William Henry Richard Bassett^[1]

Abt 1835 - 1901  (~ 66 years)

• Name	William Henry Richard Bassett
  Born	Abt 1835	Harris County, Georgia
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	30 Oct 1861	Wesobulga (now
  Died	13 Nov 1901	Clay County, Alabama
  Notes	William Anderson Addison Steadham, son of John Rubin and Elizabeth (Vaughn) Stidham, was born 4 Oct 1815 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. He died 17 Nov 1893 in Clay County, Alabama. H.R. Bassett was a private in the 25th Alabama Infantry and was seriously wounded at the battle of Shiloh. H.R. Bassett appears on a muster roll of Company F, 25th Alabama which left Wesobulga (now Clay County) on 30 Oct 1861 and went into camps near Auburn, Alabama. They broke camp on 25 Dec 1861 and journeyed to Mobile, Alabama, where they joined the other troops and were actually organized into the 25th Alabama. According to newspaper accounts (Democratic Watchtower 23 Apr 1862) and State of Alabama pension records, H.R. was seriously wounded in the left hip on 6 Apr 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh. He also appears on the Company Muster Roll for the month of June 1862 and is listed as being on the "Surgeons Certificate of Disability" in Tupelo, MS. He applied for and received a soldiers pension from the State of Alabama from 17 Jul 1889 until his death on 13 Nov 1901. His wife Elizabeth applied for a widows pension on 7 Jun 1902. 1860 Federal Census of Wesobulga P.O., Randolph County, Alabama Wm. A. Stedham 46 M South Carolina Farmer 350 300 Elvira 44 F Georgia Housewife Benjmain A. 20 M Alabama Farm Hand Elizabeth 18 F Alabama House Hand Henry (twin) 15 M Alabama Farm Hand Martin (twin) 15 M Alabama Farm Hand Perlina 11 F Alabama Jacob N. 8 M Alabama Julia A. 5 F Alabama Charlotte E. 2 F Alabama 1870 Federal Census of Miller Valley, Clay County, Alabama (18 Jul 1870) H.R. Bassette 35 M Georgia Farmer --- 140 Elizabeth 25 F Alabama Keeps House Jefferson 6 M Alabama Martha 4 F Alabama Mary 3 F Alabama Eliza 3/12 F Alabama 1900 Federal Census of Ashland, Clay County, Alabama (7 Jun 1900) Henry R. Bassett 62?M ??? 1837?GA ?? ?? Head Farming Elizabeth 57?F Jul 1842?AL SC GA Wife Mary R. 32 F Jul 1868 GA GA AL Daughter Elvira C. 28 F Apr 1872 GA GA AL Daughter Oscar E. 24 M Apr 1876 GA GA AL Son Lee A. 18 M Nov 1881 GA GA AL Son (Married 35 years, 6 children, 6 living) 1910 Federal Census of Precinct 6, Clay County, Alabama (9 May 1910) Oscar Bassett 34 M AL AL AL Head Farmer Martha 42 F AL AL AL Sister Laborer Home Farm Alva? 40 F AL AL AL Sister Laborer Home Farm Aubrey 6 M AL AL AL Nephew Bassett and Kin burined in Springhill Bptist Church Cemetery Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery, Clay County, Alabama Grace Bassett 25 Jun 1912 19 Jan 1988 Durell S. Bassett 1904 - 1977 John M. Bassett 24 Apr 1874 8 Aug 1947 Elma J. (Pair) Bassett 18 Jul 1878 5 Oct 1965 Mary Elizabeth Bassett Rich 25 Jul 1867 30 Jul 1942 Frank Johnson 1910-1937 Son of John Johnson and Eliza Bassett John W. Johnson 1867-1949 Son of Samuel Johnson and Amanda Miller Eliza Bassett Johnson 1869-1948 Daughter of Henry Bassett and Eliza Steadham Lewis Johnson 11 Apr 1903 22 Apr 1957
  Person ID	P53	13B RIchard William Bassett of Georgia
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Richard Bassett, Jr.,   b. 1800, Georgia ,   d. bfr 1865  (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Langley,   b. 1810, Georgia ,   d. 1856, Randolph County, Alabama  (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	11 Jan 1827	Pike County, Georgia
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Steadman,   b. 23 Jul 1842, Alabama
  Married	Abt 1864
  Children	1. Jefferson Bassett,   b. 1864, Alabama  [Natural]   2. Martha Bassett,   b. 1866, Alabama, United States  [Natural]   3. Mary Elizabeth Bassett,   b. 25 Jul 1867, Alabama, United States ,   d. 30 Jul 1942  (Age 75 years)  [Natural] + 4. Eliza Bassett,   b. 1869, Alabama, United States ,   d. 18 May 1948, Clay, Alabama, United States  (Age 79 years)  [Natural]   5. Elvira C Bassett,   b. Apr 1872, Alabama, United States  [Natural]   6. John Martin Bassett,   b. 24 Apr 1874, Alabama, United States ,   d. 8 Aug 1947  (Age 73 years)  [Natural]   7. Oscar E Bassett,   b. Apr 1876, Georgia, United States  [Natural] + 8. James Monroe Bassett,   b. November 24,1877, Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA ,   d. November 16, 1934, Talladega County, Alabama  (Age ~ 56 years)  [Natural] + 9. Leander Lee Bassett,   b. 24 Nov 1881, Clay, Alabama, United States ,   d. 8 Nov 1960, Childersburg, Talladega, Alabama, United States  (Age 78 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=45165897&pid=53