By 1835 Bacon was in St. Louis where made his mark in the iron trade. In 1844 he married Julia Ann Page, daughter of Daniel Dearborn Page, a miller, merchant and owner of considerable property in and around St. Louis. In 1848 Bacon and his father-in-law formed the banking firm of Page & Bacon. The next year they established an express office in San Francisco. This firm soon had branches in Sacramento, Sonora and Honolulu.
Business flourished until Jan. 1855. Then various factors (one being Bacon's involvement in the financing of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad) compelled the St. Louis branch to close its doors. When the news reached San Francisco, a run resulted in suspension. By May, the firm was forced into liquidation. The failure was a prelude to the San Francisco crash of 1855. Bacon devoted the next few years to settlements with creditors and to attempts to right the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad.
In the 1860s he turned his attention to mining. After 1870 his primary interest lay in properties in California and Arizona. Chief of these was his purchase, in 1871 and 1873 of the Marengo Ranch; 1,036 acres of what is now South Pasadena.
In 1866 his office was moved to San Francisco in 1866. He made his home at Oak & 9th Street in Oakland until his death in 1893. He is remembered for generous gifts to the University of California at Berkley. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California holds the Henry Douglas Bacon Papers.
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Joseph E. Bacon
Henry Douglas Bacon∼Son of Abigail Bacon. Died at age 75. He married Julia Ann Page in St. Louis, MO on 2 May 1844. She was the daughter of Daniel Dearborn and Deborah (Young) Page. Their children were - Henry Douglass Bacon, b. 26 Feb 1845; Julia Bacon, b. and d. in infancy; Frank Page Bacon, b. 4 Apr 1848; Ella Etta Bacon; and Carrie Jennie Bacon. From the book, "The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families....".
Business flourished until Jan. 1855. Then various factors (one being Bacon's involvement in the financing of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad) compelled the St. Louis branch to close its doors. When the news reached San Francisco, a run resulted in suspension. By May, the firm was forced into liquidation. The failure was a prelude to the San Francisco crash of 1855. Bacon devoted the next few years to settlements with creditors and to attempts to right the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad.
In the 1860s he turned his attention to mining. After 1870 his primary interest lay in properties in California and Arizona. Chief of these was his purchase, in 1871 and 1873 of the Marengo Ranch; 1,036 acres of what is now South Pasadena.
In 1866 his office was moved to San Francisco in 1866. He made his home at Oak & 9th Street in Oakland until his death in 1893. He is remembered for generous gifts to the University of California at Berkley. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California holds the Henry Douglas Bacon Papers.
CHILDREN NOT LINKED
Joseph E. Bacon
Henry Douglas Bacon∼Son of Abigail Bacon. Died at age 75. He married Julia Ann Page in St. Louis, MO on 2 May 1844. She was the daughter of Daniel Dearborn and Deborah (Young) Page. Their children were - Henry Douglass Bacon, b. 26 Feb 1845; Julia Bacon, b. and d. in infancy; Frank Page Bacon, b. 4 Apr 1848; Ella Etta Bacon; and Carrie Jennie Bacon. From the book, "The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families....".
By 1835 Bacon was in St. Louis where made his mark in the iron trade. In 1844 he married Julia Ann Page, daughter of Daniel Dearborn Page, a miller, merchant and owner of considerable property in and around St. Louis. In 1848 Bacon and his father-in-law formed the banking firm of Page & Bacon. The next year they established an express office in San Francisco. This firm soon had branches in Sacramento, Sonora and Honolulu.
Business flourished until Jan. 1855. Then various factors (one being Bacon's involvement in the financing of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad) compelled the St. Louis branch to close its doors. When the news reached San Francisco, a run resulted in suspension. By May, the firm was forced into liquidation. The failure was a prelude to the San Francisco crash of 1855. Bacon devoted the next few years to settlements with creditors and to attempts to right the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad.
In the 1860s he turned his attention to mining. After 1870 his primary interest lay in properties in California and Arizona. Chief of these was his purchase, in 1871 and 1873 of the Marengo Ranch; 1,036 acres of what is now South Pasadena.
In 1866 his office was moved to San Francisco in 1866. He made his home at Oak & 9th Street in Oakland until his death in 1893. He is remembered for generous gifts to the University of California at Berkley. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California holds the Henry Douglas Bacon Papers.
CHILDREN NOT LINKED
Joseph E. Bacon
Henry Douglas Bacon∼Son of Abigail Bacon. Died at age 75. He married Julia Ann Page in St. Louis, MO on 2 May 1844. She was the daughter of Daniel Dearborn and Deborah (Young) Page. Their children were - Henry Douglass Bacon, b. 26 Feb 1845; Julia Bacon, b. and d. in infancy; Frank Page Bacon, b. 4 Apr 1848; Ella Etta Bacon; and Carrie Jennie Bacon. From the book, "The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families....".
Business flourished until Jan. 1855. Then various factors (one being Bacon's involvement in the financing of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad) compelled the St. Louis branch to close its doors. When the news reached San Francisco, a run resulted in suspension. By May, the firm was forced into liquidation. The failure was a prelude to the San Francisco crash of 1855. Bacon devoted the next few years to settlements with creditors and to attempts to right the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad.
In the 1860s he turned his attention to mining. After 1870 his primary interest lay in properties in California and Arizona. Chief of these was his purchase, in 1871 and 1873 of the Marengo Ranch; 1,036 acres of what is now South Pasadena.
In 1866 his office was moved to San Francisco in 1866. He made his home at Oak & 9th Street in Oakland until his death in 1893. He is remembered for generous gifts to the University of California at Berkley. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California holds the Henry Douglas Bacon Papers.
CHILDREN NOT LINKED
Joseph E. Bacon
Henry Douglas Bacon∼Son of Abigail Bacon. Died at age 75. He married Julia Ann Page in St. Louis, MO on 2 May 1844. She was the daughter of Daniel Dearborn and Deborah (Young) Page. Their children were - Henry Douglass Bacon, b. 26 Feb 1845; Julia Bacon, b. and d. in infancy; Frank Page Bacon, b. 4 Apr 1848; Ella Etta Bacon; and Carrie Jennie Bacon. From the book, "The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families....".
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