A case can be made that this "Lemarcus D. Bacon" is the son of Abel Bacon 2nd and Pamela Bacon of Galen and Savannah, Wayne County, New York. The case is not pure. While the US Census for 1810 shows Abel Bacon Jnr's household with three spots for males born between 1800 and 1810, the 1820 Census has no place for a male born between 1804 and 1810. Still ….
In his will, made July 3, 1819, proved January 19, 1824, Abel 2nd lists his children as William, Abel, John, Sophia, Marques D., Sarah, Nathan and Pamila.
In her October 23, 1850 petition to the Surrogate's Court for probate of her husband's will, Deborah Bacon of Savannah, Wayne County, New York, widow of Nathan Bacon, lists the names and current locations of his brothers and sister as: "William Bacon and Sophia Carndike … of Savannah;, … John Bacon of Henrietta, Jackson County, Michigan; Abel Bacon of Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York; and Marquis Bacon who resides somewhere in the State of Illinois, but at what particular place your petitioner has not upon enquiry been able to ascertain."
The 1830 US Census for Perrysburg (part to become Dayton), Cattaraugus County, N.Y. has a Lemarquis Bacon household with one male age 20-30 and one female age 15-25. Besides Lemarquis, there are five other "Bacon" householders in this town in this year, namely: Abel, William, Penuel, Norman and Constant. Abel is Abel M. Bacon, a son of Abel Bacon 2nd who, after the death of his father, "Quit-claimed' his interest in his father's estate to his brother John and moved here from Savannah, Wayne County, N.Y. William is a brother of Abel 2nd who bought land in Galen at about the same time Abel 2nd did, and after Abel 2nd's death, sold that land and, with wife Lurilla, also moved to Perrysburg. Penuel is almost certainly William's brother, hence also a brother of Abel 2nd. When William died and Lurilla remarried, Penuel was appointed Guardian to protect the interests of William's minor children. Norman and Constant are sons of Penuel. Penuel had five sons, the two just mentioned, plus Leander, Lycenius and Philetus. There is no room in Penuel's immediate family for Lemarquis Bacon. Could Lemarquis then be the "Marques D." of Abel 2nd's will who, after the death of his father, first moved to Perrysburg to live with his brother Abel among their uncles and cousins and in 1850 was residing "somewhere in Illinois" per Deborah's petition? This Lemarquis Bacon is not seen again in Cattaraugus County.
The 1840 US Census finds a "Lamarquis Bacon" in Pike County, Illinois.
In transcriptions from Judge Stringer's 1911 "History of Logan County (Illinois)" which purports to offer "a complete list of individuals entering land in Logan County [Illinois] from the time of first settlement …, with the year when claim was filed and fee paid", we find: "1848, Marquis Bacon."
It would appear that Lemarquis, who cannot read or write (as attested by later Censuses), and/or the government officials taking down his information, make no distinction between "Marquis" and "Lemarquis", regarding them, in their variant spellings, as just different versions of the same name.
The 1850 US Census finds Lamarquis Bacon, age 44, with wife Lavina, age 38, and six children residing in Logan, Illinois. Next door to them dwells an "Abel S. Bacon" (misread by the indexer as "Ahen S. Bacon"), age 18, with Mary J. Bacon, age 24 [sic], and two boys ages 7 and 2.
The 1860 US Census finds Lemarquis Bacon, age 53, with "L. Bacon", age 47, now living in Little Sioux Township, Woodbury County, Iowa. But still, right next door in Iowa as in Illinois, is the family of "Abel Bacon", age 27, with "Mary Bacon", age 37. Abel's household also includes a boy, "Lemarquis", age 6.
According to the "Find a Grave" memorial "Lemarcus D. Bacon" died 23 Mar 1862. It is gratifying to see that at the end he has reclaimed, on his tombstone, his initial "D." not seen since his father's will.
