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- The Brazil Daily Times, Indiana, Saturday, 5 January 1952
Brazil Woman, 95, Has Vivid Memory Of Civil War Days And Abraham Lincoln
(Story and Picture by Kenny Bennett)
Now 95 years old, Mrs. Ammie Bass Robinson, 419 W. Shattuck St., today told a Times reporter she had a vivid recollection of Civil War day and Abraham Lincoln.
?I was just a little girl in pigtails back in the early 1860?s, but I?ll always remember the goings-on during that great war between the states,? Mrs. Robinson said in a clear-cut manner.
Her eyes sparkled as she recalled her youthful activities in her native New Albany.
?My daddy, who was a full-blooded Chippewa Indian, worked at the big flour mill and we owned our own home right down town.
?We used to go down on the Ohio River bank and watch the steam boats. It was a wonderful time.
?I can remember just like it was yesterday when President Lincoln signed the Emancpiation Proclamation. My mother had been born a slave in North Carolina but was set free when she was a little girl. Of course, my daddy had never been a slave. He was a fine man and my mother was a wonderful Woman.
?We felt pretty close to the Civil War, since just across the river was Kentucky. It seemed like a lot of traffic on the river concerned the war. The whole country was saddened when news came through that our great president Mr. Lincoln, had been assassinated.?
As a teen-ager the New Albany girl came to Brazil for a visit with friends and relatives, and that put an end to her single days. Here she met Harry Bass, a barber, and they were married in 1878. They had four children, three boys and a girl, and she now makes her home with the only survivor, Earl Chester Bass, better known as ?Chuckie,? a popular barber.
?After Mr. Bass died, I later married Richard Robinson in 1902, and we lived in Danville, Ill., where he was a coal miner and fireman. Mr. Robinson died in 1948 and now I?m here making my home with my son Chuckie,? she said.
In remarkably good health, Mrs. Robinson is enjoying life. She reads without the said of glasses. Radio is one of her favorite entertainments.
?You ask what do I like to eat? I like just about everything, and I haven?t lost my appetite the least bit. I can?t remember having been ill. The Lord has been mighty good to me,? Mrs. Robinson remarked.
Will preserved, Mrs. Robinson appears to be headed to the 100 mark with ease. She attends services at the A.M.E. Church regularly.
?I don?t know what to attribute my long life to,? Mrs. Robinson said. ?I have enjoyed every day that I have lived. I enjoy people. And I do think that everybody would get more out of life if they had more faith and trust in one another.?
The Terre Haute Tribune, Indiana, Thursday, 1 Jul 1954
Ammie Bass Robinson
BRAZIL, Ind., July 1.-(Special)-Funeral services for Ammie Bass Robinson, 98 years, old, 419 West Shattuck street, who died Monday, will be at 3 o?clock Friday afternoon at the Moore Funeral Home. The Rev. Ulysses White will officiate and burial will be in Cottage Hill cemetery.
1900 Federal Census of Brazil, Clay County, Indiana (6 Jun 1900)
Annie Brown 42 F Sep 1857 IN NC LA Head U.G.
William W. Bass 17 M Oct 1882 IN IN IN Porter Barber Shop
Earl C. 15 M May 1885 IN IN IN Janitor Bank
James H. 12 M Jun 1887 IN IN IN At school
& 1 Boarder
(Married 3 years, 9 children, 3 living
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1856 - 1954 (97 years)