Oscar Thomas Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:
William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
William Bassett (b. 1624) and wife Mary Raynesford
William Bassett (b. 1656) and wife Rachel Willison
William Bassett (b. 1680) and wife Abigail Bourne
William Bassett (b. 1711) and wife Lydia Smith
Stephen Bassett (b. 1743) and wife Thankful Handy
Perez Bassett (b. 1774) and wife Lydia Snow
Abner S. Bassett (b. 1810) and wife Betsey
Oscar Thomas Bassett (b. 1847) and wife Myrtle Alma Nebeker
Charles Nebeker Bassett (b. 1880)
O.T Bassett Towner located in El Paso, Texas (January 2025)
The Albuquerque Tribune, New Mexico, Thursday, 6 January 1898
O.T. Bassett, of El Paso, Dies of Heart Disease
El Paso Tribune
Oscar T. Bassett, the most prominent and wealthy business man of El Paso was found dead in his bed at his rooms over his place of business, corner of St. Louis and Stanton streets, Tuesday morning at 6 o’clock by Josehp T. Fist, and employe.
Mr. Bassett was taken sick two weeks ago last night, and his physician, Dr. Wright, pronounced it an acute attack of indigestion and treated him accordingly. Mr. Bassett recovered and was about his business and at his meals at the Pearson hotel and seemingly was recovering and doing as well as could be expected. Maury Edwards and Mr. Fist were with him last night until 9 o’clock. Mr. Fist did not leave him until 10. Mr. Bassett retired, and so did Mr. Fist, all having different sleeping rooms on the same floor. As usual, Mr. Fist went into Mr. Bassett’s room and called him, and receiving no answer, shook him and discovered that he was dead, lying upon his right side. The deceased looked natural as life, even in death, only a little pale.
Mr. Bassett was a New York, 48 years of age, and a resident of El Paso for the last twenty years, coming here with Col. Chas. B. Morehead from Fort Worth and opening the first lumber yard in the place, which business he continued to the present. Mr. bassett was every inch a business man, accumulating property rapidly. He rarely made mistakes, and all his investments were very profitable. He left large estates here in El Paso, Oklahoma and about Los Angeles, about 900 acres of land near that city. His estate is worth probably $500.000.
Mr. Bassett was a Knight Templar, belonging to the fraternity in this city, who will have charge of the last sad rites of the dead.
The deceased leaves only one son, Chas. N. Bassett, aged 17 years, now at Wabash college, Crawfordsville, Ind. Mr. Edwards wire him this morning the sad news of his father’s sudden death.
The Daily Clintonian, Indiana, Tuesday, 13 June 1944
Prominent Texas Resident, Native Of Clinton, Dies
Charles N. Bassett, 64, prominent El Paso, Texas civic leader, and property h9lder who died Saturday June 10 in a Santa Monica, Calif. hospital was a native of Clinton. He was born in Clinton Oct. 8, 1880, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. O.T. Bassett. Mrs. Bassett was the daughter of Aquilla Nebeker, pioneer Clinton resident.
With his parents, he went to El Paso when quite young but after the death of his mother, returned to Clinton where he made his home with his aunt, Mrs. Laura Nebeker Washburn.
Mr. Bassett was also the nephew of Mrs. Melissa Bogart who makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. D.C. Shaff, South Fifth Street. Mark E. Nebeker of Clinton and Paul N. Bogart of Terre Haute, former Clinton resident, are also cousins.
He was graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.
He had been a resident of El Paso for the past 44 years and was well known in business and banking circles. At the time of his death he was chairman of the4 board of the State National Bank of El Paso. He was author of the city budget system of El Paso adopted in 1921. Listed among his civic and financial posts were president of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, president of the El Paso Gateway Club, and general chairman of the community chest.
He had bee in charge of war bond sales in the El Paso district in the past four drives and was also serving as chairman of the bond sales in 11 east Texas counties.
In addition to extensive real estate holdings in California, he was owner of the chain of Gateway hotels in El Paso, Lordsburg, N.M. Van Horn and Marfa, Texas. He also owned other property in El Paso.
Mr. Bassett had built the O.T. Bassett Tower in El Paso in honor of his father and one of the main throughfares n the city is names Myrtle Street in memory of his mother.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Myra Bassett and three daughters, Mrs. Barbara Gates Birmingham, Elizabethtown, Ky., Mrs. Hal Doughtery, Jr. and Miss Betty Bassett, both of El Paso and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in El Paso, Monday, June 12.
El Paso Evening Post, Texas, Wednesday, April 30, 1930