Charles Patterson Bacon (1795 - 1854)

Born 26 Sep 1795 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline Jemima (Castleman) Bacon — married 29 May 1821 in Franklin County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1854 at age 58 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Charles was born in 1795. He is the son of John Bacon and Anna Patterson.

Charles married 29 May 1821 in Franklin County, Kentucky to Caroline J. Castleman. ^[1] They initially settled in Frankfort, where they had a son and three daughters by 1830; ^[2] and removed by 1850 to Louisville, where they finished raising their children: ^[3]

1. John, b. abt. 1822, never married?, d. 26 Jan 1855
2. Sarah Castleman, b. abt. 1824, m. Samuel S. Moody, d. 25 Aug 1892
3. Anne Mary, b. abt. 1825/26, m1. Holiday W. Cood, m2. Joseph P. Torbett, d. 24 Dec 1898
4. Elizabeth Harriet, b. abt. 1827, m. Eusebius Hutchings, d. 22 Mar 1865
5. Caroline Castleman, b. abt. 1835, m. Samuel Bosworth Smith, d. Feb 1915
6. Williamson, b. 25 Nov 1837, m. Alice Tyler, d. 19 Oct 1904

Charles and Caroline appear to have had a nephew (?), age 15-19, residing with them in 1830.

The 1850 census shows Charles's occupation as "P.B. Captain," and based on a letter he wrote to the US Senate dated 17 Jan 1840 concerning the Louisville and Portland canal, he appears to have been a prominent Louisville river boat captain. ^[4]

Based on their respective gravestone inscriptions, ^[5] Charles and his eldest son John both died in Missouri in Sep 1854. Charles died in Cape Girardeau on the 17th and John died in St. Louis nine days later. It appears that Charles and John were on a river voyage at the time; but Missouri death records for them have not yet been found, so it is unknown if they died of an illness or as a result of injuries sustained in an accident.

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QV-BL7 : 4 December 2014), Charles P. Bacon and Carroline I. Castleman, 29 May 1821; citing Franklin, Kentucky, reference f41; FHL microfilm 266,196.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPB-KVS : 12 August 2017), Charles P Bacon, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States; citing 112, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 36; FHL microfilm 7,815.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65C-DBF : 12 April 2016), Charles P Bacon, Louisville, part of, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing family 891, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Congressional Serial Set, Vol. VI, Issue 359, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1840, United States, pp. 32-34
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #100673881 for Charles P. Bacon (1795–17 Jan 1855), citing Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by CatheaC (contributor 47339429) .

See also:

• Bacon, a manuscript by P. Fall Taylor, grandson of Anne Apperson (Bacon) Fall, compiled in 1909 from: The Baronetage of England, by E. Kimber & R. Johnson, London, 1771; "Americans of Royal Descent", William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. X, pp. 267-9; Register of St. Peters Parish, New Kent County, Virginia; and Bacon family records.