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- Adams County Free Press, Corning, Iowa, Saturday, 21 April 1923
S.H. Bassett
The sad news reached Corning on Wednesday of the death of one of our largest land owners and prominent citizens, S.H. Bassett, known by nearly everybody as ?Sam Bassett?, whose death occurred that morning at 3 o?clock at a sanitarium at Excelsior Springs, Mo., where he had been since the first of March for treatment for neuritis. Recently appendicitis developed and at first he was considered too weak to undergo an operation but had gained strength and the operation was performed on Tuesday evening by a Kansas City specialist. Mr. Bassett rallied and talked with those about him and at midnight conversed with his daughter, Miss Tella, after which he fell asleep and quietly passed away at 8 o?clock. Mrs. Bassett and the daughter were the only members of the family who were with him. Mr. Bassett had always lives in Iowa and was born in Polk county, near Des Moines, Dec. 19, 1857, and at the time of his death was aged 65 years, 3 months and 29 days. With his parents and the family he went to Linn county, Iowa, when a young man and where he was married to Miss Jennie Clark Feb. 27, 1879, who survives him, and they continued to reside in Linn county nine years when they moved to Fayette county, Iowa, where the family continued to reside until their removal to Adams county in 1903 when he purchased 312 acres of E.F. Bettainnier, a part of the old French Colony and later added 140 acres to his holdings, making 612 acres. He continued to reside on his farm until his removal to Corning in 1919 when he purchased the site and built their home at 703 Grove avenue. To Mr. and Mrs. Bassett was born eight children, the oldest, Tommy, dying when seven years of age, the living being S.H. Bassett of Lenox, E.E. Bassett of Corning, Ray Bassett of Oakland, Calif., Mrs. R.F. Badgett of Corning, Orval Bassett of Brooks, Clarence Bassett who is in the army service at San Antonio, Texas, and Miss Stella at home. Besides the immediate family he is survived by three sisters and five brothers, being Mrs. Sarah Bean of Portland, Ore., Mrs. Eva Yeager of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mrs. Cora Frifby of Pelican Lake, Wis., Robert Bassett of Portland, Ore., News Bassett of Jefferson, Iowa, Sherman Bassett of Vinton, Iowa, Thomas and Oscar Bassett of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mr. Bassett had always been one of our successful farmers and stock raisers and had a very large acquaintance and circle of friends. The remains were brought to Corning on Thursday morning on No. 6 and at the present time funeral arrangement have not been made, waiting a second reply from the son in California. Mr. Bassett had long been a member of the Presbyterian church and the services will be in charge of Rev. W.C. Miles of the Federate church and interment will be in Walnut Grove cemetery.
SOURCES:
BIRTH: LDS IGI shows: About 1858 , Linn, Iowa
BURIAL: Iowa Cemetery Records Record, Ancestry.com
Samuel H. Bassett; Death Date: 1923, Page #: 18, Birth Date: 1857, Cemetery: Walnut Grove, Town: Quincy. Level Info: Burial Records Adams County, Ia.
BIOGRAPHY:
1870 US Census
Thomas Bassett, M, W, 37, born IN
Elizabeth Bassett, wife, F, W, 33, 1837, Indiana
Saul (Samuel) Bassett, 13, M, W, IA
State: Iowa County: LINN Locale: PUTNAM TWP, Post Office: Cedar Rapids Series: M593 Roll: 405 Part: 1 Page: 388A,, Taken 7 August 1870
1880 US Census
Samuel BASSETT, 22, Est year: <1858> place: Iowa Occupation: Farmer, Married, White Male, Head of household: Samuel BASSETT Father's birthplace: PA Mother's birthplace: PA,
Jennie, 21, W, F, Canada, parents Scotland
Putnam, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T9_351; Family History Film: 1254351; Page: 342B; ED: 274; Image: 0687. Taken 2 June 1880
1895 Iowa State Census:
Samuel H. Bassett Age: 37 Race: W. Birthplace: Lyon Co IA.
