Bassett Family Association Database

Lee Cleveland Bass, Sr.

Male 1886 - 1940  (54 years)


Personal Information

  • Name Lee Cleveland Bass 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 1 Feb 1886  Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 3E13F3C9C53EFF4EAB65A5EACCDBA7549E04 
    Died 9 Jun 1940  Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rocky Mount United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Federal Census of Statesville Township, Iredell County, North Carolina
      Davis Bass - 38 - Male - May 1862 - NC-NC-NC - Carpenter
      Nancy - 35 - Female - Feb 1865 - NC-NC-NC - Wife
      Cleveland - 14 - Male - Feb 1886 - NC-NC-NC - Son
      William - 8 - Male - Oct 1891 - NC-NC-NC - Son
      Edger - 6 - Male - Sep 1893 - NC-NC-NC - Son
      Mackie - 4 - Male - Dec 1895 - NC-NC-NC - Son
      Bryant - 5/12 - Male - Dec 1899 - NC-NC-NC - Son
      Billie - 66 - Male - May 1833 - NC-NC-NC - Father
      Nannie - 15 - Female - Nov 1884 - NC-NC-NC - Niece

      1920 Federal Census of China Grove, Rowan County, NC (16 Jan 1920)
      Cleveland Bass 32 M NC NC NC Head Plaster house
      Wilmoth 32 F NC NC NC Wife
      Mary 10 F NC NC NC Daughter
      Margaret 9 F NC NC NC Daughter
      Thelma 8 F NC NC NC Daughter
      Gilmore 5 M NC NC NC Son
      Ernest 2 5/12 M NC NC NC Son
      Frank 11/12 M NC NC NC Son


      Charlotte Observer
      North Carolina
      Monday, June 10, 1940
      Lee Cleveland Bass
      Mooresville, June 9 - Lee Cleveland Bass, 54, died suddenly of a heart attack this afternoon at 12:30 oâ??clock at his home on Sattesville Highway, one mile north of Mooresville. A native of Iredell county, he was the son of David and Nancy Mills Bass. He is survived by his wife and 10 children; Mrs. R.L. Garrison, Mrs. A.F. Dingler, Mrs. L.W. Sherrill, Mrs. Clayton Washam, Miss Frances Bass, T.G, Frank, Ernest, L.C. Bass Jr., and Paul Bass; one brother, W.C. Bass of Appomatox, Virginia, and a sister, Mrs. James Honeycutt. Funeral services will be held Monday at 4 p.m. at Rocky Mount Methodist Church. Reverend A.G. Lackey will officiate.
    Person ID I11  Bass136 John Bass of North Carolina
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2022 

    Father Lee Davis Bass,   b. 17 May 1863, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1925, Paw Creek Township, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Nancy Elizabeth Overcash,   b. Feb 1865, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1900, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Married Abt 1884 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilmurth Jane Nesbit,   b. 25 Jul 1887, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1953, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1908  Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Pauline Bass,   b. 27 Aug 1909, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1995, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Margaret Belle Bass,   b. 18 Oct 1910, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1987, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Thelma Lee Bass,   b. 18 Dec 1911, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1995, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +4. Thomas Gilmore Bass,   b. 12 Feb 1914, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1973, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     5. William David Bass,   b. 4 Jan 1916, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1918, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    +6. Earnest Elmore Bass,   b. 15 Jul 1917, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1981, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     7. George Franklin Bass,   b. 22 Feb 1919, China Grove, Rown County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1982, Biloxi, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     8. Geneva Elizabeth Bass,   b. 17 Jan 1921, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1994, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +9. Lee Cleveland Bass, Jr.,   b. 28 Jan 1924, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 2001, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     10. Francis Lucille Bass,   b. 24 Mar 1926, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1992, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +11. Paul Sloan Bass,   b. 2 Feb 1928, Barringer Township, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 2011, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2019 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart