Bassett Family Association Database
Winfield Scott Bassett
1852 - 1923 (70 years)-
Name Winfield Scott Bassett Born 4/14 Oct 1852 New Ireland, Neshoba County, Mississippi Gender Male _UID 0A09299E52D0EC40B66B8EEF57CED7C4867F Died 20 May 1923 Mississippi Buried Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi Notes - Winfield Scott Bassett possibly bought land in Goliad, Texas. Family history states that Clay Bassett cheated his younger siblings out of their land and that they then returned to Mississippi.
Masonic Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi
J.H. Bassett - 02/07/1862 - 12/28/1928 - age 66
Lula B. Bassett (wife of J.H. Bassett) - 02/12/1862 - 10/09/1918 - age 56
W.S. Bassett - 10/14/1852 - 5/20/1923 - age 70
1860 Federal Census of Township 9, Range 10, Neshoba County, Mississippi (30 Aug 1860)
H. Bassett - 50 - M - South Carolina - Farmer 8250 6378
Mary E. - 30 - F - Mississippi - House Keeper
Alexander - 21 - M - Mississippi - Farmer 175
Elizabeth - 19 - F - Mississippi - Assistant House Keeper
Lisander W. - 18 - M - Mississippi - Farmer
Christopher - 16 - M - Mississippi
Sarah W. - 11 - F - Mississippi
Betsey N. - 9 - F - Mississippi
Windfield - 7 - M - Mississippi
Floyd McC - 5 - M - Mississippi
James G. - 1/12 - M - Mississippi
1870 Federal Census of Township 8, Range 10, Newton County, Mississippi (Jul 1870)
Mary E. Bassett - 40 - F - Mississippi - Keeping House 1870 250
Georgia N. - 19 - F - Mississippi
Wm S. - 17 - M - Mississippi - Farm laborer
Francis N. - 15 - M - Mississippi - Farm laborer
1880 Federal Census of Beat #3, Newton County, Mississippi (22 Jun 1880)
W.S. Bassett - 27 - M - MS-SC-MS - Head - Farmer
Mary H. - 18 - F - MS-GA-GA - Wife - Keep House
Henry C. - 8/12 - M - MS-MS-MS - Son - Born Sept.
Mary E. - 50 - F - GA-GA-GA - Mother - Assists Keeping House
1900 Federal Census of Beat 3, Newton County, Mississippi (16 Jun 1900)
Green Bassett - 18 - M - Jan 1882 - MS-MS-MS - Head - Farmer
Ellen C. - 16 - F - Sep 1884 - MS-MS-MS - Sister - At school
Amie L. - 13 - F - Sep 1886 - MS-MS-MS - Sister - At school
Henry - 11 - M - Nov 1888 - MS-MS-MS - Brother - Farm hand
Mary J. - 9 - F - Dec 1890 - MS-MS-MS - Sister - At school
Grover C. - 7 - M - Nov 1892 - MS-MS-MS - Brother - At school
Irvin O. - 3- M - Dec 1897 - MS-MS-MS - Brother
Scott - 40 - M - 1860 - MS-MS-MS - Uncle
Person ID I19 63B Hansford Bassett of Mississippi Last Modified 5 Jun 2013
Father Hansford Bassett, b. 4 Aug 1809, South Carolina , d. Jul 1862, New Ireland, Neshoba County, Mississippi (Age 52 years) Mother Mary Elizabeth Underwood, b. 10 Feb 1828, Jasper County, Mississippi , d. 19 Jan 1913, New Ireland, Neshoba County, Mississippi (Age 84 years) Married Abt 1848 Dixon, Neshoba County, Mississippi Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Henritta (Mary?) Easom, (Easdom), b. Sep 1861, Mississippi Married Abt 10 Dec 1877 Children 1. Henry Clay Bassett, b. Sep 1879, Mississippi 2. Bassett, b. Abt 1880, d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 19 years) + 3. Thomas Zachary Bassett, b. 1880, Mississippi , d. 7 Feb 1954, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 74 years) + 4. Robert Lee Bassett, b. 29 Dec 1882, Mississippi , d. Feb 1968, Forest, Scott County, Mississippi (Age 85 years) 5. Sarah F. (Fanny) Bassett, b. Mar 1885, Mississippi 6. Adella N. (Nancy) Bassett, b. Jan 1887, Mississippi 7. Bassett, b. Abt 1888, d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 11 years) + 8. James Bruce Bassett, b. 28 May 1889, Mississippi + 9. Mesic Hesikah Bassett, b. 4 Mar 1891, Texas , d. Apr 1971, Forest, Scott County, Mississippi (Age 80 years) 10. Darthy J. Bassett, b. Jan 1893, Mississippi 11. Covington C. Bassett, b. Jan 1895, Mississippi + 12. Sidney Carl Bassett, b. 18 Mar 1897, Mississippi , d. 14 Jul 1979 (Age 82 years) 13. William Clarence Bassett, b. Apr 1898, Mississippi Family ID F11 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Winfield Scott Bassett possibly bought land in Goliad, Texas. Family history states that Clay Bassett cheated his younger siblings out of their land and that they then returned to Mississippi.