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Walter Marion Bacon 1877–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1877

Birth Location: Travis, Texas, United States

Death Date: 17 Apr 1951

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

Father: Thomas Bacon

Mother: Martha Harrell

Spouse(s): Nettie Shannon, Altha Story

Children(s): Owen Bacon, Wayne Bacon, Walter Bacon, Booker Bacon, Bacon None, Eska Bacon

Walter Marion Bacon was born in 1877 in Travis, Texas, United States, the child of Thomas Hardeman Bacon And Martha Eleanore Harrell. In 1880, Walter Marion Bacon resided in Precinct 4, Travis, Texas, USA. In 1900, Walter Marion Bacon resided in Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA. Walter Marion Bacon married Altha Story, Nettie A Shannon, and had children including Bacon, Booker Bird Bacon, Eska Dell Bacon, Owen Shannon Bacon, Walter Thomas Bacon, Wayne Harvey Bacon. Walter Marion Bacon passed away in 1951 in Killeen, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Marion Bacon was born in 1877 in Travis, Texas, United States, the child of Thomas Hardeman Bacon And Martha Eleanore Harrell.
  • In 1880, Walter Marion Bacon resided in Precinct 4, Travis, Texas, USA.
  • In 1900, Walter Marion Bacon resided in Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • Walter Marion Bacon married Altha Story, Nettie A Shannon, and had children including Bacon, Booker Bird Bacon, Eska Dell Bacon, Owen Shannon Bacon, Walter Thomas Bacon, Wayne Harvey Bacon.
  • Walter Marion Bacon passed away in 1951 in Killeen, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bacon
1826–1896
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Martha Harrell
1827–1917
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Nettie Shannon
1881–1918
Birth Location: Texas
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Altha Story
1902–
Birth Location: Texas
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Children(s)

Owen Bacon
1901–1994
Birth Location: Killeen, Bell, Texas, USA
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Wayne Bacon
1903–1998
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas, USA
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Walter Bacon
1908–1990
Birth Location: Killeen, Bell, Texas, USA
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Booker Bacon
1914–1982
Birth Location: Killeen, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
BB
Bacon None
1902–1903
Birth Location: –
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Eska Bacon
1906–1907
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas, USA
EB

Walter Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Walter Bacon
1877–1951
Birth Place: Travis, Texas, United States
Parents
Thomas Hardeman Bacon
1826–1896
Tennessee, United States
Martha (Eleanore) Harrell
1827–1917
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Hugh) Bacon
1785–1851
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Julia (Ann) Hardeman
1786–1860
Wautaga, Tennessee, United States
James (Greer) Harrell
1805–1888
Tennessee, USA
Catherine (Keziah) Hitchcock
1808–1871
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bacon
1743–1826
Abigail Barnes
1766–1840
Thomas Hardeman
1750–1833
Mary Perkins
1754–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Bacon
1725–1810
Abel Barnes
1722–1787
Gift Watson
1732–1824

Walter Bacon's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Marion) Bacon (7 Feb 1877–17 Apr 1951) m. Nettie (A.) Shannon (31 Jan 1881–6 Mar 1918) m. Altha Story (abt 1902–)
  1. 1. Owen (Shannon) Bacon 1901–1994 m. Tessie (Charity) Whitney 1902–1969
  2. 2. Wayne (Harvey) Bacon 1903–1998 m. Eulah (Mae) Stafford 1896–1969
    1. 1. Wayne (Harvey Bacon) Jr. 1931–2019 m. Barbara (Ann) Horton 1932–2022
    2. 2. Nettie (Faye) Bacon 1929–2003
  3. 3. Walter (Thomas) Bacon 1908–1990 m. Mary (Virginia) Wood 1913–1990
  4. 4. Booker (Bird) Bacon 1914–1982 m. Ruth (Ann) Pope 1915–1993
  5. 5. Bacon 1902–1903
  6. 6. Eska (Dell) Bacon 1906–1907

Walter Bacon's Timeline

11 Records

1877
7 Feb 1877
Birth of Walter Marion Bacon in Travis, Texas, United States
Travis, Texas, United States
1880
1880
Age 3
Walter Marion Bacon resided here in Precinct 4, Travis, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Travis, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Walter Marion Bacon resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Walter Marion Bacon resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Walter Marion Bacon resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Walter Marion Bacon resided here in Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Walter Marion Bacon resided here in Rural, Bell, Texas
Rural, Bell, Texas
1940
1940
Age 63
Walter Marion Bacon resided here in Justice P 7, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice P 7, Bell, Texas, USA
1950
Abt 1950
Age 73
Walter Marion Bacon resided here in Killeen , Texas
Killeen , Texas
1951
Abt 1951
Age 74
Walter Marion Bacon resided here in Nolanville, Bell, Texas, USA
Nolanville, Bell, Texas, USA
1951
17 Apr 1951
Age 74
Death of Walter Marion Bacon in Temple, Bell, Texas, United States
Temple, Bell, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Travis, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 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: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 29

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03984; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 14-38

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice P 7, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03984; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 14-38

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1950
    Event Place: Killeen , Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
    [2] 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: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1951
    Event Place: Nolanville, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Advocate-Messenger; Publication Date: 18 Apr 1951; Publication Place: Danville, Kentucky, USA; ,0.2915982,0.6281748,0.44679198&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1951
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Killeen, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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