Note, as a postscript, that in 1870 "Abel S. Bacon" is still living in Woodbury County, Iowa. He has a new, and younger, wife and a couple of new children. The 6-year old Lemarquis mentioned above is still living at home, now 16 years old, and now named, simply, "Marcus".
In his will, made July 3, 1819, proved January 19, 1824, Abel 2nd lists his children as William, Abel, John, Sophia, Marques D., Sarah, Nathan and Pamila.
In her October 23, 1850 petition to the Surrogate's Court for probate of her husband's will, Deborah Bacon of Savannah, Wayne County, New York, widow of Nathan Bacon, lists the names and current locations of his brothers and sister as: "William Bacon and Sophia Carndike … of Savannah;, … John Bacon of Henrietta, Jackson County, Michigan; Abel Bacon of Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York; and Marquis Bacon who resides somewhere in the State of Illinois, but at what particular place your petitioner has not upon enquiry been able to ascertain."
The 1830 US Census for Perrysburg (part to become Dayton), Cattaraugus County, N.Y. has a Lemarquis Bacon household with one male age 20-30 and one female age 15-25. Besides Lemarquis, there are five other "Bacon" householders in this town in this year, namely: Abel, William, Penuel, Norman and Constant. Abel is Abel M. Bacon, a son of Abel Bacon 2nd who, after the death of his father, "Quit-claimed' his interest in his father's estate to his brother John and moved here from Savannah, Wayne County, N.Y. William is a brother of Abel 2nd who bought land in Galen at about the same time Abel 2nd did, and after Abel 2nd's death, sold that land and, with wife Lurilla, also moved to Perrysburg. Penuel is almost certainly William's brother, hence also a brother of Abel 2nd. When William died and Lurilla remarried, Penuel was appointed Guardian to protect the interests of William's minor children. Norman and Constant are sons of Penuel. Penuel had five sons, the two just mentioned, plus Leander, Lycenius and Philetus. There is no room in Penuel's immediate family for Lemarquis Bacon. Could Lemarquis then be the "Marques D." of Abel 2nd's will who, after the death of his father, first moved to Perrysburg to live with his brother Abel among their uncles and cousins and in 1850 was residing "somewhere in Illinois" per Deborah's petition? This Lemarquis Bacon is not seen again in Cattaraugus County.
The 1840 US Census finds a "Lamarquis Bacon" in Pike County, Illinois.
In transcriptions from Judge Stringer's 1911 "History of Logan County (Illinois)" which purports to offer "a complete list of individuals entering land in Logan County [Illinois] from the time of first settlement …, with the year when claim was filed and fee paid", we find: "1848, Marquis Bacon."
It would appear that Lemarquis, who cannot read or write (as attested by later Censuses), and/or the government officials taking down his information, make no distinction between "Marquis" and "Lemarquis", regarding them, in their variant spellings, as just different versions of the same name.
The 1850 US Census finds Lamarquis Bacon, age 44, with wife Lavina, age 38, and six children residing in Logan, Illinois. Next door to them dwells an "Abel S. Bacon" (misread by the indexer as "Ahen S. Bacon"), age 18, with Mary J. Bacon, age 24 [sic], and two boys ages 7 and 2.
The 1860 US Census finds Lemarquis Bacon, age 53, with "L. Bacon", age 47, now living in Little Sioux Township, Woodbury County, Iowa. But still, right next door in Iowa as in Illinois, is the family of "Abel Bacon", age 27, with "Mary Bacon", age 37. Abel's household also includes a boy, "Lemarquis", age 6.
According to the "Find a Grave" memorial "Lemarcus D. Bacon" died 23 Mar 1862. It is gratifying to see that at the end he has reclaimed, on his tombstone, his initial "D." not seen since his father's will.
Note, as a postscript, that in 1870 "Abel S. Bacon" is still living in Woodbury County, Iowa. He has a new, and younger, wife and a couple of new children. The 6-year old Lemarquis mentioned above is still living at home, now 16 years old, and now named, simply, "Marcus".
