Bassett Family Association Database
Hector Goodrich Bassett
1867 - 1951 (84 years)-
Name Hector Goodrich Bassett Born 27 Mar 1867 Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois Gender Male _UID 0530BDF4D1180A45837ABD3725FFE192A653 Died 31 Dec 1951 .Madison, Illinois Notes - 3B3254353. Hector Goodrich Bassett, son of Harlow Gillette and Mary Catherine (Werts) Bassett, was born 27 Mar 1867 in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. He died 31 Dec 1951 in Madison County, Illinois. He married Laura O. Williams, daughter of Frank and Harriet C. (Hunt) Williams, on 6 Oct 1891 in Madison County, Illinois. She was born about 1870. She died in tornado in March of 1948.
BIRTH & MARR.: Family group records compiled by Fred T. Bassett & Marie B. Baird and W.T. Norton, ed. & comp., CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND ITS PEOPLE 1812 to 1912, Vol. II (Chicago & New York: The Lewis Pub. Co.), 1912 pp. 790 & 791. (FHL US/CAN 977.386 H2n, Vol. 2)
Birthplace listed as Jackson County, Illinois in the above history.
DEATH: Family group records compiled by Fred T. Bassett & Marie B. Baird.
Hector G. Bassett was a prosperous farm owner in Fosterburg, Madison County, Illinois - a man of high integrity and substantial business interest. He was born 27 Mar 1867 in Jackson county, Illinois, the son of Harlow and Mary (Werts) Bassett.
1940 Federal Census of Foster, Madison County, IL (16 May 1940)
Hector G. Bassett 73 M Head IL Same Store Operator
Laura O. 70 F Wife IL Same Housewife
Clyde H. 34 M Son IL Same Deputy Sheriff Madison County
Nellie E. 32 F DauL IL Same Housewife
Merle C. 11 M Grandson IL Same
& 1 hired hand
Person ID I1220 3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut Last Modified 17 Feb 2015
Father Harlow Gillette Bassett, b. 29 Mar 1838, Bennington, Genesee, (now Wyoming), New York , d. 4 Feb 1911, Ionia, Big Horn, Wyoming (Age 72 years) Mother Mary Catherine Werts, b. 12 Jun 1843, Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois , d. 1 Oct 1879, Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas (Age 36 years) Married Aug 1862 Woodburn, MaCoupin, Illinois Family ID F470 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Laura O. Williams, b. Abt 1870, d. Mar 1948 (Age ~ 78 years) Married 6 Oct 1891 Madison, Illinois Children 1. Mary Bassett, b. 21 Feb 1900, , Madison, Illinois , d. Mar 1900, , Madison, Illinois (Age 0 years) 2. Frank Harlow Bassett, b. 4 Nov 1904, , Madison, Illinois , d. Jan 1905, , Madison, Illinois (Age 0 years) + 3. Clyde Hector Bassett, b. 8 Mar 1906, Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois , d. May 1985, , Fayette, Illinois (Age 79 years) Last Modified 27 May 2015 Family ID F531 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 3B3254353. Hector Goodrich Bassett, son of Harlow Gillette and Mary Catherine (Werts) Bassett, was born 27 Mar 1867 in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. He died 31 Dec 1951 in Madison County, Illinois. He married Laura O. Williams, daughter of Frank and Harriet C. (Hunt) Williams, on 6 Oct 1891 in Madison County, Illinois. She was born about 1870. She died in tornado in March of 1948.