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Josiah Bassett

Male 1818 - 1897  (79 years)


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  • Name Josiah Bassett 
    Born 18 Jan 1818  , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    _UID 3366F5DFD77DB8408AA6CCBBBA0C19004F4D 
    Died 25 Jul 1897  , Adrian, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Salem Cam, Adrian, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      1. Ancestry.com: World Family Tree
      2. Roots Web file: Blackburn Genealogy
      Home page: http://home.comcast.net/~strasserancestry/site/?/page/Blackburn_-_Bassett/
      Blackburn - Bassett
      Joseph J BLACKBURN was born 1844 in England, and died in England. He married SARAH FRANCIS BASSETT 21 Sep 1870 in Jefferson Co., IN, daughter of JOSIAH BASSETT and ELIZABETH HORTON. She was born Apr 1852 in IN, and died Oct 1903 in IN.
      Notes for JOSEPH J BLACKBURN:
      Joseph was born in England. He did return to England latter in life where he died. It is thought that he left for England when Floyd Blackburn was 17 years old, So it would have been around 1917. Sarah stayed here and was married to Samuel Allen in Indiana. This marriage resulted in at least three children. Joseph was an Artist.
      More About JOSEPH J BLACKBURN: Census: 1870, KY
      More About SARAH FRANCIS BASSETT: Census: 1900, IN, MONTGOMERY CO., COAL CREEK TWP.
      Children of JOSEPH BLACKBURN and SARAH BASSETT are:
      (1) JAMES FRANKLIN BLACKBURN, b. 26 Aug 1873, Lexington, KY; d. 11 Jan 1955, Kokomo, IN; m. ADA MAY JACKSON, 25 Jun 1894; daughter of JAMES JACKSON and SARAH SMILEY. b. 31 Oct 1878, Montgomery Co., Mace, IN; d. 27 Sep 1934, Clinton Co., Frankfort, IN.
      Notes for JAMES FRANKLIN BLACKBURN:
      James Worked at an Ice House and for the Crush pop botteling company. He moved to Kokomo IN after his marriage to Ruby. He is burried in the Meadow Lake Cemetary, White Co. with Ada May.
      More About JAMES FRANKLIN BLACKBURN:
      Census: 1900, VERMILLION CO., IN
      Occupation: 1900, Rail Road Laboror
      Notes for ADA MAY JACKSON:
      She was a member of the Methodist Church in Springfield, IL. She is buried in the Medow Lake Cemetary, White Co. IN.
      (2) Lida Blackburn, she married Homer Hinton.
      Children of Sarah Bassett and Samuel Allen are.
      (1) JOSEPH ALLEN, b. Feb 1882, IN; m. GRACE, 1903, IN; b. 1882, IN.
      Notes for JOSEPH ALLEN:
      Joseph was a 1/2 bro. of James and Lyde.
      His father Samuel Allen was living with Joseph in 1910. Census: 1910, IN, BENTON CO. GRANT TWP
      (2) THOMAS SAMUEL ALLEN, b. Nov 1887, IN; d. Dec 1962, IN; m. BERTHA OPPY PEEK, 12 Nov 1917, Montgomery Co., IN; b. 1887, IN.
      Notes for THOMAS SAMUEL ALLEN:
      Thomas was a 1/2 brother of James and Lyde.
      Census: 1920, IN, MONTGOMERY CO., COAL CRK TWP
      (3) VADE ALLEN.
      Notes for VADE ALLEN:
      Vade is a 1/2 sistr to James and Lyde.
      Generation 2
      Children of JAMES BLACKBURN and ADA JACKSON are:
      IOLA BLACKBURN. Died at young age.
      LIZZIE BLACKBURN. Died at young age.
      NEWTON BLACKBURN. Died at young age.
      VIRGIL BLACKBURN. Died at young age.
      MYRTLE BLACKBURN, b. Apr 1896, IN; d. 01 Mar 1940; m. (1) WEST HAMILTON; m. (2) GEORGE WESTLY.
      EMILY IRENE BLACKBURN, b. 06 Mar 1898, Montgomery Co., IN; d. 02 Feb 1970, South Bend, IN; married CLAY FLOYD STRASSER, 28 Feb 1917, White Co. IN.
      Notes for EMILY IRENE BLACKBURN:
      Emily had polio when she was young. She had to be carried around and they say that she became very spoiled. Emily had diabetes. Emily is buried at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Mishawaka, IN.
      FLOYD BLACKBURN, b. 25 Sep 1899, Vermillion Co., IN; d. Sep 1980, IN; married MASIL CRISWELL, 1919, Monticello, IN; b. 10 Feb 1902, IN.
      HAZEL LEONA BLACKBURN, b. 1906, IN; d. IN; m. ERNEST OLEN CRISWELL; b. 19 Feb 1906, IN; d. Sep 1979, IN.
      ZELLA LEE BLACKBURN, b. 23 Aug 1909, North Salem, IN; d. 15 Jun 1992, Lafayette, IN; buried at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, W. Lafayette. IN married LELAND LINUS HUSTON, 02 May 1927, Monticello, IN; b. 14 Mar 1903; d. 02 Feb 1982, Lafayette, IN.
      WILLIAM BLACKBURN, b. 1913; d. 1945, Kokomo, IN; m. EDNA KOONROD.
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      BIOGRAPHY:
      National Bassett Project: 7B32. Josiah Bassett, son of James Bassett