Jennie R. Bassett 35 Canada W Fayette Oran
Samuel R (Roy). Bassett 10 Lyon Co IA W Fayette Oran
Earnest E. Bassett 8 Lyon Co IA W Fayette Oran
Elmer A. Bassett 4 Fayette Co IA W Fayette Oran
Eva G. Bassett 0 Fayette Co IA W Fayette Oran
OranTwp, Fayette Co, Iowa
1900 US Census
Bassett, Samuel, Head, W, M, Dec 1857, 42, married 21 years, born IA, parents born IN. Farmer, Can read & write.
Jennie, wife, W, F, Sept 1859, 40, had 7 children, 6 living, born Canada, parents Scotland, came to USA 1840.
Roy, son, W, M, Feb 1884, age 15, born IA
Ernest E., son, W, M, Feb 1887, 13, IA
Elmer R., son, July 1890, 9, IA
Eva G., Dau, W, F, Apr 1894, 6, IA
Orville C., son, W, M, Aug 1897, 2, IA
Clarence, son, W, M, June 1899, 11 months, IA
Clark, Thomas W., father in law, W, M, Aug 1816, age 83, married 59 years, born Scotland, parents born Scotland, came to US 1859, Landlord
Margaret, mother in law, W, F, July 1820, 79, had 10 children, 6 living, born Scotland, parents born Scotland, came to US 1866
Oran Twp, Fayette Co, Iowa. Series: T623 Microfilm: 432 Book: 1 Page:214 Taken 6 June 1900
1910 US Census
Bassett, Samuel H., Head, M, W, 62, married 31 years, born IA, parents in IN, works on home farm.
Jennie I, wife, F, W, 50, had 8 children, 7 living, born Canada, parents born in Scotland
Ray E., son, M, W, 19, single, born IA.
E. Glady, Dau, F, W, 16, single, IA
Orville C, son, M, W, 13, IA
Clarence O., son, M, W, 11, IA
M. Stella, Dau, F, W, 8, IA Iowa County: Adams, Prescott Twp, Series: T624 Roll: 390 Part: 2 Page: 26B.
1920 US Census
Samuel H Bassett, 72, Estimated birth year: 1857 Birthplace: Iowa Race: White, born IA, parents born IN. Retired farmer.
Jeinne L, wife, F, W, 61, entered US 1858, citizen 1879, born Candad, parents born Sctoland.
Stella M, dau,F, W, 17, single
Clarence O., son, M, W, 20, single.
Quincy, Adams, Iowa Marital status: Roll: T625_476 Page: 13B ED: 11 Image: 0796 Retired farmer, Living at 167 Grove Ave. Taken 17 Jan 1920
BIOGRAPHY:
History of Adams County, Iowa (1984)
Samuel Henry Bassett, son of Thomas Bassett and Elizabeth M. Gilliland Bassett, was born in Polk County, near Des Moines, Iowa on December 19, 1857. With his parents and family, he went to Linn County, Iowa when a young man. On February 29, 1879 he was married to Jennie I. Clark (daughter of Thomas and Margaret Clark). Jennie was born in Canada September 23, 1859. When she was one year old, her family came to Linn County, Iowa.
Samuel (Sam) and his bridge resided in Linn County for nine years and then moved to Fayette County where they continued to live until they moved to Adams County, Iowa, in 1903. They purchased 372 acres from E.F. Bettanier, a part of the Icarian Colony and later added 240 acres to the land. They continued to reside on this farm until they moved into Corning in 1919 when he purchased the site and built their home at 703 Grove Avenue. They were members of the Presbyterian Church and they both took active parts in the activities.
To this union eight children were born:
- Tommy, the oldest who died when he was 7 years old,
- Samuel Roy, married Jessie Krieger, Lenox, Iowa, 1909
- Earnest Earl, married FLora Deere, Mt. Etna, 1909
- Elmer Ray,
- Gladys Eva, (wife of) Robert F. Badgett, Corning, 1914.
- Orville C., married Irma Haviland, Corning, 1919
- Clarence O., married Mamie Duncan, Corning, 1924
- Stella. married Lloyd Grecian, Corning, 1923
Samuel passed away on April 18, 1923. His wife followed him in death on February 26, 1939 and was buried beside her loving husband at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Corning.
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