Walter
Wolfkiel
Bacon
Born in New Castle, Delaware, United States
Husband of
Mabel H (McDaniel) Bacon
— married
29 Nov 1906 in Delaware
[children unknown]
Died
at age 82
in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Apr 2015
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| Walter Bacon is a part of Delaware history. Join: Delaware Project Discuss: Delaware |
| Preceded by 59th Governor Richard McMullen |
Walter W. Bacon 60th Governor of Delaware  |
Succeeded by 61st Governor Elbert N. Carvel |
Biography
Walter Bacon is Notable.
Walter Wolfkiel Bacon was a son of John G. Bacon and Margaret Foster.[1]
There was an article in The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Sunday, 29 July 1984, Page H4, that dealt with Delaware trivia. One of the trivia items listed was the following:
"Delaware had a governor who was also once mayor of Wilmington. His name was Walter W. Bacon but Bacon never allowed anyone to spell out his full name because he despised his middle name, Wolfkiel. He rarely told anyone that he had been given the name by his parents in recognition of a friend by that name. But no one has ever since really explained just who this Wolfkiel was." Walter Franklin Wolfkiel
This information was attributed to a book published in 1984 by Roger A. Martin, titled A History of Delaware Through its Governors 1776 to 1984.
Sources
- ↑ "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNR-TMNQ : 18 March 2018), Walter W Bacon, 18 Mar 1962; citing Death, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm .
- Delaware, Marriage Records, 1806-1933, Delaware. Delaware Vital Records. Microfilm. Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (2010), Delaware Marriage Records
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Newcastle, New Castle, Delaware; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1240156, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (2004), 1900 Census
- Find A Grave: Memorial #7414741 for Walter Wolfkiel Bacon
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