| Notes |
- Excerpt from Autobiography of Isaac Newton Bassett
My Mother's Family:
John Hall the oldest son when 17 years old ran away from home in order to go into the volunteer service in the war of 1812. He served during the war or the greater part of it. He was in the Battle of New Orleans and received a wound, which broke his skull, and it was trepanned by beating out a 25-cent piece to take the place of the bone removed. He recovered but his family knew nothing about his wounds until long after. He never wrote home and did not return until 1830. He had become addicted to drinking intoxicants and was somewhat obnoxious on that account. I can just remember of his coming to my father's house about 1831 when I was six years old. He remained some months with my father's family but left during the year and was never heard of afterwards. My father said he was quite intelligent and related some very interesting events in his life, but I cannot relate them. The other son Richard died when 16 years old.
|
Bassett Family Association Database
