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Isaac (Ike) (Harry) Harrison Bassett

Male 1919 - 1997  (78 years)


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  • Name Isaac (Ike) (Harry) Harrison Bassett 
    Born 21 Sep 1919  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 7DECC210C0A2B3438BEB8C385698AC6CD368 
    Died 3 Oct 1997  Sacramento, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Isaac (Ike) Harrison Bassett was a thoroughbred jockey, winning the Longacres Mile in 1944. His younger brother, Arlin, was a jockey as well, and more famous in the sport than Ike. Among other races, he won the Bay Meadows Handicap in 1944. Their brother, Kenneth Wilton Bassett, was a jockey's agent at the Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California.

      Isaac was a promoter and the original manager of the Front Street replica in Dodge City, Kansas. Ike married twice more.

      1930 Federal Census of Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas (14 Apr 1930)
      I. Harry Bassett - 41 - M - AR-US-US - Head - ? Clerk Santa Fe Railroad
      Bessie - 32 - F - OK-US-US - Wife
      Kenneth W. - 15 - M - OK-AR-OK - Son
      Vera M. - 13 - F - KS-AR-OK - Daughter
      Harry Jr. - 10 - M - KS-AR-OK - Son
      Arlin L. - 7 - M - KS-AR-OK - Son
      (Living on Avenue F)
      (Married at 24 & 18)
    Person ID I2219  2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2013 

    Father Isaac Harry Bassett, Jr.,   b. 21 Oct 1888, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1973, Maysville, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Bessie Faye Medley,   b. 14 Sep 1895, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1969  (Age 73 years) 
    Married Sep 1913 
    Family ID F452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorris Bernice Klays,   d. 29 Oct 1999, Sacramento, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Living
    +2. Living
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     5. Living
    Family ID F755  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart