Williams
T
Bacon
Born in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Henry Bacon
and Grover Gladys (Howie) Bacon
Brother of
Josephine (Bacon) Billingsley and John H Bacon Jr
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 89
in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
Williams Bacon is a part of US Black heritage.
PO2 Williams Bacon served in the United States Navy in World War II
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Williams was born in 1928 in Cleveland, Tennessee. He was the son of John Bacon and Grover Howie. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and Korea, achieving rank of Petty Officer 2/c and had severn tours in the Pacific including tours to Guam and the North Pole. After his service he returned to Cleveland and worked for 30 years with BellSouth. He married Doris Jean Jones in 1952. He passed away in Cleveland in 2017 and was buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Sources
- 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341969
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #68429616 (accessed 7 December 2021)
William G Bacen, single son in household of John H Bacen (32) in Carolina Street, Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
- 1952 Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #334806 (accessed 7 December 2021)
William T Bacon (23) marriage to Doris Jean Jones on 25 Apr 1952 in Bradley, Tennessee, USA.
- 2017 Obituary for Williams T Bacon, Posted on clevelandbanner.com Died 13 May. Member of PRice Memorial Church. In U.S. Navy during WWII at Petty Office 2/c, 7 tours in Pacific including Guam, North Pole. Also served during Korean War. Then worked at BellSouth for 30 yrs. Preceded in death by his parents John Henry Bacon Sr and Grover Gladys Howie Bacon, wife Doris Bacon, 4 brothers, 2 sisters (named in article). Survived by daughter, gr-children, gr-grandchilden, two sisters.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #65739586 Sunset Memorial Gardens, Cleveland, Tennessee
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