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- Louisa was living with her son Elias for the 1910 census of Idaho.
1860 Federal Census of Constantine Twp., St. Joseph County, MI (6 Jul 1860)
Alfred Scott 24 M Canada Baker --- 90
Louisa Bassett 27 F Canada
Anna Scott 10 F Canada
Libby Bassett 3 F Michigan
Henry 6/12 M Michigan
& 3 others
1870 Federal Census of Deerfield, Van Buren County, Michigan (2 Jul 1870)
Elias Bassett 39 M New York Carpenter
Lyman Carpenter 25 M Michigan Lumbering
Lucy 18 F Canada Keeping House
1870 Federal Census of Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan (23 Jul 1870)
Orsen Beckwith 59 M Vermont Barber ---- 300
Louisa 36 F Connecticut Keeping house
Lilly Bassett 12 F Michigan At school
Elias 10 M Michigan At school
Orsen Beckwith 4 M Michigan
1880 Federal Census of Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
Orson Beckwith 68 M VT CT CT Head Laborer
Louisa 46 F CN CN NY Wife Laundry
Orson 14 M MI VT CN Son
Geo. Dupont 35 M MI -- -- Other Tunes Organs
Elias Bassett
Nebraska City News, Friday, 21 Dec 1888
An Enoch Arden Case
The death of E. Bassett on Sunday last brought out a rather peculiar Enoch Arden case, except that the original couple were reunited. In the latter part of the '50s Mr. Bassett was married and lived happily with his family in a small town in Illinois. When the call was made for volunteers in the civil war Mr. Bassett responded and served until the troops were mustered out, but from what we have been told when he returned to his old home his wife and children had disappeared. He had been reported dead, and after waiting some time the wife marriage again. He could obtain no trace of his lost family, so he started on a long search for them. For years he was the driver of the sixteen-horse band wagon for "Yankee" Robinson and afterwards was with Dan Rice. In every town he visited he searched for his family but without avail. After he had abandoned all hope of ever finding them he drifted west and attending divine services in a small town in Missouri he met his wife. The parties then came to Nebraska City where there was a happy reunion, with the exception of husband No. 2, who regretted exceedingly to leave his wife. His parting was indeed sad. He, too, had been a soldier, and had lost a leg for Uncle Sam. From here husband No. 2 went to Beatrice to live with his son, who was engaged in business at that place. At one time Mr. Bassett, it is said, was very well fixed in regard to worldly possessions.
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Bassett Family Association Database
, d. 16 Dec 1888 (Age ~ 57 years)