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- William C. Bassett and Elizabeth Graham were married at the bride's home by C.G. Hamilton, minister of the gospel.
1870 Federal Census of Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio (6 Jun 1870)
John W. Bassett - 23 - M - Ohio - Farmer 1500 500
Martha M. - 27 - F - Ohio - Keeping house
William C. - 1 - M - Ohio
Living next door
1870 Federal Census of Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio (6 Jun 1870)
James Underhill - 48- M - New Hampshire - Farmer 6000 1400
Ann - 49 - F - England - Keeping house
George - 18 - M - New Hampshire - At home
Elisabeth - 10 - F - Ohio
Mary J. Bassett - 20 - F - Ohio - Housekeeping
Alfred Bearey - 64 - M - England - Farm Laborer
1880 Federal Census of Richfield, Summit County, Ohio
John W. Bassett - 32 - M - OH-EN-EN - Head - Farmer
Martha A. - 37 - F - OH-OH-OH - Wife - Keeping House
Willie C. - 11- M - OH-OH-OH - Son
Lillie M. - 8 - F - OH-OH-OH - Daughter
John W. - 3 - M - OH-OH-OH - Son
1910 Federal Census of South Russell Pct., Otoe County, Nebraska (18 Apr 1910)
W.C. Bassett - 41 - M - OH-OH-OH - Head - Farmer - General Farming
Elizabeth - 45 - F - MO-MO-VA - Wife
Eva - 17 - F - NE-OH-MO - Daughter
Gladys - 12 - F - NE-OH-MO - Daughter
Henrietta - 6 - F - NE-OH-MO - Daughter
Mary - 5 - F - NE-OH-MO - Daughter
(Married 18 years, 5 children, 4 living)
SYRACUSE JOURNAL (Otoe County, Nebraska) March 13, 1914, p. 8
William C. Bassett was born in Bedford, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1869 and died near Unadilla March 2, 1914, aged 43 years, 5 months and 25 days. He moved with his parents to a farm near Unadilla 32 years ago, and grew to manhood among us. In 1891 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Graham, and to this union was born five daughters, one who died iin infancy. The other four with their mother survive him. Mr. Bassett was a kind and loving husband, a devoted father, a good neighbor, and was respected by everyone. Funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 from the Methodist church, conducted by Rev Keiser, and the remains were laid to rest in the Unadilla cemetery.
Undated newspaper from Otoe County, Nebraska
JOHN W. BASSETT, SR., 91, UNADILLA, IS DEAD
Funeral services for Long-Time Resident will be Saturday.
UNADILLA - Special to The News Press - John W. Bassett, Sr., 91, retired farmer and resident of the Unadilla vicinity for 57 years, died Wednesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oscar Sasseen, in Unadilla. He had been ill the past three weeks and death was caused by a paralytic stroke.
Funeral services will be Saturday at the Methodist church in Unadilla, internment in Unadilla cemetery, Rev. C.A. Norman of Beatrice Methodist church, a former Unadilla preacher, will officiate.
Mr. Bassett was born Dec. 10, 1847, in Cleveland, Ohio, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bassett. His father died when John was two years old and Mrs. Bassett and her son moved to her parents home at Northfield, Ohio. She married again when he was seven years old and the family moved to Bedford, Ohio. Here Mr. Bassett finished his education at the Bedford High School.
He married Martha Silver at Bedford in 1866 and the couple moved to a farm at Richfield, where they lived for 12 years. They moved to Nebraska with their four children in 1882 to farm three-quarters of a mile east of Unadilla. After 21 years on the place, they moved to town to the G.B. White place. Mrs. Bassett died April 21, 1915, in Unadilla.
Mr. Bassett was a charter member of the Methodist church here, which he helped found in 1883. He took an active part in community affairs and was an ambitious temperance worker. He helped to organize and served as secretary of the Farmers Elevator for 15 years before it was sold to Farmers Co-Operative.
He is survived by a son, John Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Sasseen, both of Unadilla, and 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Deceased children are Nannie Dill, who died at the age of 5, Lillie May, 34, and William C., 43.
Mr. Bassett kept a diary for the past 70 years, running through Lincoln's assassination, his early manhood in Ohio, the immigration to the West before Unadilla was incorporated and including the latest history of the town and world events. He remained in fine health until his recent illness and until his health broke slightly three years ago, took daily walks of two or three miles. He still made his daily trips to town for the mail, however, and visited his farm, now occupied by his grandson, J. Ivan, regularly.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1869 - 1914 (44 years)