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Elijah Bass

Male Abt 1798 -


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  • Name Elijah Bass 
    Born Abt 1798  Robeson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 27D2F14C24050243A6D0C1B15A9470AB95A8 
    Notes 
    • According to court documents from 1841, Elijah, son of Jordan, was deceased by 1841 and the court documents provided a list of his children.

      "Ordered by the Court that Jordan, John, Bethena, Owena, Drucilla, Nancy and Richmond Bass, children of Elijah Bass, deceased and heirs of the estate of Jordan Bass deceased Receive of John and Willis Bass as the Administrators of the estate of said Jordan Bass the sum of one hundred and forty one 4/100 dollars after deducting the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars as an advance made by said Jordan Bass to said Elijah Bass as aforesaid found to be due them by this court on this day and that execution be stayed until further ordered by this court."

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      "John Bass and Willis Bass, sons of Jordan Bass, moved to Cherokee County, Texas. John died without issue. Willis Bass left many descendants. One of these was Joseph Calloway Bass, a grandson, who lived in Jacksonville, Texas."
      "John Bass, a son of Elijah Bass and grandson of Jordan Bass, migrated to Arkansas. His children were Elijah, Giles, Alfesey, John, Thomas, James. Francis C., Martha E., Henry D., Richard, William, and Samuel Bass. The last named, Samuel, was born in Tennessee in 1859. He married Ellen Elvira Bryant and died about 1890. His children were John Hinton Bass, Major Bass, Charlie Bass and Sam Bass."
    Person ID I37576  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2019 

    Father Jordan Bass,   b. Abt 1770,   d. 12 Nov 1841, Talladega County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Bethena Gay,   b. Abt 1740, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married May 1790  Franklin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Jordan Bass
    +2. John A. Bass,   b. Abt 1826, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Bethena Bass
     4. Owena Bass
     5. Drucilla Bass
     6. Nancy Bass
     7. Richmond Bass
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2019 
    Family ID F13325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart