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Lillie Bassett

Female Abt 1859 - 1904  (~ 45 years)


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  • Name Lillie Bassett 
    Born Abt 1859  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID EE738B8A8BB70944981A6BEEAF2982FE682F 
    Died Mar 1904  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Suicide 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Federal Census of Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (9 Jul 1860)
      Squire Bassett - 36 - M - Kentucky - Boot & Shoe Merchant 7,500 20,000
      E. - 29 - F - Kentucky
      Slaughter - 6 - M - Kentucky
      Fanny - 4 - F - Kentucky
      Lilly - 1 - F - Kentucky

      1870 Federal Census of Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (22 Aug 1870)
      Squire Bassett - 46 - M - Kentucky - Boot & Shoe Merchant 27,000 22.500
      Elizabeth - 40 - F - Kentucky
      Slaughter - 17 - M - Kentucky
      Fanny - 14 - F - Kentucky
      Lillie - 12 - F - Kentucky
      Edward - 9 - M - Kentucky
      Emma - 2 - F - Kentucky

      LEADER OF WOMEN A SUICIDE
      Mrs. Scott of Lexington, KY., Shoots
      Herself While Depressed.
      Special to The New York Times, 22 Mar 1904
      LEXINGTON, Ky., March 21. - Mrs. Lillie Bassett Scott, widow of Dr. Scott, and daughter of Squire Bassett, President of the Fayette National Bank, committed suicide at her residence here this afternoon. Mrs. Scott had been in bad health for several months, suffering from insomnia, which left her in a greatly depressed mental condition, and it was while thus suffering she shot herself with a revolver. She was one of the most prominent women in the State, being President of the Woman's Club of Central Kentucky, an earnest church worker, and was considered one of the most beautiful women in this city. She leaves two daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Jane Scott, both of whom are members of the exclusive set.
    Person ID I106  8B John Bassett of Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2012 

    Father Squire (Somin) Bassett,   b. 1 Jan 1824, Harrison or Bracken County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1909, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Slaughter,   d. 1880 
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Doctor Matthew T. Scott 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Scott
     2. Jane Scott
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart