1854 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Joseph Milburn Bacon resided in Swinneys, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Joseph Milburn Bacon resided in District 14, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joseph Milburn Bacon married Gertrude E Lady, Martha Louise Mattie Squibb, and had children including Edgar Reamer Bacon, Frank Devault Bacon, Grace Mabel Bacon, John Elbert Bacon, Joseph Milburn Bacon Jr, Julia Rhea Bacon, Lloyd Clayton Bacon, Lonnie Monroe Bacon, Margie Lucille Bacon, Nellie Clare Bacon, Orgille Dee Orgie Bacon.
  • Joseph Milburn Bacon passed away in 1926 in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bacon
1831–1858
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
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Susannah Nelson
1828–1890
Birth Location: Washington Co., Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Martha Squibb
1861–1895
Birth Location: Washington Co., Tennessee
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Gertrude Lady
1874–1917
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Children(s)

Grace Bacon
1889–1961
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
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John Bacon
1885–1935
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Julia Bacon
1887–1965
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Nellie Bacon
1891–1965
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Lonnie Bacon
1902–1979
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Orgille Bacon
1904–2000
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Joseph Jr
1907–1983
Birth Location: Sulphur Springs, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Frank Bacon
1910–1924
Birth Location: Sulphur Springs, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Lloyd Bacon
1914–1994
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee
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Edgar Bacon
1916–1991
Birth Location: Sulphur Springs, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Margie Bacon
1914–1995
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Joseph Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Bacon
1854–1926
Birth Place: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Elbert Bacon
1831–1858
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Susannah (R) Nelson
1828–1890
Washington Co., Tennessee
Grandparents
John Bacon
1797–1831
Washington Co., Tennessee
Leah Jackson
1797–1860
Washington Co., Tennessee
John Nelson
1788–1850
, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Esther Ferguson
1808–
, , Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Bacon
1765–1850
Magdalena Neumann
1775–1846
George Jackson
1769–1851
Elizabeth Jobe
1776–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Bacon
1725–1810
Veronica Weiss
1722–1800
Johan Neumann
1727–1790
Catherina Reifsnyder
1730–1790
Robert Jackson
1724–1772
Jane Gilliam
1734–1765

Joseph Bacon's Descendants

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Joseph (Milburn) Bacon (17 Aug 1854–15 Aug 1926) m. Martha (Louise "Mattie") Squibb (18 May 1861–15 Aug 1895) m. Gertrude (E.) Lady (September 1874–1917)
  1. 1. Grace (Mabel) Bacon 1889–1961 m. Bood Archer 1884–1947
    1. 1. Harold (Crockett) Archer 1916–1953
    2. 2. J. (Dean) Archer 1911–1995
    3. 3. James (Fredrick) Archer 1920–2015
    4. 4. Martha (Louise) Archer 1910–1910
  2. 2. John (Elbert) Bacon 1885–1935 m. Mary (Abigail) Garst 1881–1968
    1. 1. Vera (Madeline) Bacon 1918–2012
    2. 2. Sarah (Edith Louise) Bacon 1913–2003
    3. 3. Robert (Earl) Bacon 1915–1991
    4. 4. John (Galen) Bacon 1921–2002
  3. 3. Julia (Rhea) Bacon 1887–1965 m. Homer (Crawford) Keebler 1886–1940
    1. 1. Glenna (Rhea) Keebler 1916–1968
    2. 2. Lois (Allene) Keebler 1918–1979
    3. 3. Joseph (D) Keebler 1920–1975
    4. 4. Jean (Maynard) Keebler 1922–2012
    5. 5. Homer (Allen) Keebler 1924–2000
    6. 6. Theodora Keebler 1926–1981
  4. 4. Nellie (Clare) Bacon 1891–1965 m. Luda (Winford "Ludie") Walters 1890–1968
    1. 1. Dorothy (Fern) Walters 1921–1999
    2. 2. Ruth (Elizabeth) Walters 1923–1995
  5. 5. Lonnie (Monroe) Bacon 1902–1979 m. Herma Maynard 1900–1995
    1. 1. John (Yost "Johnny") Bacon 1928–2015
    2. 2. Elizabeth ("Betty" Jane) Bacon 1929–2000
  6. 6. Orgille (Dee "Orgie") Bacon 1904–2000 m. Retha (Mae) Tickle 1906–1992
  7. 7. Joseph (Milburn Bacon) Jr 1907–1983 m. Lydia (Margaret) Harrison 1922–2000
  8. 8. Frank (Devault) Bacon 1910–1924
  9. 9. Lloyd (Clayton) Bacon 1914–1994 m. Vella (Mae) Pursell 1917–2006
    1. 1. Jacqueline (Geraldine) Bacon 1941–2001
  10. 10. Edgar (Reamer) Bacon 1916–1991 m. Agnes (Eleanor) Good 1921–2013
    1. 1. Nancy (Ruth) Bacon 1946–2007
  11. 11. Margie (Lucille) Bacon 1914–1995 m. Roy (Dutchie) Humphreys 1926–1997 m. John (William) Ford 1914–1985
    1. 1. Bobby (William) Ford 1931–2019 m. Agnes (Lillian) Williams 1932–2006

Joseph Bacon's Timeline

8 Records

1854
17 Aug 1854
Birth of Joseph Milburn Bacon in Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
Joseph Milburn Bacon resided here in Swinneys, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Swinneys, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Joseph Milburn Bacon resided here in District 14, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Joseph Milburn Bacon resided here in District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Joseph Milburn Bacon resided here in Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Joseph Milburn Bacon resided here in Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 66
Joseph Milburn Bacon resided here in Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1926
15 Aug 1926
Age 72
Death of Joseph Milburn Bacon in Sulphur Springs, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Sulphur Springs, Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 10
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 175
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1770; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 215
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Swinneys, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 14, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1770; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 215

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 10
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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