Bassett Family Association Database
William Parnell "Pern" Bassett[1]
1822 - 1904 (82 years)-
Name William Parnell "Pern" Bassett Born 27 Jul 1822 Gwinnette County, Georgia, USA Gender Male _MILT 1862-1865 Alabama Civil War, Co. K, 34th Alabama Infantry Died 8 Oct 1904 Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA Buried New Prospect Cemetery, Rusk County, Texas Notes - He enlisted and served in the Civil War at Salem, Alabama, April 1862. He servied in Co. K, 34th Alabama Infantry. He was captured at Nashville, Tennessee, on 15 Dec 1864, and was sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois, where he was released on 18 Jun 1865.
From "Remembering Rusk County", the first church at Crim's Chapel was established in January of 1873 with two of the original twelve members being W.P. Bassett and wife Mendocia Bassett.
1850 Federal Census of 41st District, Heard County, Georgia
William P. Bassett 27 M Georgia Farmer
Elizabeth 25 F
Frances Ray 5 F
Amanda L. Bassett 8 F
Isaac N. 7 M
Josephine 6 F
Nancy F. 1 F
Martha Eunice 20 F
1860 Federal Census of Wachoochee, Russell County, Alabama (8 Aug 1860)
W. P. Bassett 38 M Georgia Farmer 1600 18000
B. 39 F Georgia
I. 15 M Georgia
Nancy 11 F Georgia
I. 8 M Georgia
M.C. 4 F Alabama
W.R. 2 M Alabama
G. 7/12 F Alabama
1880 Federal Census of Rusk County, Texas (28 Jun 1880)
Wm. Bassett 58 M GA GA GA Head Farmer
Vando 35 F AL SC SC Wife Keep House
Robert 27 M AL GA AL Son Farm laborer
Therad 12 M AL GA AL Son Farm laborer
Franklin 9 M TX GA AL Son Farm Laborer
Pearl 2 M TX GA AL Son
1910 Federal Census of 3rd Ward, Waco, McClennan County, Texas (19 Apr 1910)
VanDooson Bassett 65 F AL SC SC Head
Lee 26 M TX GA AL Son Rail Inspector railroad
(Widow, 9 children, 6 living)
Rusk County Rebs, State of Texas, County of Rusk
Bassett, William Parnell, Sr.
Born: 27 Jul 1822 Gwinett Co., GA
Died: 8 October 1904
Buried: New Prospect Cemetery
Spouse: 3) Vandoosan Jones, m. 11 December 1866
Parents: John & Agatha Heard Bassett
Service: Co. K. 34th A. Tom Hines Old Division; Polk's Corps, under General
Beauregard
Comments: Enlisted 15 April 1862; captured near Nashville, TN 15 December 1864
and released at Camp Douglas, Illinois 18 June 1865 on taking oath of
allegiance.
Person ID P20 13B RIchard William Bassett of Georgia Last Modified 17 Sep 2012
Father John Bassett, b. 1787, Maryland or Georgia , d. Abt 1859, Troup county, Georgia (Age 72 years) Relationship Natural Mother Agatha Heard, b. Abt 1798, d. Aft 1860 (Age ~ 63 years) Relationship Natural Married 16 Aug 1814 Morgan County, Georgia Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Vandoosan Jones, b. 29 Aug 1844, Lee County, Alabama , d. 12 Mar 1930, Henderson (or Waco), Rusk County, Texas (Age 85 years) Married 11 Dec 1866 Russell County, Alabama Children + 1. Therad (Bunk) aka Sam Houston Bassett, b. 22 Sep 1867, Alabama , d. 17 Sep 1945, Rusk County, Texas (Age 77 years) [Natural] 2. Martha "Maud" Bassett, b. 22 Apr 1870, Arkansas , d. 9 Feb 1871, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas (Age 0 years) [Natural] + 3. Rufus Franklin Bassett, b. 31 Dec 1871, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas , d. 18 Feb 1933, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA (Age 61 years) [Natural] 4. Earnest Bassett, b. 5 Feb 1875, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas , d. 10 Dec 1875, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas (Age 0 years) [Natural] 5. Stella Bassett, b. 22 Dec 1876, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas , d. 5 Sep 1877, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas (Age 0 years) [Natural] + 6. Pearl Bassett, b. 3 Jul 1878, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas , d. 2 Aug 1961 (Age 83 years) [Natural] 7. Parnell Bassett, b. 30 Sep 1881, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas , d. 6 Apr 1882, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas (Age 0 years) [Natural] 8. Lee Bassett, b. 30 Jan 1884, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas , d. 2 Aug 1963, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas (Age 79 years) [Natural] 9. Emma "Sundae" Bassett, b. 23 Oct 1888, New Prospect, Rusk County, Texas , d. 31 Dec 1980, Dallas, Dallas County6, Texas (Age 92 years) [Natural] Family ID F20 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Rebecca McKissack Madden Married 23 Sept 1855 Children + 1. Mary Ella Madden, b. 10 Jul 1857, Salem, Russell County, Alabama , d. After 1896 ?, Crims Chapel, Rusk County, Texas [Natural] + 2. Robert William Bassett, b. Aug 1859, Salem, Russell County, Alabama , d. 8 Apr 1931, Kaufman County, Texas (Age ~ 71 years) [Natural] + 3. Sally Lavinia Bassett, b. 11 Dec 1860, Salem, Russell County, Alabama , d. 30 Jan 1944, Crims Chapel, Rusk County, Texas (Age 83 years) [Natural] 4. James F. Bassett, b. 18 Jul 1862, Salem, Russell County, Alabama , d. 5 May 1884, Rusk County, Texas (Age 21 years) [Natural] Family ID F21 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Mary Elizabeth Lowe, b. 1825, Georgia, USA , d. 1856, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA (Age 31 years) Married 16 Jul 1840 Troup County, Georgia Children 1. Amanda S. Bassett, b. 1842, West Point, Troup County, Georgia [Natural] + 2. Isaac Newton Bassett, b. 15 Jul 1844, West Point, Troup County, Georgia , d. 21 Jan 1921, Comanche County, Texas (Age 76 years) [Natural] + 3. Agatha Josephine Bassett, b. Mar 1848, Heard County, Georgia, USA , d. 28 Jan 1935, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age ~ 86 years) [Natural] 4. Nancy F. Bassett, b. 1849, Heard County, Georgia [Natural] + 5. John Thomas Bassett, b. 6 May 1853, Heard County, Georgia , d. 11 Aug 1940, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas (Age 87 years) [Natural] Family ID F22 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- He enlisted and served in the Civil War at Salem, Alabama, April 1862. He servied in Co. K, 34th Alabama Infantry. He was captured at Nashville, Tennessee, on 15 Dec 1864, and was sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois, where he was released on 18 Jun 1865.
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Sources - [S-1772156360] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.
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- [S-1772156360] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.