      1850 US Census:
      Jacob Bassett Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818 Birth Place: Kentucky Gender: Male
      Elizabeth Bassett Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822 Birth Place: Indiana Gender: Female
      Martha Bassett Age: 8 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Birth Place: Indiana Gender: Female
      Mary Bassett Age: 2 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848 Birth Place: Indiana Gender: Female
      Tobitha Bassett Age: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Birth Place: Indiana Gender: Female
      Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 2, Ohio, Indiana; Roll: M432_163; Page: 337; Image: 89.
      1860 US Census:
      Josiah Bassett, 42 , born 1817 at Kentucky, Male
      Elizabeth Bassett, 38, 1821 Indiana, Female
      Martha J Bassett, 17, 1842 Indiana, Female
      Thebastha Bassett, 15, 1844 Indiana,, Female
      Margaret Bassett, 10, 1849 Indiana, Shelby, Female
      Sarah Bassett, 8 , 1851, Indiana, Female
      Mary Bassett, 4 , 1855, Indiana, Female
      James F Bassett, 3 , 1856, Indiana, Male
      Elizabeth Bassett, 2 mo, (abt 20 April) Indiana, Female
      State: IN County: Ripley County Township: Shelby Township Year: 1860 Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Roll: M653_293, Page: 388 Database: IN 1860 Federal Census Index . Taken 22 June 1860. Ancestry.com census index

      1870 Federal Census Josiah Bassett 52 M Kentucky Blacksmith Elizabeth 48 F Indiana Keeping House Sarah F. 18 F Indiana James F. 13 M Indiana Eliza A. 10 F Indiana Joseph Blackburn 26 M England Painter Palmyrs, Trimble County, Kentucky (23 Jul 1870)

      BIOGRAPHY:
      Churches of Indian-Kentuck Region
      By Robert W. Scott © 1999
      Bryantsburg Presbyterian Church (Monroe Twp., Jefferson Co.) A handful of references have been found to the Bryantsburg Presbyterian Church: The first comes on Aug. 5, 1854 when the church elected William McGee, John Nichols and Andrew Woodfill as trustees. Robert Kinnear was chairman and O.J. Hamilton was secretary. The second clear reference, on April 30, 1867, ends its brief history, when, the trustees, (Jefferson Co. Deed Book 28 p. 308) John Nichols, Andrew Woodfill and William McCoy, deceased, sold one acre in the E1/2 W1/2 SE1/4 Section 11 Twp. 5N 10E, which contained property known as the Bryantsburg Presbyterian Meeting House to Josiah Bassett.

      DEATH:
      Name: Joshua Bassett Birth Date: 18 Jan 1818 Death Date: 25 Jul 1897 Cemetery: Salem; Description: Located 3 miles north of Adrian, Missouri. Cemetery Records of Bates County, Missouri Volume III (Ancestry.com)
    Person ID I901  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2011 

    Father James Bassett,   b. 18 Nov 1793, Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1850, Cross Plains, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Dorcas Clark,   b. 1803, , , Kentucky. United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1875, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1815  , Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      1. Franklin County, Kentucky Marriage Bond Index 1811-1831
      BASSETT, James; CLARK, Dorcas, October 30, 1815
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfrankl/mar-1811-1830-AQ.htm

      2. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Spouse 1: Bassett, James - Spouse 2: Clark, Darkens
      Marriage Date: 20 Oct 1815
      Marriage Location:Kentucky, Franklin County

      3. FRANKLIN COUNTY MARRIAGE BONDS, are available on microfilm for years 1795-1865. Information for this index was obtained from the microfilm collection located at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfrankl/mar-1811-1830-AQ.htm

      Other LDS Ordinances:
      Sealing to Spouse: 19 APR 1991 ARIZO
      Sealing to Spouse: 09 APR 1992 OAKLA
      Sealing to Spouse: 26 MAY 1993 PROVO
    Family ID F527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Horton,   b. Abt 1822, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, Monroe Twp, Jefferson, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Married 16 Sep 1840  , Jefferson, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • Sources:
      Indiana State Library, Indiana Marriages.
      Indiana Marriages, Jefferson County
      Spouse: Bassett, Josiah; Horton, Elizabeth
      Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1840

      Bassett, Josiah Spouse: Elizabeth Horton Marriage Date: Sep 16, 1840 Location: Jefferson Co., Indiana Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 1310207 - 1310209
    Children 
    +1. Martha Jane Bassett,   b. Oct 1842, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Thebashta Bassett,   b. 1845, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Margaret A Bassett,   b. 1849, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +4. Sarah Francis Bassett,   b. Apr 1852, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1903, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years)
     5. Mary Bassett,   b. 1856, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. James F Bassett,   b. 1857, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1910  (Age < 53 years)
     7. Elizabeth Bassett,   b. Abt 20 Apr 1860, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S39] 1860 US Census.

    2. [S239] 1850 US Census, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S241] 1870 US Census, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S1082] Kentucky Marriages to 1850, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1056] Indiana Marriages to 1850, Ancestry.com.