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Melissa Catherine Bacon 1854–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1854

Birth Location: Prairie Township, Madison, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 10 Mar 1930

Death Location: Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Amon Bacon

Mother: Catherine Lee

Spouse(s): Hollis Shannon

Children(s): Lula Shannon, Frank Shannon, Anna Shannon, James Shannon

Melissa Catherine Bacon was born in 1854 in Prairie Township, Madison, Arkansas, USA, the child of Amon Hale Bacon And Catherine Lee. In 1860, Melissa Catherine Bacon resided in Prairie, Little Spring, Madison, Arkansas, USA. In 1870, Melissa Catherine Bacon resided in Marble, Madison, Arkansas, USA. Melissa Catherine Bacon married Hollis Wilburn Shannon, and had children including Anna Belle Shannon, Frank Shannon, James Edward Shannon, Lula Catherine Shannon. Melissa Catherine Bacon passed away in 1930 in Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melissa Catherine Bacon was born in 1854 in Prairie Township, Madison, Arkansas, USA, the child of Amon Hale Bacon And Catherine Lee.
  • In 1860, Melissa Catherine Bacon resided in Prairie, Little Spring, Madison, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1870, Melissa Catherine Bacon resided in Marble, Madison, Arkansas, USA.
  • Melissa Catherine Bacon married Hollis Wilburn Shannon, and had children including Anna Belle Shannon, Frank Shannon, James Edward Shannon, Lula Catherine Shannon.
  • Melissa Catherine Bacon passed away in 1930 in Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amon Bacon
1818–1870
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
AB
Catherine Lee
1825–1899
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
CL

Spouses(s)

Hollis Shannon
1854–1887
Birth Location: Blackburn, Washington, Arkansas, United States
HS

Children(s)

Lula Shannon
1887–1973
Birth Location: Lees Creek, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
LS
Frank Shannon
1882–1969
Birth Location: Dallas, Collin, Texas, United States
FS
Anna Shannon
1880–1955
Birth Location: Denison, Grayson, Texas, USA
AS
James Shannon
1876–1933
Birth Location: Lees Creek Township, Washington, Arkansas, USA
JS

Melissa Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Bacon
1854–1930
Birth Place: Prairie Township, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Amon Hale Bacon
1818–1870
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Catherine Lee
1825–1899
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Charles Bacon
1788–1847
Maidencreek, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Uratha Hale
1788–1830
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
William Lea
1798–1847
Tennessee, United States
Nancy Whiteley
1799–1870
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Bacon
1747–1842
Mary Brown
1750–1787
Amon Hale
1759–1843
Mary Carter
1764–1849
MAJOR Lea
1770–1840
Lavina Jarnagin
1770–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Bacon
1725–1810
John Brown
1710–1753
Hannah Hague
1707–1769
Nicholas Hale
1724–1818
Ruth Akers
1725–1827

