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Horace Pike "Hod" Bassett

Male 1891 - 1956  (65 years)


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  • Name Horace Pike "Hod" Bassett 
    Born 9 Feb 1891   Pinconning, Bay, Michigan, USA or Midland MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died November 1956 
    Notes 
    • served in World War I. He was the postmaster of Wheeling in 1922. He was named after his uncle Horace Pike “Hod” Scruby. He died in Nov 1956 and his obituary was printed on the front page of The Chillicothe Constitution- Tribune on 15 Nov 1956.

      From the "Wheeling Centennial" page 8, it states that the Post Office was located on Grant Street and that "it was built about at same time Tharp and Littrell store [1903] and was moved here by Wid Edmonson in 1903 followed by Hugh White 1911, Horace Bassett, 1922 and Charley Hawker in 1923." On page 11 the Centennial confirms that he was the Postmaster for 1922, and that he participated, with his brother "Linn", in a "Street Fair and Carnival 1904" and is noted in a photograph as "boy with cigarette, Hod Bassett". On page 38, "Rank, name and year of birth of boys in World War I, Horace P. Bassett."
    Person ID P30  118B Robert H. Bassett
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2013 

    Father Frank Horace Bassett,   b. 15 Dec 1858, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936, Arlington,Riverside county California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Alice Scruby,   b. 31 Jul 1858, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1943 , Arlington,Riverside county California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 18 May 1879   Wheeling, Livingston, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart