Rebekah BACON (1906-1996)

1 Rebekah Mary BACON^1,2,3,4,5 (1906-1996) [11669]. Born 20 May 1906.^1,2,5 Marr Myles L. MADIGAN 5 Nov 1928, Wellsboro, PA.⁴ Died Mar 1996.⁵

2 Dana Seauer BACON^1,2,6,7,8 (1872-1948) [11657]. Born 1 Feb 1872, Wellsboro, PA.^1,2,7,8 Marr Lena CLAYSON c. 1901.¹ Died 5 Feb 1948, Wellsboro, PA.⁸ Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.⁸

From the Wellsboro Agitator:

August 14, 1901 - "Mr. and Mrs. Dana S. Bacon intend to start for the Pan American to-morrow."

4 Morgan L. BACON^6,7,9,10 (1837-1909) [11438]. Born 19 Jun 1837, Charleston Twp., PA.⁶ Marr Eva Adeline BAILEY 30 Nov 1863.⁶ Died 2 Nov 1909, Wellsboro, PA.⁶ Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.⁶

From the 1899 Tioga County, PA, Wellsboro Directory.

"BACON MORGAN L. SR, physician and surgeon, health officer, graduate Long Island College.".

8 Elmer BACON⁶ ( - ) [11659].

9 Mary ?⁶ ( - ) [11660].

5 Eva Adeline BAILEY^{7,9,10,11,12,13} (1845-1928) [11437]. Born 8 Jun 1845, Dartt Settlement, Charleston, PA.^9,11,12,13 Died 12 Mar 1928, Wellsboro, PA.¹³ Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.¹³

10 John W. BAILEY^{7,9,11,12,14,15,16} (1824-1892) [6391]. Born 27 Nov 1824, Charleston Twp., PA.^9,15 Marr Margaret L. LEWIS 25 Dec 1843.⁹ Marr Julia DUNKLE 28 Nov 1889, Elmira, NY.^9,17 Died 12 Jul 1892, Wellsboro, PA.^9,18 Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.¹⁹

A biographical sketch appearing in the History of Tioga County, 1897.

JOHN W. BAILEY was born in Charleston township, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, November 2 7, 1824, eldest son of Roswell and Julia A. (Rockwell) Bailey, pioneers of this county. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm and his primary education was obtained in the common schools of the district. But sixteen years, old when his father died, he succeeded him in charge of the old homestead. In later years he purchased about 600 acres of land and engaged in cattle-dealing, probably buying and shipping more stock than any other man in the northern tier during that period. In 1870 he removed to Wellsboro, where he soon became one of the prominent and enterprising citizens. He dealt extensively in agricultural implements and lumber for twenty years, and always gave the most liberal credits to his patrons. Mr. Bailey was a member of the firm that established the tannery at Stokesdale, and was an active agent in the building of the Corning, Cowanesque and Antrim, and the Pine Creek railroads, being a director of the latter company. He was also a director in the United States Glass Company, and one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Wellsboro, in which institution he was an honored and trusted director until his death. Always ready and willing to take a leading part in every public enterprise which he believed would promote the interest of Wellsboro, and ever on the alert to encourage any project that might add to the general welfare of his native county, Mr. Bailey won the admiration, respect and confidence of the whole people. He was eminently adapted to command the co-operation and support of` his fellowmen, as he always went into whatever he undertook with earnestness, enthusiasm and confidence, thus inspiring others with his own sentiments. Possessing unbounded public spirit, whole-souled generosity and broad charity, he never turned a deaf ear to the cry of suffering or distress. A warm, consistent friend of the working classes, he was honored and trusted by them to the close of his life. While accumulating a large estate, he gave liberally to religion, charity and education, and was one of the most generous citizens of Wellsboro throughout his long and active business career. Mr. Bailey wielded a wide influence in the local councils of the Democratic party, and was a stalwart in his fealty to its principles and candidates, He was chairman of the county committee a number of years, represented the county in several state conventions, and was a delegate to the national convention at Chicago in 1.892. He served in the borough council several terms, and also filled the offices of burgess and school director, always taking a deep interest in the growth of the public school system.

OnChristmas Day, 1843. Mr. Bailey married Margaret L, Lewis, a daughter of Thomas Lewis, of Charleston township. She was born October 17, 1827, and died November 19, 1883, after a happy companionship of nearly forty years. They became the parents of twelve children, ten of whom grew to an adult age as follows., Eva A., wife of Dr. M. L. Bacon, of Wellsboro, Edward, deceased; Llewellyn L., of Wellsboro; Ada B., deceased wife, of Louis Doumaux; Morton S., a resident of Colorado; Lloyd J., of California; Leon 0., who lives in Indiana; Lee M., deceased; Fred W, a resident of Denver, and Mildred L. On November 28. 1889, Mr. Bailey married Mrs. Julia McClelland, a daughter of Michael Dunkle, of Jersey Shore, who yet survives. He died July 12, 1892, soon after his return from the Democratic National Convention, and was buried with Masonic honors, as he was a member of Ossea Lodge, No, 317, F, & A. M. The whole community sincerely mourned the death of one whose place could not be easily filled- -a man whose warm, friendly greeting and substantial assistance brought sunshine into many a weary and discouraged heart. On the day of his funeral the stores and shops in Wellsboro were closed and a large delegation of workingmen marched in the funeral procession as a mark of respect to his memory.

From Encyclopedia of Biography by John W. Jordan, 1914.