Melissa Bacon's Descendants

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Melissa (Catherine) Bacon (22 Apr 1854–10 Mar 1930) m. Hollis (Wilburn) Shannon (6 Jan 1854–27 Mar 1887)
  1. 1. Lula (Catherine) Shannon 1887–1973 m. James (Clinton) Hoffman 1885–1959
    1. 1. Arley (D) Hoffman 1904–1976 m. Jessie (Hazel) Roberts 1908–1972 m. Willie (M) James 1900–1968
    2. 2. Ernest (Adair) Hoffman 1906–1982 m. Atha (Geraldine) Harris 1907–2001
      1. 1. Frank (Adair) Hoffman 1947–2023
    3. 3. Harvey (Wilburn) Hoffman 1909–1977 m. Julia (Ann) Harris 1910–1993
      1. 1. Harvey (Wilburn Hoffman) Jr 1934–2019
    4. 4. Clarence (Francis) Hoffman 1911–1959 m. Mabel (Janet) Haeber 1917–1999
      1. 1. Frances (Delois) Hoffman 1941–1966
    5. 5. Iva (Lee) Hoffman 1913–1972
    6. 6. Cora (Bell) Hoffman 1916–2005 m. Tommie (Harris) Garrett 1903–1989
    7. 7. Lloyd (Clint) Hoffman 1918–1957 m. Carollee (Mae) Killorn 1923–1961
    8. 8. Annie (Marie) Hoffman 1920–2012 m. Earnest (F) Shanks 1906– m. Earl (Thomas) Ranels 1912–1969
      1. 1. Patsy (Nell) Ranels 1939–2009
    9. 9. Juanita (Opal) Hoffman 1922–1996 m. Henry (August) Hegar 1915–1975 m. Andrew (Jackson Stockton) Jr 1924–1982
      1. 1. Dorothy (Marie “Dody”) Hegar 1943–2014 m. James (Albert) Theeck 1940–2011
    10. 10. Hugh (M. "Corkey") Hoffman 1929–1987 m. Ruth (Marylin) Fuchs 1932–1999 m. Leona (Clara) Lorenz 1925–1991
    11. 11. Margie (Wynonoa) Hoffman 1926–2021 m. Wallace (Lee) Haley 1918–1971 m. Wallace (Voiers Campbell) Jr 1926–2005
  2. 2. Frank Shannon 1882–1969 m. Suda ("Sudie" Harper) Mantooth 1884–1964
    1. 1. Arnold (Edward) Shannon 1902–1965
    2. 2. Ina (May) Shannon 1905–1985
    3. 3. Eunice (L) Shannon 1910–1983 m. Isaac Bouyear 1891–1959 m. Joe (Lawrence) Hunter 1898–1959
      1. 1. Nina (June) Bouyer 1930–2001
      2. 2. David (Albert) Hunter 1935–2001
    4. 4. Frank (E) Shannon 1914–1966
    5. 5. Louise Shannon 1917–2001 m. Frazier Morino 1914–2012 m. Richard Monteverde 1925–1987
      1. 1. Louise (Sharon) Morino 1944–1944
    6. 6. Ola (Jean) Shannon 1924–2003
  3. 3. Anna (Belle) Shannon 1880–1955 m. William (Oliver) Tibbits 1881–1930
    1. 1. Erman (Hale) Tibbits 1901–1993
    2. 2. John (Allen) Tibbits 1909–1966
    3. 3. Leonard (Oliver) Tibbits 1906–1980
    4. 4. Hala (B Tibbits) Marshall 1916–2013
    5. 5. Lula (Ann) Tibbits 1919–2015
    6. 6. Fay (Theron) Tibbits 1911–1997
    7. 7. Willie (Guy) Tibbits 1913–1961 m. Vineta (Gladys) Brown 1918–2001
      1. 1. Robert (Duane) Tibbits 1946–2013
    8. 8. Lindsey (Hollis) Tibbits 1918–2011 m. Mable (Ethel) Dickerson 1919–1967
      1. 1. Harold (Dean) Tibbits 1939–2020 m. Bonnie (Jean) Cheney 1929–2007
    9. 9. Joseph (Frank) Tibbits 1903–1973
  4. 4. James (Edward) Shannon 1876–1933 m. Margaret (Ophelia Bell) Price 1881–1961
    1. 1. Jesse (Wilburn) Shannon 1903–1959 m. Marie (Crystal) Shackleford 1905–1991
    2. 2. Mary (Opal) Shannon 1906–1971 m. Robert (Lee) Golightly 1899–1982
      1. 1. Dorothy (Phyllis) Golightly 1929–2006
      2. 2. Wilma (Lee) Golightly 1931–2019
    3. 3. Cleta (Mignon) Shannon 1911–2006 m. George (Miller) Redmond 1907–2007
      1. 1. Robert (Gene) Redmond 1929–2019
      2. 2. Donald (Edward) Redmond 1933–2020

Melissa Bacon's Timeline

7 Records

1854
22 Apr 1854
Birth of Melissa Catherine Bacon in Prairie Township, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Prairie Township, Madison, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
Melissa Catherine Bacon resided here in Prairie, Little Spring, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Prairie, Little Spring, Madison, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Melissa Catherine Bacon resided here in Marble, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Marble, Madison, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Melissa Catherine Bacon resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Melissa Catherine Bacon resided here in Barker, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Barker, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Melissa Catherine Bacon resided here in Barker, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Barker, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1930
10 Mar 1930
Age 76
Death of Melissa Catherine Bacon in Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1854
    Event Place: Prairie Township, Madison, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dallas, Texas; Roll: 1299; Page: 185C; Enumeration District: 061
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Marble, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: M593_58; Page: 401A; Family History Library Film: 545557
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Barker, Crawford, Arkansas; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240056
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Prairie, Little Spring, Madison, 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: Prairie, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: M653_45; Page: 369; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Marble, Madison, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Marble, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: M593_58; Page: 401A; Family History Library Film: 545557

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dallas, Texas; Roll: 1299; Page: 185C; Enumeration District: 061

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Barker, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Barker, Crawford, Arkansas; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240056

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Barker, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Barker, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: T624_48; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374061

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1930
    Event Place: Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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