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Walter Melvin Bacon 1889–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1889

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 4 Mar 1942

Death Location: Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States of America

Father: Melvin Bacon

Mother: Nancy Odell

Spouse(s): Sallie Register

Children(s): Lucille Bacon, Charles Bacon, Samuel Bacon

Walter Melvin Bacon was born in 1889 in Texas, the child of Melvin Bacon And Nancy Ellen Odell. Walter Melvin Bacon married Sallie Emily Register, and had children including Charles Francis Bacon, Lucille Bacon, Mae Etta Bacon, Samuel Bacon. Walter Melvin Bacon passed away in 1942 in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Melvin Bacon was born in 1889 in Texas, the child of Melvin Bacon And Nancy Ellen Odell.
  • Walter Melvin Bacon married Sallie Emily Register, and had children including Charles Francis Bacon, Lucille Bacon, Mae Etta Bacon, Samuel Bacon.
  • Walter Melvin Bacon passed away in 1942 in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Bacon's Ancestors

Self
Walter Bacon
1889–1942
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Melvin Bacon
1856–1910
Washington County, Tennessee
Nancy (Ellen) Odell
1856–1948
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Isaac Bacon
1805–1869
Washington County, Tennessee
Jane
1810–1856
Washington County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1766–1846
Magdalena Neumann
1773–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Bacon
1725–1810
Veronica Weiss
1727–1800
Johan Neumann
1727–1790
Catherina Reifsnyder
1730–1790

Walter Bacon's Descendants

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Walter (Melvin) Bacon (24 Sep 1889–4 Mar 1942) m. Sallie (Emily) Register (6 February 1894–5 February 1970)
  1. 1. Lucille Bacon 1913–1989
  2. 2. Charles (Francis) Bacon 1928–1977
  3. 3. Samuel Bacon 1925–2018 m. Joy (Elizabeth) McMasters 1927–2020
    1. 1. Dona (Kaye) Bacon 1947–2021 m. Lionel (Robert) Linder 1944–2011

Walter Bacon's Timeline

3 Records

1889
24 Sep 1889
Birth of Walter Melvin Bacon in Texas
Texas
1942
22 Mar 1942
Age 53
Death of Walter Melvin Bacon in Visalia, Tulare, California
Visalia, Tulare, California
1942
4 Mar 1942
Age 53
Burial of Walter Melvin Bacon in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States of America
Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Visalia Times-Delta; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1942; Publication Place: Visalia, California, USA; ,0.90184134,0.38336915,0.9811253&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Farmersville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Visalia Times-Delta; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1942; Publication Place: Visalia, California, USA; ,0.90184134,0.38336915,0.9811253&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Visalia, Tulare, California
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Visalia Times-Delta; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1942; Publication Place: Visalia, California, USA; ,0.90184134,0.38336915,0.9811253&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Visalia Times-Delta; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1942; Publication Place: Visalia, California, USA; ,0.90184134,0.38336915,0.9811253&xid=3355

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