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Permelia W. Roberts

Female 1841 - 1917  (75 years)


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  • Name Permelia W. Roberts 
    Born 16 Aug 1841  Nansemond Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID EB35036609018540A73CBB9DA8833E9F9B9F 
    Died 4 Jan 1917  Portsmouth, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Roberts Family Cemetery, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • William Henry Bassett, son of Thomas Washington and Mary S. Bassett, was born 14 Jan 1827 in Mathews County, Virginia. He died 22 Dec 1903 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia. He married (1) a Mathews County girl when young, and she died a year later. He married (2) Permelia W. Roberts, daughter of Archibald and Katherine (Powell) Roberts, on 15 Sep 1859 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Permelia was born 16 Aug 1841 in Nansemond County, Virginia. She died 4 Jan 1917 in Portsmouth, Virginia. She is buried at the Roberts Family Cemetery in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
      William was a steam boat captain running from Mathews County to Norfolk, Virginia. He was a captain of the first passenger lines from Norfolk to Richmond, Virginia. He gave it up during the Civil War.
      William served as a Lt. in Company E, 9 Regiment Virginia Infantry. After the war, he settled in Suffolk County, Virginia, running two general stores with the help of his sons, Calvin and William Henry Jr. He later moved to Portsmouth about 1895, where he kept a store until his death in 1903.

      1880 Federal Census of Cypress, Nansemond County, Virginia
      Wm. H. Bassett 50 M VA VA VA Head Farmer
      Permelia 30 F VA VA VA Wife Keep House
      Archd. R. 18 M VA VA VA Son Farm Hand
      William H. 15 M VA VA VA Son Farm Hand
      Thomas L. 13 M VA VA VA Son Farm Hand
      Calvin 11 M VA VA VA Son Farm Hand
      Joseph 9 M VA VA VA Son
      Ellen 7/12 F VA VA VA Daughter
      John Glansey B 30 M VA VA VA Other Laborer
    Person ID I9  9B Thomas Washington Bassett of Virginia
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2013 

    Father Archibald Roberts 
    Mother Katherine (Powell) Roberts 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Henry Bassett,   b. 14 Jan 1827, Mathews Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1903, Portsmouth, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1859  Isle of Wight Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Archibald Roberts Bassett,   b. 15 Jun 1860, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1930, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. Mary Bassett,   b. 7 Jul 1862, Nansemond Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1865, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    +3. William Henry Bassett,   b. 7 Jun 1865, Nansemond Co., Virginia or Isle of Wight Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1936, Portsmouth, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Thomas L. Bassett,   b. 29 Jun 1867,   d. 19 Nov 1884  (Age 17 years)
     5. Calvin Wellings Bassett,   b. 17 Feb 1869, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1904, Portsmouth, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     6. Joseph L. Bassett,   b. 10 Mar 1872, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1884  (Age 12 years)
     7. Buena Vista Bassett,   b. 7 Nov 1875, Nansemond Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1876  (Age 0 years)
    +8. Ellen Frances Bassett,   b. 17 Nov 1879, Nansemond Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1953, Portsmouth, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart