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Bain Bassett

Male 1835 - 1921  (85 years)


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  • Name Bain Bassett 
    Born 23 Jun 1835  Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 12 Dec 1835  Inch, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 2030812158059441B8648063CDC1E18F2126 
    Died Jan 1921  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Bain Bassett came to the United States in 1859. He then came to Illinois before 1870.
      He later returned to Ireland and married Mary Jane Sloan in 1872 in Ireland. Bain and Mary Jane Bassett returned to the United States arriving on May 1, 1873.

      Edwardsville Intelligencer
      January 10, 1921
      Bean Bassett aged 85 yrs, 6 mos, 17 days died of paralytic stroke yesterday at 2 p.m.
      born June 23, 1872 Brown Patrick county Ireland
      married Miss Jane Sloan August 23, 1872 in Ireland
      Landed in New York May 1, 1873 and later settled on farm east of New Douglas, Illinois
      Children: Mrs. Robert Foult, Ben Bassett of New Douglas, and Mrs. John Bailey of Gillespie.

      BOND COUNTY HISTORY (1979)
      by: Ida Bassett
      IRA BASSETT
      Ira Bassett was born October 18, 1909, in Madison County, just across the Bond County line. He was born and reared on what is known as the "Old Bassett farm". Ira's grandfather Bean Bassett came from Ireland in 1872 and bought this farm. This was the year of the 'Great Chicago Fire', so in his travel from New York to Madison County he saw the smoke from the smoldering debris.
      Ira was the son of the late Benjamin and Dolly Long Bassett. He was also the great, great-grandson of "Elder Peter Long", a well-known Bond County preacher in the 1800's.
      Ira was the second child and the first son in a family of seven children. He had five sisters, Estella married Otto Fritsche, Edith married Clarence Hubbell, Dorine married Elmer Hoffstetter, Delsie married Gene Seeger, Martha Jean married Hugh Graff and one brother Ivan married Darlene Chesnut.
      On November 17, 1929 Ira and Ida were married. Ida is the daughter of the late Thomas and Lizzie Mollett Caulk. She also came from a large family, three brothers Leo, Orville, Raymond and five sisters, Eva, Iva, Culah, Rhoda, and Ruby.
      Ira and Ida started their farming life together on a small farm in the western part of Bond County, on what was called the "old Henry farm". Here two children were born, a daughter Anna Mae born November 21, 1930, one son Ray born October 8, 1933.
      In 1945 Ira moved his family on a large farm near Reno, north of Greenville Illinois. On this farm they reared their family. Ira was an industrious farmer, worked very hard, and enjoyed it. He had a farm of some 500 acres.
      In 1952 Anna Mae married Robert Gieseke. To this union four children were born. Christie, Joe, Linda, and Max. They resided in Irving, Texas. On March 12, 1977, while celebrating their silver wedding anniversary, she drowned in the ocean at Acapulco, Mexico.
      The son Ray entered the army in 1956, and served two years in Germany. Here he met Waltraud Karl. In 1959 she came to the United States, and they were married at Greenville, Illinois. They are the parents of four daughters, Debbie, Carman, Sandra, and Kelly. In 1965 Ray bought a farm near Mendon, Missouri. Here they lived ten years. In 1975 Ray and family moved back to Bond County, on his father's farm. At this time Ira's health began to fail and the doctors advised him to leave the farm.
      Ira and Ida left the farm and moved to a home in Greenville. They enjoyed going to the farm most every day until Ira's health got bad. Ira passed away June 7, 1977, and is buried at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Greenville, Illinois, near his daughter, Anna Mae. This family was member of the First Baptist Church of Greenville.

      1870 Federal Census of Township 3, Clinton County, Illinois (23 Jun 1870)
      Bean Bassett - 32 - M - Ireland - Farmer Tenant --- 600
      Charles - 30 - M - Ireland - Farmer Tenant

      1880 Federal Census of Ripley Precinct, Bond County, Illinois
      Bain Bassett - 41 - M - IR-IR-IR - Head - Farmer
      Mary J. - 33 - F - IR-IR-IR - Wife
      Anna - 6 - F - IL-IR-IR - Daughter
      Bain - 1 - M - IL-IR-IR - Son
      Nicholas Gallager - 45 - M - IN-IR-IR - Hired Hand - Farm Hand

      1900 Federal Census of New Douglas Township, Madison County, Illinois (5 Jun 1900)
      Bean Bassett - 63 - M - Jun 1837 - GM-GM-GM - Head - Farmer (immigrated 1859)
      Mary J. - 54 - F - Aug 1845 - IR-IR-IR - Wife
      Anna J. - 26 - F - Feb 1873 - IL-GM-IR - Daughter
      Bennie - 21 - M - Nov 1878 - IL-GM-IR - Son - Farmer
      (Mary - 5 children, 3 children living)

      1910 Federal Census of New Douglas Township, Madison County, Illinois (19 Apr 1910)
      Bean Bassett - 74 - M - IR-IR-IR - Head - Farmer Truck Farm (immigrated 1853)
      Mary J. - 63 - F - IR-IR-IR - Wife (immigrated 1871)
      Mary E. - 23 - F - IL-IR-IR - Daughter
      (Married 35 years, 5 children, 3 living)

      1920 Federal Census of New Douglas Township, Madison County, Illinois (17 Jan 1920)
      Bean Bassett - 84 - M - IR-IR-IR - Head (immigrated 1858, naturalization 1873)
      Mary Jane - 73 - F - IR-IR-IR - Wife (immigrated 1873, naturalization 1873)
    Person ID I101  34B Bassetts of County Down, Northern Ireland
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2013 

    Father Bain Bassett,   b. 20 Jul 1799, Inch, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Anne Gough 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Sloan,   b. Abt 1847, Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1929, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1872  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Anna Jane Bassett,   b. Abt 1873, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth Bassett,   b. Abt 1874, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 5 years)
     3. William John Bassett,   b. Abt 1876, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 3 years)
    +4. Benjamin Bassett,   b. 21 Nov 1878, Madison County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1955, New Douglas, Madison County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +5. Mary Elizabeth Bassett,   b. Abt 1887, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 25 Jan 1929  (Age ~ 42 years)
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart