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Ernest Bassett

Male 1900 - 1957  (57 years)


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  • Name Ernest Bassett 
    Born 9 Jun 1900  May, Lemhi County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID ED1C9261E6B13E43810F41B51A6B591F9781 
    Died 16 Oct 1957  Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Restlawn Memorial Gardens Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • World War I Draft Registration
      Ernest Bassett
      Challis, Custer County, Idaho
      Born - June 9, 1900
      Farm laborer for William Klug of Challis
      Nearest relative: John Charles Bassett, Challis, Idaho

      Idaho State Journal
      Thursday, October 17, 1957
      Ernest Bassett
      (Includes Picture)
      Ernest Bassett, 57, Fort Hall, died at Bannock Memorial hospital Wednesday after a short illness.
      He was born July 9, 1900, at Challis, a son of John Charles and Josephine LeCafe Bassett. He lived in the Challis area for sixteen years, and then moved to Portland, Oregon. He joined the Marine Corps and served for a time before coming to Utah. He lived in Willard for two years prior to his marriage to Lillie Eliza Fallows at the Logan LDS Temple May 1, 1925.
      They lived in Howell for five years, then moved to Arimo and lived there until 1942 when they came to Pocatello where they lived for a time. For the past ten years they made their home in the Fort Hall area.
      Mr. Bassett was a member of the Fort Hall Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
      Surviving are his widow, three sons, Carlyle R., Carlos L., William E., Fort Hall; six daughters, Mrs. Marrion (Cloerence) Pannel, Pocatello; Mrs. Alvin (Darlene) Beebe, Fort Hall; Mrs. Ralph (Illa) Romriell, Torrence, California; Mrs. Jerome (Phyllis) Adams, Pocatello; Dale Ann and Evelyn Bassett, Fort Hall; two brothers, Henry Charles Bassett of Ogden; Martin Bassett of Roseville, California; eight sisters, Marie Cochran, May, California, Mrs. Alvin (Florence) Taylor, Ogden; Mrs. Albert (Josie) Smith, Utica, California; Mrs. Robert (Jessie) Draper, Great Falls, Montana; Mrs. Alonzo (Margaret) Andersen, Brigham City, Utah; Mrs. Lorin (May) Christensen, Bear River City; Mrs. Jessie (Elmira) Fallows, Howell, Utah; Mrs. Garth (Hazel) Johnson, Denver; and fourteen grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Fort Hall Ward LDS Chapel with Bishop E.V. Cutler officiating. Burial will be in the Restlawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Manning Funeral Chapel.

      The Salt Lake Tribune
      Friday, October 18, 1957
      Ernest Bassett
      Fort Hall, Idaho - Ernest Bassett, 57, Fort Hall, died of pneumonia in a Pocatello hospital after a short illness. Born June 9, 1900, at Challis, to John Charles and Josephine LaCafe Bassett. He married Lily Eliza Fallows at Logan in the Logan Temple Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, May 1, 1925. They resided in Howe and moved to Pocatello in 1942. They moved to Fort Hall in 1952 where they farmed since. Member of Fort Hall LDS Ward. Surviving are the widow; sons, Carlyle William and Charles, Fort Hall; daughters, Mrs. Marion Pannel, Mrs. Jerome Adams; both Pocatello; Mrs. Alvin Bobe, Fort Hall; Mrs. Ralph Romriell, Torrence, California; Dale, Ann and Evelyn Bassett, Fort Hall; two brothers, eight sisters, and 14 grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. in Fort Hall LDS Ward with E.V. Cutler officiating. Burial in Restlawn Memorial Gardens under direction of Manning Funeral Chapel.

      1910 Federal Census of Challis, Custer County, Idaho (20 Apr 1910)
      John C. Bassett - 54 - M - MA-CF-IR - Head - Farmer General Farm
      Josephine - 48 - F - MT-GM-DN - Wife
      Henry - 19 - M - MT-MA-MT - Son - Farmer General Farm
      Ernest - 9- M - MT-MA-MT - Son
      Jesse - 7 - F - ID-MA-MT - Daughter
      Josephine - 7 - F - ID-MA-MT - Daughter
      Margaret - 3 - F - ID-MA-MT - Daughter
      Martin - 3 - M - ID-MA-MT - Son
      Mary - 1-10/12 - F - ID-MA-MT - Daughter
      (DN - Denmark)

      1920 Federal Census of Challis, Custer County, Idaho (10 Mar 1920)
      Josephine Bassett (Widow) - 50 - F - MT-FR-HL - Head - Laundress At Home
      Ernest - 19 - M - ID-MA-MT - Son - Teamster Saw Mill
      Jessie - 17 - F - ID-MA-MT - Daughter
      Josephine - 17 - F - ID-MA-MT - Daughter
      Martin - 13 - M - ID-MA-MT - Son
      May E. - 11 - F - ID-MA-MT - Daughter
      Frances E. - 9 - F - ID-MA-MT - Daughter
      Hazel E. - 7 - F - ID-MA-MT - Daughter
      (FR - France - HL - Holland)

      1930 Federal Census of Howell, Box Elder County, Utah (4 Apr 1930)
      Ernest Bassett - 29 - M - ID-MA-MT - Head - Farmer Dry Farm
      Lillie E. - 23 - F - UT-EN-UT - Wife
      Cloene - 4 - F - UT-ID-UT - Daughter
      Carlyle R. - 2-3/12 - M - UT-ID-UT - Son
      Darlene R. - 3/12 - F - UT-ID-UT - Daughter
      (Living on East Road Blue Creek Valley)
      (Married at 24 and 18)
    Person ID I14  157B John Charles Bassett of Montana/Idaho
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2013 

    Father John Charles Bassett,   b. 2 May 1855, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1919, Challis, Custer County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Josephine Lackaff, (Lacalf),   b. 9 Jul 1868, Deer Lodge County, Montana Territory Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1948, Ukiah, Mendocino County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 7 Feb 1889  Missourl, Missoula County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
    +2. Carlyle Raymond Bassett,   b. 4 Dec 1927, Howell, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 2011, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +3. Rita Darlene Bassett,   b. Abt 1930, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 2019  (Age ~ 89 years)
     4. Illa Bassett
    +5. Carlos LaRay Bassett,   b. 30 Sep 1934, Blue Creek, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 2011, Filer, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Phyllis Bassett
     7. Dale Ann Bassett
     8. Evelyn Bassett
     9. William (Billy) Bassett
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] WWDI - World War I Draft Information.