Illinois Family Group Sheet for the Silas BACON Family

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Submitted by: Harold Shull
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Husband: Silas BACON
Birthdate: Abt. 1800
Death date: 1841
Henderson County, IL
Father:
Mother:

Marriage date: 1820
Marriage place: New York

Wife: Chloe WAIT
Birthdate: About 1807
New York
Death date: October 16, 1870
Henderson County, IL
Father:
Mother:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Alonzo BACON
Birthdate: abt. 1824 place
Spouses' names:
Marriage dates:
Death date: January 21, 1861 Henderson County, IL

Child No. 2: Franklin D. BACON
Birthdate: December 24, 1826 New York
Spouses' names: [1] Lucretia LAKE [2] Almira Jennett ANDERSON
Marriage dates: [1] November 06, 1851 [1] Henderson County, IL [2] September 01, 1863 [2] Henderson County, IL
Death date: December 12, 1903 Henderson County, IL

Child No. 3: Ranson Victor BACON
Birthdate: About 1834
Spouses' names:
Marriage dates:
Death date: August 18, 1872 Henderson County, IL

Child No. 4: Female BACON
Birthdate:
Spouses' names: n/a
Marriage dates: n/a
Death date: 1844 Henderson County, IL

Child No. 5: Female BACON
Birthdate:
Spouses' names: n/a
Marriage dates: n/a
Death date: 1844 Henderson County, IL
 
 
Documentation:
* The Hancock-Henderson Quill.
* Federal Census.
* Henderson County Burials.
* Illinois Marriages.

Notes:
* Silas died 1841 and two unnamed daughters died 1844 Henderson Cty., IL. It is where they are buried. All the rest of this family on this group sheet are buried in Hopper and Walnut Grove Cemeteries.
* The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
http://www.quillnewspaper.com/Nov02/a1313a1.html
MOMENT IN HISTORY
Married in 1820 Silas and Chloe (Wait) Bacon of New York State came to Henderson County on Sept.13, 1837.
This was before the county was organized and the Black Hawk War had just recently been concluded.
Mr. Bacon entered 160 acres of federal land and began farming. Alas, tragedy struck and he died in 1841 leaving his wife and five children. Frontier women were tough and with the help of three sons, 17, 14 and 7 years of age, she endured.
Two daughter joined their father in 1844 and now Mrs. Bacon was left with her three sons, Alonzo, Franklin, and Ransom to work the land and carry on.
This staunch pioneer woman survived; in fact, she lived a long life finally going to her reward in 1870.