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Frank Leslie Bassett[1]

Male 1874 - 1953  (79 years)


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  • Name Frank Leslie Bassett 
    Born 24 May 1874  Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    AFN K4K2-RMZ 
    _UID BED17995AB7C2041805285E89E4C4C10AA17 
    Died 23 Dec 1953 
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      BIRTH: Family records held by submitter.
      DEATH: Family bible kept by Guy William BASSETT, passed to Mary Maxine BASSETT ENDRES, as of July 2010 was kept by Ronald L. BASSETT. May have died at Excellcier Springs, Missouri.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1880 US Census:
      Frank L. BASSETT Age: 6 Estimated birth year: <1874> Birthplace: Iowa Relation: Son Home in 1880: Wyacondah, Davis, Iowa Marital status: Single. Race: White, Gender: Male, Head of household: William BASSETT. Father's birthplace: IN, Mother's birthplace: IA. Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Wyacondah, Davis, Iowa; Roll: T9-336; Family History Film: 1254336; Page: 148B; E D: 52; Image: 0077.

      1895 Iowa State Census
      Frank L. Bassett, 20, M, W. Birthplace: L?? Co
      Iowa, Davis Co, Wyacondah Twp.

      1900 US Census
      BASSETT, Frank L. Head, 26, May 1874. Md 4 yr. Farmer, born IA; parents born IA. - Alice M.,Wife, 22, Jul 1877, 2 child - 1 lvg, IA, Md 4 yr, parents IN IN - Frona, Dau, 1, Oct 1898, MO IA IA - WAGGONER, Mina, Boarder, 21, Jan 1879, School Teacher, Iowa, Iowa, New York
      Cleveland Twp. Davis, Iowa. ED 2, Sheet 4, 66-66, taken 9 June 1900.

      1910 US Census
      Frank L. Bassett , 34, M, W, Born: IA, both parents born IA, married 14 years, farmer.
      - Alice M, wife, 32, F, W, born IA, has had 3 children, 2 are living, parents born IN.
      - Frona, Dau, W, F, age 11, born Missiouri.
      - Cloyse, son, W, M, 9, born IA.
      Missouri, Putnam County, York Twp. Series: T624 Roll: 806 Part: 1 Page: 269B

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Frank Leslie Bassett; 44, Address: Allerton,Wayne, Iowa. Birth Date: 24 May 1874. Race: White, Farmer in Ipswitch, Edmonds, South Dakota. Nearest Relative: Alice M. Bassett of Allerton, Wayne, Iowa. Meduim Height, Slender Build, Blue eyes, Brown Hair. No physical problems. Roll: 1643414. Registered 12 Sept 1918 at Wayne County, IA.

      2. Davis Co. Ia School records on Rootsweb: SCHOOL REPORT OF 1887
      School closed at the Hutchings School house on Friday of last week. A large number of patrons and friends were present, and listened with interest to the exercises, which consisted of dialoques, essays, declamations, reviews, etc. The enrollment was 22, average daily attendance14, some being compelled to miss on account of measles. The average of the A grade on examination for the whole term was: Effie Hutchings, 94; Will Swift, 89; Will Hutchings, 93; Alma Wray, 93; Minnie Hutchings, 90; Homer Patterson, 81. B Grade- James Wilcox, 91; John Swift, 79; Arthur Bunnel 89; Lola Wray, 90; Mettie Wilcox, 82; Frank Bassett, 89; Lon Wray, 83. Allen Stansberry, Teacher.

      3. Iowa Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1884-1885 R
      Pg 864: Leslie Bassett is hown as postmaster, Stationery and Notions, for Richland, Keokuk County, IA.
      Pg 1272: Notions, Retail; Leslie Bassett, Richland

      CHRISTENING: Other LDS Baptism: 30 Jan 2004 Temple: NZEAL
    Person ID I22  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2011 

    Father William M Bassett,   b. 29 Mar 1851, Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1938, Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Priscilla Hastings Puffer,   b. 23 May 1851, Mount Vernon, Linn, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1903, Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1873  , Henry, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      MARRIAGE:
      1. Letter from Blanche Battin shows marriage date as 15 April 1873. The 14 April date may be the bond or license/bond date.

      2. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Priscilla Puffer, Gender: female, Birth Place: IA, Birth Year: 1851, Spouse Name: William Bassett, Spouse Birth Place: IN, Marriage Year: 1873, Number Pages: 1
      Source Citation: Source number: 957.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.
      Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
      Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.

      3. FamilySearch.org:
      Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 for Priscilla Puffer
      Groom's Name: William Bassett Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Priscilla Puffer Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1873 Marriage Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02695-8 System Origin: Iowa-EASy Source Film Number: 1704465
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Minerva L Headrick,   b. 1 Jul 1877, ,Davis, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1961, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California , United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1895 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Forrest B Bassett,   b. 3 Dec 1896, of , Davis, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1899, Perry Twp, Davis, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    +2. Frona Bassett,   b. 27 Oct 1898, , Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1983, ,Butte,California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Daniel Cloyce Bassett,   b. 13 Dec 1899, , , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1987, , Cascade, Montana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F33  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] GEDCOM File : kincaid2.ged, Mary Ann Kincaid Murray, 4 Mar 2002.

    2. [S19] World War I Draft Registration, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S162] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com).