Bassett Family Association Database

Clay (Baldy) Bass, Sr.

Male 1922 - 1986  (63 years)


Personal Information

  • Name Clay (Baldy) Bass 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 1 Dec 1922  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 952F5E8375479F45B17D3A742E673F6F6475 
    Died 19 Nov 1986  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New St. James Baptist Church Cemetery, Timberlake, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1940 Federal Census of Mount Tirzah, Person County, North Carolina
      Sam Bass - Black - 45 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Head - Farmer
      Mary - Black - 40 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Wife
      Howard - Black - 20 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son - Farm Hand
      Clay - Black - 16 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son - Farm Hand
      Nellie - Black - 15 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter - Farm Hand
      Martha Lee - Black - 13 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter - Farm Hand
      Joe - Black - 13 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son
      Lilly - Black - 11 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter

      Durham Morning Herald
      North Carolina
      Saturday, November 22, 1986
      Clay Bass Sr.
      Roxboro - Clay “Baldy” Bass, 63, of Route 1, Hurdle Mills, died Wednesday morning in Duke Hospital after a lengthy illness.
      He was a native of Person County.
      The funeral will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in New St. James Baptist Church by the Reverend G.C. Ragland. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
      Surviving are a son, Clay Bass Jr. of Oxford, and a sister, Mrs. Martha Cameron of the home.
      The family will receive visitors from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Cunningham & Nelson Funeral Home.
    Person ID I30  Bass75B Charles and Bella Bass of North Carolin
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2019 

    Father Sam Bass,   b. Jan 1897, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1982, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Mother Mary Millers,   b. 14 Jan 1896, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1954, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 6 May 1919  Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Clay Bass, Jr.
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2019 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart