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- 1880 Federal Census of North Shade, Gratiot County, Michigan
James H. Bassett 45 M NY NY NY Head Farmer
Susan 37 F MI IR ST Wife Keeping House
Frank H. 13 F MI NY MI Son At Home
William 5 M MI NY MI Son
Minnie E. 1 F MI NY MI Daughter
Chorlotte E. Hazen 36 F MI IR ST Sister-in-law
Clyde Hazen 5 M OH OH MI Nephew
(ST - Scotland)
1900 Federal Census of Jefferson Twp., Hillsdale County, MI (15 Jun 1900)
James H. Bassett 63 Dec 1836 M NY NY NY Head Farmer
Susan S. 57 Feb 1843 F MI IR ST Wife
Frank H. 32 Sep 1867 M MI NY MI Son Farmer
William J. 25 Jan 1875 M MI NY MI Son Farmer
Olive M. 17 Mar 1883 F MI NY MI Daughter
(ST - Scotland)
(Married 34 years, 6 children, 4 living)
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF HILLSDALE COUNTY, MICH. (188
James H. Bassett, occupying a good position among the people of
Jefferson Township, and a good farm on section 12, is a native of the same
State from which have emanated so many of the successful men of Southern
Michigan, namely, New York, he having been born in Lewis County, Dec. 2
1835. James T. and Eunice (Clark) Bassett, his parents, were of Dutch descent,
from Holland, but were born in New York State, and moved to Lenawee County,
Mich., when their son, James H., was a little lad, three years of ag
The father of our subject upon coming to Michigan purchased land in
Dover Township, Lenawee County, which he subsequently traded for land in
Jefferson Township, this county, and a part of which, about sixty acres, our
subject still owns. The elder Bassett, being a man of industry and
intelligence, filled the various local offices, although a Democrat in the
midst of a Republican majority. He possessed much force of character, and was
a member in good standing of the Free-Will Baptist Church, in which he
officiated as a Deacon a number of years. He departed this life at his home in
Hillsdale County, Feb. 7, 1885, the mother having died over forty years ago.
The subject of our sketch received a common-school education, a
assisted his father, the latter being in poor health, until about the twenty-
third year of his age. Some time before reaching his thirtieth year he was
married, Jan. 12, 1865, to Miss Susan Omealey, who was born Feb. 7, 1845, and
is a daughter of William and Julia (Loughede) Omealey, who were natives of
Ireland and Scotland, and are now deceased. Mr. Bassett and his wife started
out without any capital, but by a course of frugality and industry in a few
years moved upon their own farm of 160 acres, in Gratiot County, and a part of
which our subject still owns. They lived there a period of twenty years until
1887, when they came to Jefferson Township, this county, to the farm which
they now occupy.
Mr. Bassett has here, as before, labored industriously, bringing about
many improvements, and with his family is surrounded by all the comforts of
life. They have four children living, and one deceased. Their eldest so
Frank, was born Sept. 11, 1866; Ellen, Aug. 5, 1869; William, Jan. 24, 1875;
Minnie, Dec. 5, 1878, and Olive Maude, March 10, 1884. Mr. Bassett, like his
father before him, is a staunch Democrat, politically, but has steadily
declined becoming an office-seeker. He gives his attention principally to his
own affairs, and is respected in proportion by his neighbors.
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1835 - Deceased