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- 1920 Federal Census of Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky (6 Jan 1920)
George O. Bassett 40 M OH OH OH Head Lumber Mfg.
Alice O. 36 F MI MI MI Wife
David H. 7 M KY OH MI Son
(Living on Michigan Ave.)
1930 Federal Census of Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky (21 Apr 1930)
George O. Bassett 52 M OH OH OH Head Mfg. Lumber
Allie 48 F MI NY PA Wife
David H. 18 M KY OH MI Son
& 1 servant
(Living on Michigan Ave.)
HISTORY OF KENTUCKY
Col. George O. Bassett
Col. George O. Bassett is an Ohio man by birth, but for a number of
years has had extensive timber and manufacturing interests in Kentucky and
adjoining states. His business as a hardwood manufacturer is one of the very
important industries in Wayne County and constitutes one of the chief
commercial assets of the Town of Monticello.
Mr. Bassett was born September 6, 1877, at Weston in the Sta
Ohio. His grandfather Smith Bassett was of English descent and lived most of
his life on a farm in Wood County, Ohio, and died at Weston. D.H. Bassett,
father of George O., was born in Wood County in 1828, was reared and married
there and for many years followed farming. When he retired from the farm he
moved to Weston, and in 1881 for the sake of better health took up his
residence at Ringgold, Georgia, where he died in 1884. He was a republican,
and earnest churchman as a Presbyterian and a member of the Masonic
fraternity. He married Carrie Oswald who was born in Wood County in 1851 and
died at Weston in 1877, soon after the birth of her son George. There was one
older child, H.S. Bassett, who lives at Oneida, Tennessee, and there has
charge of the local interests of the Bassett Hardwood Manufacturing Company.
George O. Bassett after the death of his father lived with his half
sister Mrs. T.W. Minton at Lebanon, Kentucky, and acquired his early education
in the public schools there, graduating from high school in 1895. In 1897 he
graduated from the Davis Business College of Toledo, Ohio, and for four years
was employed as an electrician with the Toledo firm of Bissell, Dodge & Erner
Company. Mr. Bassett then removed to Ringgold, Georgia, to handle the estate
of his father, buying out the interests of the other heirs. This estate
consisted largely of timberland, and for a year his work was largely in
getting out timber from the stumpage. For two years he was in the flourmilling
business at Waterville, Ohio, and for another three years remained there as a
general merchant.
It was in 1908 that Mr. Bassett established the Bassett Hardwood
Manufacturing Company at Junction City, Kentucky, where he operated a mill for
three years. Since then there has been a branching out and expansion resulting
in the establishment of dimension mills and wood, stock mills in Adair,
Russell and Taylor counties, Kentucky, where his firm began operatio
1910. The mills and wood working plant operated by the company today are
located in Wayne and Clinton counties, Kentucky, and at Oneida in Scott
County, Tennessee. These plants manufacture a varied and almost complete line
of xxxork, hardwood interior trim, and also manufacture certain special lines
including spokes, ladder rounds, golf shafts, drum sticks, etc. The partners
in the business are George O. Bassett and his brother H.S. Bassett and R.E.
Shoemaker. The company has one of its most complete plants and mills at
Monticello, that being located on Michigan Avenue, where Mr. Bassett also has
his home. His house is one of the architectural features of Monticello, and is
said to be the best finished residence in the entire county.
Mr. Bassett is an independent republican being an aide-de-camp on Gov.
Edward P. Morrow's staff with rank of colonel. He is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, Columbia Lodge F.and A.M.,Columbia Chapter R.A.M.,
Marion Commandery No. 24 K.T. at Lebanon, Scottish Rite, Indra Consisto
M.R.S. No.2 of Covington, Kentucky, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He is owner of a number of dwellings and other real estate at Monticello and
his firm owns extensive tracts of timberland in Wayne County. He was one of
the men who responded liberally and loyally to all the efforts for complete
cooperation with the Government during the World war.
In 1901 at Waterville, Ohio, Mr. Bassett married Miss Alice Ostrander,
daughter of W.H. and Caroline (Wagonlander) Ostrander. Her mother lives at
Waterville where her father, a retired merchant, died. Mrs. Bassett is a
graduate of a Michigan college. They have one son, David Henry, born May 4,
1912.
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1877 - Deceased