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James Henry Bass

Male 1907 - 1978  (71 years)


Personal Information

  • Name James Henry Bass 
    Born 25 Mar 1907  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Jun 1978  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • State, Columbia, South Carolina, Friday, June 23, 1978
      James H. Bass

      LANCASTER ? James Henry Bass, 71, died Wednesday.
      Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late Ellie and Mammie Cook Bass.
      Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Thelma K. Bass; three daughters, Mrs. Ethel Calvert of Charlotte, Mrs. Gladys McAteer of Fort Mill and Mrs. Betsy Williams of Rock Hill; two sons, Henry Bass Jr. of Chicago, Ill., and William Bass of Rock Hill; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Boone, Mrs. Emma Boone and Mrs. Cora Collins of Camden; two brothers, Doy Bass of Kershaw and William Bass of Lancaster; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Hazel Taylor of Lancaster, Mrs. Lucille Kellams and Mrs. Betty Ritchie of Beaumont, Texas; a stepson, Jack Kennington of Gulfport, miss., and several grandchildren.
      Services will be 4 p.m. today at the Cauthen Funeral Home, with burial in the Lancaster Memorial Park.

      The Herald, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Thursday, 22 June 1978
      James Henry Bass

      LANCASTER ? James Henry Bass, 71, 14 W. Brooklyn Ave., died Wednesday at his home.
      Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Friday at the chapel of Cauthen Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kelley Burris officiating and the Rev. J.B. Strange assisting. Burial will be in Lancaster Memorial Park.
      Among survivors are his wife, Mrs. Thelma Bass of Lancaster; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys McAteer of Fort Mill, Mrs. Betsy Williams of Rock Hill; a son, William Bass of Rock Hill.
      The family will receive friends form 7 to 9 tonight at Cauthen Funeral Home in Lancaster.

      1940 Federal Census of Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina (11 Apr 1940)
      Henry Bass 32 M Head SC Same Edger Cloth Finishing Plant
      Jamie 27 F Wife SC York SC
      Betsy 8 F Daughter SC York SC
      Ethel 7 F Daughter SC Same
      Gladys 6 F Daughter SC Same
      Robert James 4 M Son SC
      William 1 M Son SC


    Person ID I8  Bass142 Eli Bass of South Carolina
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2022 

    Father Eli Bass,   b. Jan 1870, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary,   b. Jan 1881, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Thelma 
    Children 
     1. Ethel Elizabeth Bass,   b. 29 May 1932, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 2000, Georgetown County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Gladys Bass,   b. 16 Jul 1934,   d. 29 Aug 2005  (Age 71 years)
    +3. Robert James Bass,   b. 12 Mar 1936,   d. 7 Aug 1974  (Age 38 years)
    +4. William Crawford Bass,   b. 11 Apr 1938, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1992, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bertha Ellis 
    Children 
    +1. James Henry Bass Bass, Jr.,   b. 23 Mar 1929, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 2011  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart