Obit: Bacon/Bakken, Mary (1850 –1932)

Surnames: BACON BAKKEN OLSTEAD BEYERS CHURCH MATHEWSON MOHR MUNSON

Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 01/21/1932

--------- Bacon, Mrs. Christian H. (28 FEB 1850 – 14 JAN 1932)

Mrs. Christian H. Bacon (AKA: Mary Munson Bakken) passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leonard Mohr, January 14th. She had reached the age of 81 years and 10 months. Death was caused by the infirmities of old age.

Mrs. (Mary) Bacon was born February 23, 1850 in Ringsager, (Hedmark) Norway, and came to America with her parents at the age of two years. The family settled in the town of Akan, Richland Co., Wis. She was united in marriage to Christian Bacon in the year of 1873, and to this union were born eleven children, three of whom preceded her in death. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon moved to Owen (Clark Co., Wis.) in the year of 1912, and settled on a farm south of Owen, and have since made Owen their home.

She leaves to mourn her departure, her aged husband, and eight children: Mrs. Ed Olstead of Beloit, Mrs. Alpha Beyers of Everett, Washington, Mrs. Pearl Church of Maple Valley, Washington, Mr. Albert Bacon of Eau Claire, Mrs. C. L. Mathewson, Mrs. Leonard Mohr, Christian and Cornelius Bacon, of Owen. Twenty-eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

The remains were taken to Five Points, Richland County, where funeral services were held at the Norwegian Lutheran Church, at two o’clock Saturday afternoon. Interment was made in the church cemetery.

1915 Longwood Plat Map [Full Map]

  Property of C. H. Bacon & C. L. Mathewson in Section 12.

1900 Federal Census, Westboro Twp., Taylor Co., WI

Charles Bacon, 47 yrs.
Home in 1900: Westboro, Taylor, Wisconsin
Birth Date: Sep 1852
Birthplace: Norway
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1873
Head of House
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Spouse's name: Mary
Marriage Year: 1876
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 24 yrs.
Occupation: Farmer 
Household Members
Charles Bacon 47
Mary Bacon 49, wife
Christ Bacon 20
Albert Bacon 17
Maggie Bacon 15
Lyda Bacon 13
Nora Bacon 11
Ella Bacon 6

1910 Federal Census, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin (Apr. 25-26)

Name: Christ Bacon, 56  yrs.
Birthplace: Norway
Head of House
Father's Birth Place: Norway
Mother's Birth Place: Norway
Spouse's name: Mary
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1870
Occupation: General Farming
Household Members
Christ Bacon 56
Mary Bacon 60, wife
Nora Bacon 21
Ella Bacon 16

1900 Federal Census, Richwood, Richland Co., Wisconsin

Name: Hans Bakker 73 yrs., husband
Birth Date: May 1832
Birthplace: Norway
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1872
Head of House
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway

Occupation: View on Image

Married 1852, 48 yrs.

Charaline Bakker 68 yrs., wife
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 9 

1920 Federal Census, Longwood, Clark, Wisconsin

Mary Bacon, 69 yrs.
Birthplace: Norway
Spouse's name: Christ
Father's Birth Place: Norway
Mother's Birth Place: Norway
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Year of Immigration: 1854, naturalized 1876
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members
Clarence Mathewson 39, Head
Maggie Mathewson 34, Wife
Kenneth Mathewson 12
Donald Mathewson 9
Merma Mathewson 4 yrs., 7 mos.
Lois Mathewson 2 1/2
Christ Bacon 67, Father-in-law, farm laborer
Mary Bacon 69, Mother-in-law

Thompson's Five Points Cemetery, Akan Township, Richland County, Wisconsin

Bakken, Christian Hans  Sept. 4, 1852 - Jun 4, 1935
     Married Mary Munson on April 23, 1875.
     Son of Hans Jr. & Caroline (Peterson) Bakken.
     Note: Surnames Bacon/Bakken/Hansen/Hanson
     Note: Died on Mathewson-Bacon farm in Owen, WI.
Bakken, Henry
     Son of Christian Hans & Mary (Munson) Bakken.
     Note: No dates
Bakken, Mary Munson Feb. 23, 1850 - Jan. 14, 1931
     Married Christian Hans Bakken on April 23, 1875.
     Daughter of Christian Adolph Munson 1814 – 1864 & Agnet Olesdatter Pedersand 1815 – 1849
     Note: Died on Mathewson-Bacon farm in Owen, WI.
Bakken, Tina
     Daughter of Christian Hans & Mary (Munson) Bakken.
     Note: No dates

Thompson's Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery (Mother Church of Five Points Lutheran)

AKA South Church, Maple Ridge Cemetery, Richwood Township, Richland County, Wisconsin USA

Bakken, (Baby) Nov. 16, 1929 - Nov. 16, 1929
     Daughter of Philip Martin & Bessie M. (Moore) Bakken.
     (Burial Information from Richland Co., WI death record)
Bakken, Bertha Marie Mar. 20, 1895 - Oct. 30, 1921
     LS with her parents.  "Daughter"
     Daughter of Holden & Martha "Mattie" (Nerby) Bakken.
Bakken, Caroline Peterson May 17, 1832 - Mar. 20, 1920
     MS with Hans. Married Hans Jr. Bakken.
     Note: Maiden name spelling varies: Petersdatter/Peterson.
Bakken, Donna Kathryn "Kay" Dec. 21, 1931 - Apr. 5, 1933
     Daughter of Philip Martin & Bessie M. (Moore) Bakken. Age 1yr. 3mo. 15da.
     Note: Marker engraved 1931-1932  Death record 1931-1933
Bakken, Hans Jr.Aug. 10, 1826 - Dec. 11, 1908
     MS with Caroline. Married Caroline Peterson.
     Son of Han Bakken Sr.
     Note: Original name was Hanson but changed their name to Bakken.
Bakken, Holden  Oct 30, 1868 - Aug. 3, 1959 (Brother of Christian Hans Bakken)
     LS with his wife Martha and their daughter Bertha.  "Father"
     Married Martha "Mattie" Nerby on October 17, 1893.
     Son of Hans Jr. & Caroline (Peterson) Bakken.
Bakken, John Mar. 4, 1908 - Mar. 4, 1908
     Son of Holden & Martha "Mattie" (Nerby) Bakken.
     (Burial Information from Richland Co., WI death record)
Bakken, Martha "Mattie" Nerby  July 28, 1868 - Feb. 11, 1931
     LS with her husband Holden and their daughter Bertha.  "Mother"
     Married Holden Bakken on October 17, 1893.
     Daughter of Hans Pedar & ? Nerby.
     Note: Maren Sophia Olson was her step mother.

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Carol Mathewson Moore (family member) and Stan & Janet Schwarze