"John W., son of Rozel and Julia. (Rockwell) Bailey, was born November 27, 1824, on his father's farm, in Charleston township, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, and for many years engaged in agricultural pursuits. At the division of his father’s estate he recompensed the other heirs for their interest in the land, of which he thus became sole owner. This ancestral possession he preserved intact to the close of his life, and it is now the property of his descendants, About 1870 Mr. Bailey moved to Wellsboro, becoming one of the leading business men of that place, He was a director of the Pine Creek Railway Company, the United Glass Company, the Stokesdale Tannery, and a number of other enterprises in most of which he was the leading spirit. In 1864, when the First National Bank of Wellsboro was organized, he became one of its directors and served in that capacity to the close of his life. He was one of the largest landowners in the county, and was greatly beloved for his liberality in business enterprises and for his practical charities. In politics he was an ardent Democrat, never seeking office, but always giving his best efforts for the success of the party. The year of his death he was a delegate to the National Convention in Chicago which gave Grover Cleveland a third nomination for President of the United States. It is strong evidence of the respect and confidence with which Mr. Bailey was regarded in his home town that in a community always thoroughly opposed to him in politics he was repeatedly elected councilman and burgess, He was a man of fine appearance, with a countenance strongly expressive of those sterling traits of character by which he was distinguished.
Mr. bailey married, in 1843, Margaret Lewis, a native of Glarmorganshire, Wales, daughter of Thomas and Martha (James) Lewis, and their children were: Eva, Edward, Llewellyn, Lloyd, Ada and Ida (twins), Morton S., Associate jus¬tice of the Supreme Court of Colorado; Leon Orlando, mentioned below; Edith; Lee; Frederick W., ex-Senator, and prominently engaged hi banking and insurance in Denver, Colorado; Mildred, wife of a well known publisher of Leipsic, Germany. John W. Bailey died July 12, 1892, deeply and sincerely mourned by all classes of the community. He was one of whom it could be truly said that in every relation of life he always sustained the character of a true man.".

11 Margaret L. LEWIS^{7,9,11,12,15,16,20} (1827-1883) [11436]. Born 17 Oct 1827, Monmouthshire, South Wales.^{7,9,11,12,15,20} Died 19 Nov 1883.^9,20 Cause: Congestive apoplexy. Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.¹⁹

From the Wellsboro Agitator.

Nov. 20, 1883 - "Last evening, Mrs. Margaret L. Bailey, wife of John W. Bailey, of this borough, died at her home, after an illness of about two weeks, from congestive apoplexy which followed bilious fever. Mrs. Bailey's maiden name was Lewis, and she was born at Munworthshire [should be Monmouthshire], South Whales, in 1837 [should be 1827]. She came with her father, Thomas Lewis, and family to New York city in 1833, where they remained six years. The family then came to Charleston township and located on a far. On Christmas day, 1843, John W. Bailey and Margaret L. Lewis were married and they settled on the Bailey homestead at Dartt Settlement, in Charleston township. Unto them twelve children have been born, ten of whom are now living. About fifteen years ago the family moved from the farm to this borough where they have since resided. Mrs. Bailey united with the Baptist Church in New York city, where she retained her membership until coming to Wellsboro, where she immediately united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Bailey's life has been an active one and full of toil and self denial for her family. Her Christain ???tude, kindness of heart and sympathetic nature endeared her to all who knew her. The funeral will be held at her late residence at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

In the "History of Colorado" a sketch on Margaret's son, Morton S. Bailey, it states that his mother Margaret Lewis Bailey, was born in Merthyr Tydfil, rather than the Monmouthshire of other sources. These are separate boroughs of Wales, Merthyr Tydfil being several boroughs west of Monmouthshire.

3 Lena CLAYSON^1,2,3 (1880-1941) [11667]. Born 4 May 1880, Granville Summit, PA.³ Died 6 Jan 1941, Wellsboro, PA.³ Cause: Struck by a car while walking with her husband. Buried Wellsbor Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.³

From the Troy Register (Troy, PA).

September 4, 1902 - "Mrs. Dana Bacon of Germania, Potter Co., is visiting her parents E. Clayson and wife near this place.".

Sources

1	"1910 PA, Tioga, Charleston census".

2	"1920 PA, Tioga, Charleston census".

3	"Obituary of Lena Clayson Bacon in the Wellsboro Gazette, January 9, 1941".

4	"Wedding announcement of Rebecca Mary Bacon to Miles L. Madigan in the Wellsboro Agitator, November 14, 1928".

5	"Social Security Death Index".

6	"Obituary of Morgan L. Bailey in the Wellsboro Agitator, November 10, 1909".

7	"1880 PA, Tioga, Wellsboro census".

8	"Obituary of Dana Seauer Bacon in the Wellsboro Agitator, February 11, 1948".

9	"Biographical sketch of John W. Bailey in the History of Tioga County, 1897".

10	"1900 PA, Tioga, Wellsboro census".

11	"1850 PA, Tioga, Charleston census".

12	"1860 PA, Tioga, Charleston census".

13	"Obituary of Eva Adaline Bailey Bacon in the Wellsboro Gazette, March 15, 1928".

14	"History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, 1897".

15	"1870 PA, Tioga, Wellsboro census".

16	"Encyclopedia of Biography by John W. Jordan, 1914".

17	"Wedding announcement of John W. Bailey and Mrs. C.C. McClelland in the Wellsboro Agitator, December 3, 1889".

18	"Obituary of John W. Bailey in the Wellsboro Agitatior, July 13, 1892".

19	"Wellsboro Cemetery Records".

20	"Obituary of Margaret L. Bailey in the Wellsboro Agitator, November 20, 1883".