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Allen Prentis (Prosper) Bassett

Male 1867 - 1957  (89 years)


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  • Name Allen Prentis (Prosper) Bassett 
    Born 22 Nov 1867  Smithfield Township, Fayette County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 16704418E82C424EBD34B97390CCFEB2AF31 
    Died 26 May 1957  Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 30 May 1957  Spring Garden Cemetery, Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Former Resident Dies In Texas At Age of 89
      Allen P. Bassett, a former resident of the Sun City community, died at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas, May 26, 1957. He was 89 years of age.
      The son of Stephen and Sarah Bassett, he was born November 22, 1867 in Arlington, Iowa.
      He is survived by his sons William of the home and James and family of Kansas City; two sisters, Mrs. J.W. Haxton, Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. C.D. Brown of Pueblo, Colorado.
      Burial was at Spring Garden, Missouri, May 30.

      1870 Federal Census of Seton, Smithfield Township, Fayette County, Iowa (26 Jul 1870)
      Allen Basset - 65 - M - New York - Farmer 7500 1180
      Sharotta - 65 - F - Indiana
      Stephen - 25 - M - Indiana - Farming
      Sarah - 22 - F - Michigan
      William - 5 - M - Indiana
      Allen - 3 - M - Iowa
      Addie - 9/12 - F - Iowa - Born Sep

      1880 Federal Census of Smithfield, Fayette County, Iowa
      S.M. Bassett - 36 - M - IN-NY-NY - Head - Farming
      S.A. - 31 - F - MI-NY-NY - Wife - Keeping House
      W.S. - 15 - M - IN-IN-MI - Son
      A.P. - 12 - M - IA-IN-MI - Son - At School
      S.E. - 10 - M - IA-IN-MI - Son - At School
      J.H. - 8 - M - IA-IN-MI - Son - At School
      S.M. - 5 - F - IA-IN-MI - Daughter
      T. - 3 - M - IA-IN-MI - Son
      Johon - 5/12 - M - IA-IN-MI - Son
      Allen - 74 - M - NY-NY-CN - Father
      H.D. Cowles - 47 - M - MA-MA-MA - Other - Butter Maker
      J.H. - 18 - M - IA-MA-NY - Other
      E. Ranels - 25 - M - IA-IA-IA - Other

      1930 Federal Census of Saline, Miller County, Missouri (12 Apr 1930)
      Allen P. Bassett (Wd) - 58 - M - IA-IN-IN - Head - Farmer General Farm
      William A. - 15 - M - MO-IA-IA - Son - Laborer Farm
      James D. - 13 - M - MO-IA-IA - Son

      Obituary for Sarah Coreen Fullerton Bassett
      Mrs. S.C. Bassett Dies At Age Of 79
      Etterville, December 13 - Mrs. S.C. Bassett died at her home in Etterville at 7:30 p.m. on December 9, 1927, at the age of 79 years, 10 months, and 14 days, following a light stroke of paralysis on November 28, from which she never recovered.
      She was born in Toledo, Ohio, January 26, 1848, and on May 7, 1863, was united in marriage to Stephen M. Bassett at Elkhart, Indiana, and to this union eight children were born, namely: William S., of Northport, Nebraska; Allen P., of Etterville; James S., of Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Sylvia Haxton, of Laplata; Thaddeus B., of Sumatra, Montana; Frank R., of Skidmore; and Mrs. Iva Brown, of Pueblo, Colorado. A son, Edward S., died in the year of 1914. She is also survived by 26 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
      Early in life she united with the Methodist Church and the remainder of her life she lived a conscientious Christian.
      Mrs. Bassett made her home in Miller County, in and near Etterville, for more than twenty years, and it will be remembered that she, at the death of her son, Edward S. and his wife in 1914, took the three small children they left into her home and assumed the responsibility of father and mother, as well as grandmother to them. For this faithful service she will receive her reward in that better world into which she has just passed.
      Funeral services were conducted at Etterville Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock by Rev. Bower, pastor of the Methodist Church at Eldon, and burial was made in the Spring Garden Cemetery.