A case can be made that this "Lemarcus D. Bacon" is the son of Abel Bacon 2nd and Pamela Bacon of Galen and Savannah, Wayne County, New York. The case is not pure. While the US Census for 1810 shows Abel Bacon Jnr's household with three spots for males born between 1800 and 1810, the 1820 Census has no place for a male born between 1804 and 1810. Still ….
In his will, made July 3, 1819, proved January 19, 1824, Abel 2nd lists his children as William, Abel, John, Sophia, Marques D., Sarah, Nathan and Pamila.
In her October 23, 1850 petition to the Surrogate's Court for probate of her husband's will, Deborah Bacon of Savannah, Wayne County, New York, widow of Nathan Bacon, lists the names and current locations of his brothers and sister as: "William Bacon and Sophia Carndike … of Savannah;, … John Bacon of Henrietta, Jackson County, Michigan; Abel Bacon of Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York; and Marquis Bacon who resides somewhere in the State of Illinois, but at what particular place your petitioner has not upon enquiry been able to ascertain."
The 1830 US Census for Perrysburg (part to become Dayton), Cattaraugus County, N.Y. has a Lemarquis Bacon household with one male age 20-30 and one female age 15-25. Besides Lemarquis, there are five other "Bacon" householders in this town in this year, namely: Abel, William, Penuel, Norman and Constant. Abel is Abel M. Bacon, a son of Abel Bacon 2nd who, after the death of his father, "Quit-claimed' his interest in his father's estate to his brother John and moved here from Savannah, Wayne County, N.Y. William is a brother of Abel 2nd who bought land in Galen at about the same time Abel 2nd did, and after Abel 2nd's death, sold that land and, with wife Lurilla, also moved to Perrysburg. Penuel is almost certainly William's brother, hence also a brother of Abel 2nd. When William died and Lurilla remarried, Penuel was appointed Guardian to protect the interests of William's minor children. Norman and Constant are sons of Penuel. Penuel had five sons, the two just mentioned, plus Leander, Lycenius and Philetus. There is no room in Penuel's immediate family for Lemarquis Bacon. Could Lemarquis then be the "Marques D." of Abel 2nd's will who, after the death of his father, first moved to Perrysburg to live with his brother Abel among their uncles and cousins and in 1850 was residing "somewhere in Illinois" per Deborah's petition? This Lemarquis Bacon is not seen again in Cattaraugus County.
The 1840 US Census finds a "Lamarquis Bacon" in Pike County, Illinois.
In transcriptions from Judge Stringer's 1911 "History of Logan County (Illinois)" which purports to offer "a complete list of individuals entering land in Logan County [Illinois] from the time of first settlement …, with the year when claim was filed and fee paid", we find: "1848, Marquis Bacon."
It would appear that Lemarquis, who cannot read or write (as attested by later Censuses), and/or the government officials taking down his information, make no distinction between "Marquis" and "Lemarquis", regarding them, in their variant spellings, as just different versions of the same name.
The 1850 US Census finds Lamarquis Bacon, age 44, with wife Lavina, age 38, and six children residing in Logan, Illinois. Next door to them dwells an "Abel S. Bacon" (misread by the indexer as "Ahen S. Bacon"), age 18, with Mary J. Bacon, age 24 [sic], and two boys ages 7 and 2.
The 1860 US Census finds Lemarquis Bacon, age 53, with "L. Bacon", age 47, now living in Little Sioux Township, Woodbury County, Iowa. But still, right next door in Iowa as in Illinois, is the family of "Abel Bacon", age 27, with "Mary Bacon", age 37. Abel's household also includes a boy, "Lemarquis", age 6.
According to the "Find a Grave" memorial "Lemarcus D. Bacon" died 23 Mar 1862. It is gratifying to see that at the end he has reclaimed, on his tombstone, his initial "D." not seen since his father's will.
