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- History of Boone County, Missouri (1882)
William Hayden Bass
The subject of this sketch is a son of Eli E. and Margaret M. (Johnson) Bass, and was born January 18th, 1836, in Boone county on what is now known as the Bass homestead. He received his education at the State University and chose farming and stock raising as his occupation. He deals largely in shorthorn cattle and mules, shipping many mules to Mississippi and Louisiana. He was the originator of the Ashland stock sales, which take palce the first Saturday in every month, sales running from $1,750 to $6,000. He has been a director of the Boone county agricultural and mechanical association for the past ten years, and during the years of 1880 and 1881 he was its president. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He was married September 11th, 1858, to Miss Irene, daughter of Wm. and Mary (Trueman) Hickman. By this union they have eight children, seven boys and one girl, all living. In May, 1882, he moved into Columbia to have better educational facilities for his children. His eldest son, Everett E., will graduate from the University in 1883. He has a fine residence in a pleasant location on Broadway, east end. Mr. Bass is one of Boone?s most thrifty, enterprising business men, and takes an interest in whatever will advance her material welfare.
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Irene Hickman married William H. Bass, son of Eli Bass, of Boone county, Missouri, their children are Everett, of Greenville, Mississippi, Thaddeus, now of Indian Territory, married Elizabeth Ferris, who died several years ago, he has two daughters, Irene and Elizabeth. James Bass and Robert, of Indian Territory, William Bass married and has several children now living in Indian Territory, Lawrence Bass of Mississippi married and has one son, Everett; Hugh T. Bass, of Greenville, Mississippi and Lollie Bass who lives with her mother and brother Everett at Greenville, Mississippi.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1836 - 1892 (56 years)