Bassett Family Association Database
Amy Florence Bassett
1875 - 1913 (37 years)-
Name Amy Florence Bassett Born 30 Mar 1875 Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois Gender Female Died 12 Feb 1913 Bassett Homestead near Gainsville, Cooke County, Texas Buried UNKNOWN Oak Grove Cemetery Notes - Amy came to Texas as a child with her parents. The Civil War was over and also the Indian trouble had moved west, no longer a threat to the Gainesville area. She became a teacher in Salem, Texas from 1901-02. A near
tragedy occurred when an irate mother took a hammer and beat Amy and left her for dead on a lonely country road. She was discovered and was taken home. She decided being a housewife was a much safer job, so she stayed home and helped her husband.
Person ID I16266 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Sep 2011
Father Algernon Sidney Bassett, b. 29 Mar 1845, Jefferson County, Indiana , d. 13 Feb 1935, Sarita, Kenedy County, Texas (Age 89 years) Relationship Natural Mother Frances Ellen Nichols, b. 12 Mar 1850, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois , d. 4 Apr 1917, Sarita, Kenedy County, Texas (Age 67 years) Relationship Natural Married 9 Oct 1867 Marion County, Illinois Family ID F04519 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Luther Coleman Hafford, b. 3 Jan 1873, Dry Hill, Tennessee , d. 28 Jan 1945, Bassett Estate, Cooke County, Texas (Age 72 years) Married 4 Jan 1903 Cooke County, Texas Children + 1. Vera Thelma Hafford, b. 18 Nov 1904, Cooke County, Texas , d. 16 May 1984, Grand Prairie, Texas (Age 79 years) [Natural] + 2. Ira Weldon Hafford, b. 28 May 1906, Cooke County, Texas , d. 4 Jan 1977, Shawnee Mission, Kansas (Age 70 years) [Natural] + 3. Mary Anita Hafford, b. 11 Feb 1910, Sarita, Texas , d. Deceased [Natural] + 4. Amy Ellen Hafford, b. 30 Oct 1911, Cooke County, Texas , d. UNKNOWN [Natural] Family ID F06496 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Amy came to Texas as a child with her parents. The Civil War was over and also the Indian trouble had moved west, no longer a threat to the Gainesville area. She became a teacher in Salem, Texas from 1901-02. A near