| Notes |
- 1850 Federal Census of Town of Avon, Lake County, Illinois (23 Oct 1850)
Charles Bassett - 45 - M - Massachusetts - Farmer
Abigail - 35 - F - New York
Mary - 14 - F - Ohio
Rhewanna - 14 - F - Ohio
Lucia - 10 - F - Ohio
1860 Federal Census of Sublette, Lee County, Illinois (14 Jul 1860)
Chas. Basset - 55 - M - Massachusetts - Farmer 1200 450
Abigail - 44 - F - New York
Julia - 9 - F - Illinois
Marcella - 3- F - Illinois
Living next door
Wm. Beard - 31 - M - Vermont - Farmer 2400 600
Mary - 24 - F - Ohio
Alice - 5- F - Illinois
Austin - 2 - M - Illinois
Ada - 6/12 - F - Illinois
1870 Federal Census of Sublette Township, Lee County, Illinois (9 Jul 1870)
Charles Bassett - 59 - M - Massachusetts - Farmer 1600 600
Abigal - 54 - F - New York - Keeping House
Edna - 17 - F - Illinois - School Teacher
Marsella - 13 - F - Illinois
1880 Federal Census of Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas
Abigail Bassett - 65 - F - NY----NY - Head - Keeping House
Edna - 28 - F - IL-MA-NY - Daughter - Teaching School
Marsella - 23 - F - IL-MA-NY - Daughter - Teaching School
Wilson County Citizen
Friday, 21 Feb 1890
The funeral of Mrs. Abigail Bassett, formerly of Fredonia, took place this afternoon, services being held at the Congregational church. She died at Nickerson, Reno-co., Wednesday. Mrs. Henry Hane and Mrs. Mary L. Beard are her daughters.
Bassett, Abigail A., d. 19 Feb. 1890. intest. Filed 13 Mar 1890.
Heirs: (children) Beard, Mary L.
Hague, Mattie B.
Kelly, Lucie C.
Erickson, Edna J.
Overman, Marsella J.
ADM: Charles B. Beard
Memorial To The Pioneer Women of The Western Reserve
Middleburg (July 1896)
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Wellman were followed the next year by Mr. Wellman's father-in-law, Solomon Lovejoy, wife (nee Sirena Bitlis), four sons, and a daughter, Abigail, who married Charles Bassett. The Lovejoy family is one of the best kown in Middleburg. Solomon Lovejoy built the first tavern in the township - it is still occupied by his descendants.
The Amboy Journal
15 Jul 1871
About midnight, one week ago last Wednesday, Miss Edna Bassett found a man lying on the bed beside her, which did not harmonize with her ideas of propriety. With unearthly shrieks she left the room. Waresella started, but the man caught and held him a few seconds. Mr. Bassett admits that he was terribly frightened, but he has acted constable too much in his younger days, to run from danger. He seized the intruder, and would have spoiled his face but for Mrs. Bassett. The girls ran endishabelle for Wm. Beard, but ere he arrived Mr. and Mrs. Bassett had the fellow securely tied with a rope. He had got in at the bed room window, leaving his boots outside, and hat and coat within, and was lying on the bed when his presence became known. They kept him until morning, decided that he was crazy, so gave him some breakfast and let him go. He went to Binghampton and said he was going fifty miles north of Freeport. Then came the handbills, advertising John Reed, the murderer of Miss McCormick in DeKalb county, which described the crazy man so closely that we telegraphed Sheriff Berkley to watch for him at Dixo. Whether it was the murderer or not we have not heard.
Charles Bassett was living next door to William Beard (husband of daughter Mary Bassett) in the 1870 census of Lee County, Illinois.
|
Bassett Family Association Database
Abt 1815 - 1890 (~ 75 years)