Bassett Family Association Database
Edwin Peter Bassett
1872 - Deceased-
Name Edwin Peter Bassett Born 13 Jan 1872 Polo, Ogle County, Illinois Gender Male Died Deceased Notes - Daily Register Gazette, Rockford, Illinois, Monday, January 21, 1924
Former Local Man Dies in California
Edwin Bassett, formerly president of the Spiritual Unity church and a resident of Rockford, died at Glendale, Calif., according to word received by Mrs. M.B. Dermody, 737 Napoleon street.
The body will be take to Polo for funeral services and burial. The arrangements have not been made.
Mr. Bassett was a bookkeeper for the Rockford City Traction company prior to his departure for California last July hoping that a change of climate would benefit his health. Mr. Bassett is survived by his widow and two sons, Arthur Bassett, California, and Levitt Bassett, United States navy.
Mr. Bassett was born in Polo 53 years ago.
Person ID I11512 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Sep 2011
Father Peter Norton Bassett, b. Between 28 May 1824 and 1825, d. 9 Oct 1894 (Age ~ 70 years) Relationship Natural Mother Ellen Wolcott, b. Jun 1836, Roxbury, New York , d. 20 Jul 1911 (Age ~ 75 years) Relationship Natural Married 14 Dec 1854 Family ID F02936 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hattie Holby, d. Deceased Married 29 Jun 1895 Polo, Illinois Children 1. Arthur Bassett 2. Walter Leavitt Bassett, b. 21 Mar 1901, Mississippi , d. 26 Jun 1975, Crosby, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Age 74 years) Last Modified 6 Feb 2014 Family ID F04764 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Daily Register Gazette, Rockford, Illinois, Monday, January 21, 1924