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Melvin McKinley Bacon 1930–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1930

Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1982

Death Location: Graham, Young County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Joe Bacon

Mother: Dollie Birdwell

Spouse(s): Mary Matney

Children(s):

Melvin McKinley Bacon was born in 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Joe Guy Bacon And Dollie Bessie Birdwell. In 1935, Melvin McKinley Bacon resided in Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma. In 1940, Melvin McKinley Bacon resided in Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA. Melvin McKinley Bacon married Mary Evelyn Matney, and had children including Carolyn Sue Bacon. Melvin McKinley Bacon passed away in 1982 in Graham, Young County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvin McKinley Bacon was born in 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Joe Guy Bacon And Dollie Bessie Birdwell.
  • In 1935, Melvin McKinley Bacon resided in Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Melvin McKinley Bacon resided in Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Melvin McKinley Bacon married Mary Evelyn Matney, and had children including Carolyn Sue Bacon.
  • Melvin McKinley Bacon passed away in 1982 in Graham, Young County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joe Bacon
1897–1963
Birth Location: Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
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Dollie Birdwell
1902–1949
Birth Location: Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Matney
1933–2003
Birth Location: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
MM

Children(s)

Melvin Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Bacon
1930–1982
Birth Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Joe Guy Bacon
1897–1963
Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Dollie (Bessie) Birdwell
1902–1949
Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Grandparents
Melvin (H.) Bacon
1856–1910
, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Ellen "Nannie") Odell
1856–1948
Tennessee, United States of America
Felix (Bowden) Birdwell
1874–1944
Missouri
Dora (May) Edgmon
1880–1921
Harrison, Boone, Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bacon
1805–1869
Margaret Bayless
1822–1860
George O'Dell
1825–1864
Louisa Kincheloe
1824–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bacon
1765–1850
Magdalena Neumann
1775–1846
John Bayless
1798–1860
Elizabeth Bacon
1797–1854
James Sr
1795–1874
Mary Jones
1796–1848

Melvin Bacon's Timeline

5 Records

1930
16 Apr 1930
Birth of Melvin McKinley Bacon in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Melvin McKinley Bacon resided here in Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma
Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 10
Melvin McKinley Bacon resided here in Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Melvin McKinley Bacon resided here in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA
1982
30 Jan 1982
Age 52
Death of Melvin McKinley Bacon in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03335; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 71-17
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas; Roll: 1974; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 244-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03335; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 71-17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hunter, Tillman, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03335; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 71-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, 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: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas; Roll: 1974; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 244-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Graham, Young, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1982
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Graham, Young County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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