A Genealogy Report For WILLIAM M BASSETT - INGenWeb

4. DIRECT RELATIONS
Generation of Children
1. MARY JANE WADE [NICHOLSON] (William's cousin, once removed) was born on 12 August 1838, in Ripley, Indiana,
United States, to John Madison Nicholson 76 and Sarah Elizabeth Nicholson [GLAZE] 77 . Mary died on 9 August 1900, aged 61,
in Oak, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States. She was buried in Oak Cem, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States.
Note: SOURCES:
BIOGRAPHY:
Info from Ancestry.com "Unk" file.
Listed as born in 1837 in 1900 census. Eleven children, 10 living in 1900.
Indiana before marriage, Iowa, Illinois & Nebraska after marriage.
1880 US Census
Nuckolls Co., Nebraska
1900 US Census
Nuckolls Co., Nebraska.
Citations:
• Source 36 (Birth).
• Source 18 (Birth).
Mary married her cousin, once removed, George Washington Wade 148 .
Generation of Peers
2. WILLIAM M BASSETT (The subject of this report) was born on 29 March 1851, in Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United
States, to William H Bassett Jr. 165 and Nancy Bassett [Shreve] 166 , as shown in family tree 1. He was recorded in the census in
1860, aged about 9, in Brown, Ripley, Indiana, United States. He was recorded in the census. William died (Coronary,
generalized artioscleosis) on 22 October 1938, aged 87, in Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States. William was buried on 24
October 1938 in IOOF Cem, Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States.
The following information is also recorded for William. Ancestral File Number; Birth(?); Birth(?).
William married four times. He was married to Priscilla Hastings Bassett [Puffer] 3 , Mary E. Goode 4 , Mary Elizabeth Bassett
[French] 5 and Jennie Patterson Bassett [Duckworth] 6 .
Notes:
• sources:
BIRTH: Birth date from 1829 Bible held by Ronald Bassett: "William Bassett was born March 29 1851"
DEATH:
1) Iowa State Dept. of Health, Certificate of Death # 14- 206 (very poor certified copy held by Ronald Bassett). Died
October 22, 1938 at Mount Pleasent State Hospital, Center Twp, Heron County, Iowa. Resident of Bloomfield (Davis) Iowa.
A retired farmer in 1902, died of generalized artioscleosis, coronary sclerosis, pulmanary edemia.
Buried in the IOOF Cem., on 24 Oct 1938.
Informant was Mrs Ora (Bassett) Battin, 335-6 SW Huron, SD. (Daughter)
Father: William Bassett, born in Indiana. Mother: Nancy Shreeves of unknown. Wife's name: Jane.
2) From 1829 Bible held by Ronald Bassett: "William Bassett died Oct-22-1938"
BURIAL: IOOF Cem., Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa.
MARRIAGE: Family records held by submitter
1860 US Census:
BASSETT, WILLIAM, age 10, born IN
State: Iowa, Linn County, Linn Township, Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Database: IA 1860 Federal Census Index, Page: 091
1870 US Census:
BASSETT, WILLIAM, 19, works on farm, born IN
William Bassett, 61, male, farmer, born KY, real estate value $10,000, personal value $900. Farmer
- Nancy, 56, keeps house, born OH
Iowa, Linn Co, Mt. Vernon, Franklin Twp. Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Series: M593 Roll: 405 Part: 1
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