General Notes

in the Herald & Tribune Obits

southwest of Douglas Shed Rd. in a grove of trees

From Jobe Legacy GEDCOM on worldconnect.com

1813 -Sept. 1, Washington County, TN, Thomas signed a pettition

for the reoganization of the Court System..."believing that they

have shown that Circuit Courts are a nuisance as well as a

grievance...and also having given the outlines of a Court System

far preferable to the present..."

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1830 -Waashington Co, Tn Census

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1840 -Washington Co., TN Census

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1871 -August 21 Washington County, Tennessee Wills, 1777-1872 by

Goldene Fillers Burgner, p.82:

Thomas Bacon august 21, 1871

Executors: Jesse Bacon, H.M.M. Walker. Wife to have dowry and a

child's part. To Sarah A. Bacon, $200 more than the rest in lieu

of her Hoss & cow. Test: Nicholas Keefauver, Isaac Galloway.

Probated October Term, 1871. Signed: Thomas (X) Bacon.

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Obituary for Thomas published in the Jonesboro newspaper on

Thurs, 9 Sep 1871

"Mr. Thomas Bacon, an old and respectable citizen of this

country died on last Tuesday."

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From the Journal:

"The Bacon Cemetery is located southwest of Douglass Shed Road.

It is in a grove of trees beside the road. It holds the graves

of Thomas Barron, Phebe Job Barron, Thomas Bacon, Sarah Barron

Bacon, Daniel Bacon, Cynthia Bacon, James Bacon, Thomas Bacon,

Jr; J.T. Cox, Elizabeth Barron Cox, and William T. Cox."

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Sources:

1) Jean Walker Matthews, Cypress, Californai (March 1988)

2) Research of David Clelland (May 2000) <zhivo@@hotmail.com>

3) Research of Randy Jobe - Book of Jobe

4) Jobe Journal (Volume V, 18th Edition, pp. 27-28) (Summer

1992)

A) Jean Walker Matthews, Vista, CA - descendant

B) Washington Co., TN Cemeteries

Obituary published in Jonesborough newspaper Thursday Sept 9,

1871

From Steve Bacon Report:

The 1840 US Census enumerates Thomas with the code

2212001-111001, which indicates he was 40-50 years old, and his

wife was 30-40 years old.  The children's sex and ages are

consistent with the 1850 Census.

Immediate descendants of Thomas and Sarah Bacon were identified

from US Census of 1850.  The link to Daniel is based on the

rarity of his name in Bacon records (there is only one in the

1850 Census) and the fact that his age in the 1850 census lines

up with the marriage date for Daniel recorded in the IGI.

The History of Washington County says Thomas and Sarah had 15

children.

An obituary from the Jonesborough Herald-Tribune reads as

follows:

'Bacon, Mr. Thomas

Mr. Thomas Bacon, an old and respectable citizen of this county

died on last Tuesday.  Vol. III #1, Thurs., September 7, 1871.'

Thomas Bacon's will reads as follows:

'Thomas Bacon-Aug 21, 1871'

Executors:  Jesse Bacon, H.M.M. Walker.  Wife to have dowry and

a child's part.  To Sarah A. Bacon--$200 more than the rest in

lieu of her Hoss & cow.  Test:  Nicholas Keefauver, Isaac

Galloway.  Probated October Term 1871.  Signed Thomas [X]

Bacon.'

Note that the executors were Thomas' oldest son Jesse and his

son-in-law, Lt. Hiram M.M. Walker.

Thomas Bacon was buried in Bacon Cemetary, Washington County, TN