      Records From the Allen Bassett Family Bible
      Allen Bassett, born 26 Jan 1806
      Charlotte Johnson, born 25 Dec 1805
      Allen Bassett married Charlotte Johnson April 1824
      Sally Bassett, born 18 Oct 1825, married Jefferson Brower 5 Apr 1847
      John A. Bassett, born 20 Jun 1830, married Sarah A. Euleston 5 Jun 1856
      Sylvia S. Bassett, born 28 Jan 1834, married William O. Enos 23 Dec 1857
      Courtland J. Bassett, born 1 Dec 1838, married Ellen Hall 2 Sep 1862
      Stephen M. Bassett, born 23 Oct 1843, married Sarah C. Fullington 7 May 1863
      Eliza A. Bassett, born 23 Oct 1843
      Eliza A. Bassett died 29 Jul 1844
      Sarah (Euleston) Bassett died 24 Nov 1863
      Sylvia (Bassett) Enos died 6 May 1866
      Charlotte (Johnson) Bassett died 22 Dec 1879
      Stephen Bassett died 22 Nov 1905
      Sarah (Fullington) Bassett died 9 Dec 1927
      Zebdiah Sidney died 24 Jul 1849
      Stephen M. Bssett, born 23 Oct 1843 in Elkhart, Indiana
      Sarah (Fullington) Bassett, born 26 Jan 1848
      William S. Bassett, born 5 Dec 1864 in Elkhart, Indiana
      Allen P. Bassett, born 22 Nov 1867 in Brush Creek, Iowa
      Edward S. Basset, born 25 Oct 1869 in Brush Creek, Iowa
      James H. Bassett, born 13 Apr 1872 in Brush Creek, Iowa
      Sylvia M. Bassett, born 10 Jan 1875 in Brush Creek, Iowa
      Thaddeus B. Bassett, born 23 Apr 1879 in Brush Creek, Iowa
      Frank R. Bassett, born 18 Aug 1882 in Brush Creek, Iowa
      Iva C. Bassett, born 18 Jul 1889 in Brush Creek, Iowa
      James Haxton married Sylvia M. Bassett 10 Jan 1894 in Arlington, Iowa
      William S. Bassett married Mayme T. Powers 11 Oct 1894 in Arlington, Iowa
      James H. Bassett married Maye Wells 11 Mar 1901 in Eldora, Iowa
      Edward S. Bassett married Ella Montz Jun 1903 in Arlington, Iowa
      Frank R. Bassett married Leura A. Cushman 27 Jun 1906 in Etterville, Missouri
      Charles D. Brown married Iva C. Bassett 26 Jun 1907 in Etterville, Missouri
      Thaddeus B. Bassett married Clara Roberts 5 Dec 1907 in Arlington, Iowa
      Allen P. Bassett married Stella I. DeWolf 9 Dec 1912
      Frank and Leura Bassett Family
      Helen Marie Bassett, born 14 Mar 1914 in Pocatella, Idaho
      Earl Raymond Bassett, born 14 May 1916 in Pocatell, Idaho
      Donald Frank Bassett, born 17 May 1923 in Skidmore, Missouri
      Donald F. Bassett married Betty Lou Howell 2 Jun 1946
      Frank Gordon Bassett, born 27 Aug 1949 in Escondido, California
      Donald Steven Bassett, born 25 Jun 1952 in Escondido, California
      Frank Gordon Bassett married Merrie Margaret Grensted 3 Jun 1972
      Cyril Benson Bassett, born 23 Oct 1977 in Encinitas, California
      Cameron Frank Bassett, born 19 Aug 1981 in Encinitas, California
      Samuel Jennings Bassett, born 3 Mar 1986 in San Clemente, California
      Donald Steven Bassett married Anne Elizabeth McLeod 2 Aug 1980
      Tyler McLeod Bassett, born 18 Oct 1983 in New York City, New York
      Emma Leura Bassett, born 5 Nov 1987 in New York City, New York
      William Warren Cushman, born 1846, died 1903, marrid 1868
      Elvira Messick, born 1850, died 1921
      Florence Cushman, born 1869, maried All Manning 1887, married R.D. Jones 1905
      Sherman Cushman, born 1871, died 1940, married Anna Burlingame 1894, married Nannie Meeks 1920
      Jennie Cushman, born 1875, died 1894, married J.E. Hite 1893
      Charles Cushman, born 1882, died 1907
      Clara Cushman, born 1884, died 1974(?), married G.E. Heslep 1906 in a double wedding with Leura
      Leura Cushman, born 1886, died 1980, married Frank Bassett 27 Jun 1906
      James Cushman, born 1888, died 1976, married Mary Davignon 1920, married Mercedes(?)
    Person ID I15  21B Allen Bassett of St. Joseph County, Indiana
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2012 

    Father Stephen Matthew (Moody) Bassett,   b. 23 Oct 1843, Warren Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1905, Fairfield Township, Fayette County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah Coreen Fullington,   b. 26 Jan 1848, Michigan City (Rawsonville), Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1927, Etterville, Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 7 May 1863  Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Estella I. DeWolfe,   b. 29 May 1878,   d. 29 Jan 1917  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 9 Dec 1912  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
    +2. James DeWolfe Bassett,   b. 17 Oct 1916, Etterville, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1976, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah C.,   b. 26 Jan 1848,   d. 9 Dec 1927  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] FBR - Family Bible Record.

    2. [S3] TDI - Texas Death Index.