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- Charles was a Sergeant, Company G, 22 Michigan Infantry, August 12, 1862, Commissioned 2nd Lieut. Dec. 5, 1862, 1st Lieut. Feb 21, 1863, Captain, Oct. 14 1864.
1850 Federal Census of Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan
Charles Bassett 17 M New York Farmer & Courier
Living with George Wylde Family
1860 Federal Census of Clinton, Macomb County, Michigan (21 Aug 1860)
Charley Bassett 27 M Michigan Tanner & ??? --- 400
Amelia 22 F Baden, Germany
Nelson 2 M Michigan
Theadore 9/12 M Michigan
Elizabeth Martin 12 F Michigan
1870 Federal Census of Flint Twp., Genesee County, Michigan (8 Jul 1870)
Charles Bassett 37 M Vermont Tanner & courier 5000 200
Amelia 32 F Baden Keeping house
Frances 9 F Michigan At school
Mary 7 F Michigan At school
Charles 5 M Michigan
Catharine 4 F Michigan
Augustus 3 M Michigan
Arthur 1 M Michigan
1880 Federal Census of 4th Ward, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Charles Bassett 47 M VT CN CN Head
Amelia 42 F BD PR BD Wife Keeping House
Frank 19 M MI VT BD Son
Charles 16 M MI VT BD Son At School
Augustus 12 M MI VT BD Son At School
Rosa 5 F MI VT BD Daughter
John 4 M MI VT BD Son
Florence 2 F MI VT BD Daughter
(BD - Baden PR - Paris)
1900 Federal Census of 4th Ward, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama (1 Jun 1900)
Charles Bassett 67 M Mar 1833 VT CF CF Head Bookkeeper - Grocer
Amelia 62 F Feb 1838 GM GM GM Wife
John 23 M Oct 1876 MI VT GM Son Deputy Master Sargent
Pearl 15 F Sep 1884 MI VT GM Daughter
1910 Federal Census of 4th Ward, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama (3 May 1910)
Charles Bassett 75 M VT CF CF Head Asst Postmaster City
Amelia 72 F CN CN MI Wife
Rose O'Connell 13 F CN CN MI Granddau
Martha O'Connell 10 F TN CN MI Granddau
(Married 52 years, 13 children, 8 living)
Souvenir Edition of the New Decatur Advertiser of New Decatur, Alabama
Saturday, Dec. 11, 1897 (page 49 & 50)
CHARLES BASSETT, City Clerk
When the historian of the future shall make mention of New Decatur, her past and present, the name of City Clerk Charles Bassett will be interwoven with many of the pleasant reminiscences of her early days, and will be considered among those having contributed very materially to his prosperity and advancement.
Mr. Bassett is a native of the old Wolverine State of Michigan, and is one of New Decatur's pioneer citizens, his inception dating back to 1888. He came among us as a capitalist, and, as stated above, has played an important part toward the making of what New Decatur is today. He has held his present office since 1891, excepting a short interval of six months. In 1896 and act passed the Legislature making the office elective by popular vote, instead of by the board of alderman and mayor. It was then that Mr. Bassett's real strength among our people was revealed. Having been among our people during almost the entire existence of New Decatur, he made no active canvass for the office and therefore rested his case with the people for an unbiased decision, and endorsement or condemnation. The emphatic manner in which they spoke through the ballot-box was surprising even to Mr. Bassett himself, and registered an epoch in the history of his life that any man should well feel proud of. He administers the affairs of his office in and accurate and painstaking manner, and even the most exacting have fallen short of valid complaints. Those seeking information regarding city affairs or of a public nature concerning the town have ever found Mr. Bassett of a willing and enthusiastic disposition so characteristic of all Michigan people.
The Advertiser, through this Souvenir Edition, speaks these good words in behalf of Mr. Bassett with the full knowledge that our people are familiar with and indorse them.
Daily Herald, June 17, 1918
Charles Bassett, 85-Year-Old Civil War Veteran,
Who Rallied Red Cross Dollars for American Boys of 918
At Albany, Alabama
New Orleans, June 17 – Charles Bassett, 29, left a wife and three children in 1862 to go to war. He enlisted as private in Company G, 22nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, August 12, 1862.
He took part in half a dozen or more battles of the Civil War and when he was mustered out at Nashville, June 6, 1865, he was captain of Company B.
The same Charles Bassett, now just past 85 years of age – perhaps not as active as the Charles Bassett of 1862 – was chairman of the Second War Fund campaign of the Red Cross in Albany, Ala. Not so very many miles away, 53 years ago, he fought – and suffered.
“I know the privations and terrors of war, and I know that what Red Cross can and is doing for the American boys today,” explained Mr. Bassett.
Incidentally, reported to the Gulf Division, American Red Cross, New Orleans, show Mr. Bassett and his co-workers went many times over their quota.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1833 - 1923 (~ 89 years)