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Orville Amos Bacon 1885–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1885

Birth Location: Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1959

Death Location: Marion County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: James Bacon

Mother: Sarah Proffitt

Spouse(s): Oral Campbell, Mary Hartline, Flora Patterson, May Burd, Etta Couplin

Children(s): Amos Campbell, Lela Bacon

The story of Orville Amos Bacon began in 1885 in Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA. In 1900, Orville Amos Bacon resided in Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA. In 1917, Orville Amos Bacon resided in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA. Orville Amos Bacon married Etta Couplin, Flora B Patterson, Mary Etta Hartline, May Rosa Burd, Oral Inis Campbell, and had children including Amos Wesley Bacon Campbell, Lela M Bacon. Orville Amos Bacon passed away in 1959 in Marion County, Iowa, United States of America.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Orville Amos Bacon began in 1885 in Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1900, Orville Amos Bacon resided in Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1917, Orville Amos Bacon resided in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
  • Orville Amos Bacon married Etta Couplin, Flora B Patterson, Mary Etta Hartline, May Rosa Burd, Oral Inis Campbell, and had children including Amos Wesley Bacon Campbell, Lela M Bacon.
  • Orville Amos Bacon passed away in 1959 in Marion County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bacon
1847–1917
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
JB
Sarah Proffitt
1848–1912
Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
SP

Spouses(s)

Oral Campbell
1886–1927
Birth Location: Swan, Marion County, Iowa, United States of America
OC
Mary Hartline
1889–1965
Birth Location: St. Claire County, Missouri, United States
MH
Flora Patterson
1883–1959
Birth Location: Rippey, Greene, Iowa, USA
FP
May Burd
1873–1948
Birth Location: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
MB
Etta Couplin
1888–
Birth Location: Des Moines, Iowa
EC

Children(s)

Amos Campbell
1903–1976
Birth Location: Swan, Iowa, United States
AC
Lela Bacon
1905–1981
Birth Location: Marion, Iowa, United States
LB

Orville Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Orville Bacon
1885–1959
Birth Place: Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA
Parents
James Wesley Bacon
1847–1917
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Ann) Proffitt
1848–1912
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
James Bacon
1821–1850
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Julia Hunt
1825–1850
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
William (Baron) Proffitt
1803–1878
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Emily Hodges
1812–1880
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bacon
1801–1850
Sarah Hunt
1804–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bacon
1743–1826
Abigail Barnes
1766–1840
Jesse Hunt
1782–1877
Elizabeth Shipley
1783–1880

Orville Bacon's Descendants

1.
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Orville (Amos) Bacon (12 May 1885–30 Jan 1959) m. Oral (Inis) Campbell (26 Jan 1886–15 July 1927) m. Mary (Etta) Hartline (7 Feb 1889–18 Apr 1965) m. Flora (B) Patterson (19 Nov 1883–26 Jan 1959) m. May (Rosa) Burd (1 Jan 1873–21 Jul 1948) m. Etta Couplin (abt 1888–)
  1. 1. Amos (Wesley Bacon) Campbell 1903–1976 m. Gwendolyne (Loretta Mc) Kee 1915–1990
  2. 2. Lela (M) Bacon 1905–1981

Orville Bacon's Timeline

9 Records

1885
12 May 1885
Birth of Orville Amos Bacon in Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA
Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Orville Amos Bacon resided here in Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA
Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 32
Orville Amos Bacon resided here in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Orville Amos Bacon resided here in Lidderdale, Carroll, Iowa, USA
Lidderdale, Carroll, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Orville Amos Bacon resided here in Rochelle, Rochelle, Ogle, Illinois, USA
Rochelle, Rochelle, Ogle, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 50
Orville Amos Bacon resided here in Winterset, Madison, Iowa
Winterset, Madison, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 55
Orville Amos Bacon resided here in Center Twp, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
Center Twp, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 65
Orville Amos Bacon resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1959
30 Jan 1959
Age 74
Death of Orville Amos Bacon in Linn Township, Marshall, Iowa, USA
Linn Township, Marshall, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1885
    Event Place: Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Swan, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Delaware; Registration County: New Castle

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lidderdale, Carroll, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lidderdale, Carroll, Iowa; Roll: T625_481; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 62

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rochelle, Rochelle, Ogle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rochelle, Ogle, Illinois; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340281

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Winterset, Madison, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Center Twp, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Des Moines, Polk, Io

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Iowa; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 009

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Linn Township, Marshall, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_US-IA
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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