Note, as a postscript, that in 1870 "Abel S. Bacon" is still living in Woodbury County, Iowa. He has a new, and younger, wife and a couple of new children. The 6-year old Lemarquis mentioned above is still living at home, now 16 years old, and now named, simply, "Marcus".
In his will, made July 3, 1819, proved January 19, 1824, Abel 2nd lists his children as William, Abel, John, Sophia, Marques D., Sarah, Nathan and Pamila.
In her October 23, 1850 petition to the Surrogate's Court for probate of her husband's will, Deborah Bacon of Savannah, Wayne County, New York, widow of Nathan Bacon, lists the names and current locations of his brothers and sister as: "William Bacon and Sophia Carndike … of Savannah;, … John Bacon of Henrietta, Jackson County, Michigan; Abel Bacon of Dayton, Cattaraugus County, New York; and Marquis Bacon who resides somewhere in the State of Illinois, but at what particular place your petitioner has not upon enquiry been able to ascertain."
The 1830 US Census for Perrysburg (part to become Dayton), Cattaraugus County, N.Y. has a Lemarquis Bacon household with one male age 20-30 and one female age 15-25. Besides Lemarquis, there are five other "Bacon" householders in this town in this year, namely: Abel, William, Penuel, Norman and Constant. Abel is Abel M. Bacon, a son of Abel Bacon 2nd who, after the death of his father, "Quit-claimed' his interest in his father's estate to his brother John and moved here from Savannah, Wayne County, N.Y. William is a brother of Abel 2nd who bought land in Galen at about the same time Abel 2nd did, and after Abel 2nd's death, sold that land and, with wife Lurilla, also moved to Perrysburg. Penuel is almost certainly William's brother, hence also a brother of Abel 2nd. When William died and Lurilla remarried, Penuel was appointed Guardian to protect the interests of William's minor children. Norman and Constant are sons of Penuel. Penuel had five sons, the two just mentioned, plus Leander, Lycenius and Philetus. There is no room in Penuel's immediate family for Lemarquis Bacon. Could Lemarquis then be the "Marques D." of Abel 2nd's will who, after the death of his father, first moved to Perrysburg to live with his brother Abel among their uncles and cousins and in 1850 was residing "somewhere in Illinois" per Deborah's petition? This Lemarquis Bacon is not seen again in Cattaraugus County.
The 1840 US Census finds a "Lamarquis Bacon" in Pike County, Illinois.
In transcriptions from Judge Stringer's 1911 "History of Logan County (Illinois)" which purports to offer "a complete list of individuals entering land in Logan County [Illinois] from the time of first settlement …, with the year when claim was filed and fee paid", we find: "1848, Marquis Bacon."
It would appear that Lemarquis, who cannot read or write (as attested by later Censuses), and/or the government officials taking down his information, make no distinction between "Marquis" and "Lemarquis", regarding them, in their variant spellings, as just different versions of the same name.
The 1850 US Census finds Lamarquis Bacon, age 44, with wife Lavina, age 38, and six children residing in Logan, Illinois. Next door to them dwells an "Abel S. Bacon" (misread by the indexer as "Ahen S. Bacon"), age 18, with Mary J. Bacon, age 24 [sic], and two boys ages 7 and 2.
The 1860 US Census finds Lemarquis Bacon, age 53, with "L. Bacon", age 47, now living in Little Sioux Township, Woodbury County, Iowa. But still, right next door in Iowa as in Illinois, is the family of "Abel Bacon", age 27, with "Mary Bacon", age 37. Abel's household also includes a boy, "Lemarquis", age 6.
According to the "Find a Grave" memorial "Lemarcus D. Bacon" died 23 Mar 1862. It is gratifying to see that at the end he has reclaimed, on his tombstone, his initial "D." not seen since his father's will.
Note, as a postscript, that in 1870 "Abel S. Bacon" is still living in Woodbury County, Iowa. He has a new, and younger, wife and a couple of new children. The 6-year old Lemarquis mentioned above is still living at home, now 16 years old, and now named, simply, "Marcus".
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