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Hays E. Bassett

Male 1889 - 1958  (69 years)


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  • Name Hays E. Bassett 
    Born 6 Jan 1889  Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 06FE8E6094345D4EBB4A250A856EE32897AC 
    Died 22 Sep 1958  Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Grove Hill Memorial Park Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Dallas Morning News, 24 Sep 1958
      Hays Bassett, Bank Official, Dies at Home
      (Picture included)
      Hays Edward Bassett, 69, of 6975 Bob-O-Link Drive, an assistant vice-president of the Republican National Bank, died Tuesday at his home.
      A native of Dallas, he had been associated with the bank since June 12, 1928, where he was appointed an assistant cashier. Bassett was named assistant vice-president in 1951.
      Educated in Dallas public schools, Bassett completed numerous courses from the American Institute of Banking, where he earned his Banking Standard Certificate.
      A Knight Templar, Bassett was a member of Alexander C. Garrett Commandery. He was also a member of the Northridge Baptist Church and worked with Junior Achievement two years.
      Bassett was married Dec. 14, 1913, to the former Miss Dulcie Tucker.
      Survivors are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Martin of Bethesda, Md., Mrs. Jack Merrell of Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Harold Glawe of Mexico City; two sisters Miss Addie Ford Bassett and Miss Lucy Cage Bassett, both of Dallas; two brothers, Allen Bassett of Alameda, Calif., and Larry Bassett of Dallas, and 10 grandchildren.
      Funeral arrangements are pending at Sparkman's Funeral Home.

      The Dallas Morning News, 25 Sep 1958
      Hayes E. Bassett Rites Thursday
      Funeral services for Hays Edwards Bassett, 69, an assistant vice-president of the Republican National Bank of Dallas, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Sparkman's Funeral Chapel, 2115 Ross. The Rev. Walter Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Grove Hill Memorial Park.
      Bassett died Tuesday at his home, 6975 Bob-O-Link. He was a member of the Northridge Presbyterian Church.
      Pallbearers will be Eldon Lutz, Earl Edmondson, Charles Neisler, James Cook, James Massey and John Campbell. Honorary pallbearers will be officers of the Republican National Bank.

      1900 Federal Census of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (4 Jun 1900)
      James E. Bassett - 37 - M - Jan 1863 - KY-KY-KY - Head - Clerk RR office
      Elizabeth - 35 - F - May 1865 - MS-MS-MS - Wife
      Hays E. - 11 - M - Jan 1889 - TX-KY-MS - Son - At School
      Allen J. - 8 - M - Aug 1891 - TX-KY-MS - Son - At School
      Addie F. - 6 - F - Sep 1893 - TX-KY-MS - Daughter
      Lucy C. - 4 - F - Jun 1895 - TX-KY-MS - Daughter
      Lawrence E. - 3 - M - Sep 1896 - TX-KY-MS - Son
      Mary E. - 10/12 - F - Jul 1899 - TX-KY-MS - Daughter
      Beatrice Carter - 23 - F - Jul 1876 - MS-MS-MS - SisterL

      1910 Federal Census of 6th Ward, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (20 Apr 1910)
      J. Edward Bassett - 47 - M - KY-KY-MS - Head - Cook Railway
      Mrs. J. Edward - 44 - F - MS-MS-MS - Wife
      Hays E. - 21 - M - TX-KY-MS - Son - Clerk Bank
      Allen F. - 18 - M - TX-KY-MS - Son
      Addie - 16 - F - TX-KY-MS - Daughter
      Luan - 14 - F - TX-KY-MS - Daughter
      Lawrence E. - 13 - M - TX-KY-MS - Son
      Mary E. - 10 - F - TX-KY-MS - Daughter
      (Married 22 years, 7 children, 6 living)

      1920 Federal Census of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
      Hayes E. Bassett - 30 - M - TX-KY-AL - Head - Mgr. Transit Opt(?)
      Dulcie - 28 - F - IN-IN-IN - Wife
      James G. - 5 - M - TX-TX-IN - Son
      Adeline E. - 3-6/12 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter
      Mary S. - 1-5/12 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter
      Martha J. - 1-5/12 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter

      1930 Federal Census of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (2 Apr 1930)
      Hays E. Bassett - 40 - M - TX-KY-MS - Head - Assistant Cashier Bank
      Dulcie O. - 28 - F - IN-IL-IN - Wife
      James A. - 15 - M - TX-TX-IN - Son
      Adeline E. - 13 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter
      Martha J. - 11 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter
      Mary S. - 11 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter
      James E. -- 67 - M - KY-KY-KY - Father (Wd)
      1 Lodger & 1 servant
      (Living at 1522 N. Carroll St.) (Married at 23 & 22)


      The Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar 1933
      Retired Railroad Man, James E. Bassett, Dies
      James Edward Bassett, 70, retired, resident of Dallas for forty-eight years and for more than forty years an employee of the Texas & Pacific Railroad, died Monday at his home, 5607 Goodwin.
      Mr. Bassett came to Dallas from Mount Sterling, Ky. his first railroad work in Dallas was in the auditing department. Later he was transferred to the superintendent's office where for a number of years he was in charge of purchasing. He was an elder of the Colonial Presbyterian Church.
      Surviving him are three sons, H.E. and L.E. Bassett of Dallas and the Rev. Allen Bassett, Presbyterian missionary at Bangkok, Siam, and three daughters, Mrs. Madson B. Adams, Miss Addie Bassett and Miss Lucy Cage Bassett, all of Dallas.
      Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Colonial Presbyterian Church, Forest and Wendelken, with the Rev. L.L. McCutchen, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Grove Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers, Dr. Rufus Whitis, George L. Crofford, H.W. Burr, Cecil McCutchen, Robert W. Sheegog and S.E. Rhodes.
    Person ID I1314  8B John Bassett of Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2012 

    Father James Edward Bassett,   b. 2 Jan 1863, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1933, Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Carter 
    Family ID F382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dulcie Othelia Tucker,   b. 1891, Evansville, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1971, Rockville, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1913 
    Children 
    +1. Colonel James Albert Bassett,   b. 23 Dec 1914, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1954, Carthage, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    +2. Adeline Elizabeth Bassett,   b. 7 Aug 1916, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 2007, Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Living
    +4. Martha J. Bassett,   b. 16 Sep 1918, Dallas, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 2006, San Antonio, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart