Ralph Howard Bassett

1896 - 1966  (70 years)

• Name	Ralph Howard Bassett
  Birth	14 Jan 1896	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7D5093FCE4BA2B4CA69CE3D0D171D6FF7D76
  Death	2 May 1966  [1]
  Notes	Greencastle Daily Banner, Indiana, 3 May 1966 Ralph Bassett Rites Thursday Ralph Bassett, Coatesville, died unexpectedly at the New Albany Hospital. Mr. Bassett was born at Morristown, Tenn., Jan. 14, 1896, the son of Frank bassett and Ella Nicholison Bassett. On Dec. 29, 1915, he war married to Cecil Moore. He was an employee of the Boys? School at Plainfield. He is survived by the wife and the following children: Albert Bassett of Chicago, J.T. Bassett of Indianapolis, Alberta Boswell of California, Arnold Bassett of Greencastle, Mrs. Marie Brown of Greencastle, Frank Bassett of Indianapolis, Mrs. Mary Lou Brown of Cloverdale and Duane Bassett of Fillmore. Also surviving are twenty-six grandchildren and one brother, Eugene Bassett of Coatesville; four sisters, Nora Bassett and Bessie Willis, both of Tennessee, Mettie Caldwell, Missouri, Eunie Hewitt, Michigan. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o?clock from the Weaver Funeral Home in Coatesville. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Wednesday. 1900 Federal Census of District 2, Grainger County, Tennessee (18 Jun 1900) Frank Bassett - 39 - M - Feb 1861 - TN-TN-TN - Head - Farmer Ella - 40 - F - Jan 1860 - TN-TN-TN - Wife Nora - 16 - F - Oct 1883 - TN-TN-TN - Daughter Annetta - 13 - F - Jun 1886 - TN-TN-TN - Daughter Bessie - 10 - F - Jun 1889 - TN-TN-TN - Daughter Eugen (twin) - 7 - M - Aug 1892 - TN-TN-TN - Son Eunice (twin) - 7 - F - Aug 1892 - TN-TN-TN - Daughter Ralph - 4 - M - Jan 1896 - TN-TN-TN - Son (Married 19 years, 7 children, 6 living) 1920 Federal Census of District #2, Grainger County, Tennessee (10 Jan 1920) Ralph Bassett - 23 - M - TN-TN-TN - Head - Farmer General Farm Cecil - 21 - F - TN-TN-TN - Wife Albert - 7/12 - M - TN-TN-TN - Son 1930 Federal Census of Marion Township, Putnam County, Indiana (18 Apr 1930) Ralf Bassett - 34 - M - TN-TN-TN - Head - Farmer Ceciyl - 31 - F - TN-TN-TN - Wife Albert - 11 - M - TN-TN-TN - Son J.T. - 9 - M - TN-TN-TN - Son Alberta - 8 - F - TN-TN-TN - Daughter Arnold - 5 - M - TN-TN-TN - Son Marie - 3-4/12 - F - TN-TN-TN - Daughter Frank - 1-5/12 - M - TN-TN-TN - Son (Living on McDonald Road)
  Person ID	I1367	2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Frank Barton Bassett,   b. Feb 1861, Tennessee d. 1914 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Ella Nicholson,   b. Jan 1860, Tennessee d. 1945 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecil Moore,   b. 18 Nov 1898, Tennessee d. 15 Feb 1976 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1915
  Children	1. Claude Rogers Bassett,   b. 29 Sep 1916, Tennessee d. 4 Nov 1918, Tennessee (Age 2 years) + 2. Albert Franklin Bassett,   b. 21 May 1919, Tennessee d. 10 Nov 1974, Gary, Lake County, Indiana (Age 55 years)   3. J.T. Bassett,   b. 27 Jan 1921, Tennessee d. 5 Feb 1998 (Age 77 years)   4. Alberta Lee Bassett,   b. 26 Feb 1922, Tennessee d. 6 Aug 1999 (Age 77 years)   5. James Arnold Bassett,   b. 26 Nov 1923, Tennessee d. 3 Jan 1989 (Age 65 years)   6. Living + 7. Frank Buford Bassett, Sr.,   b. 2 Aug 1928, Tennessee d. Jun 2005 (Age 76 years)   8. Mary Lou Bassett,   b. 19 Mar 1931   d. 27 Jul 2007 (Age 76 years) + 9. Living
  Family ID	F456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S4] SSDI.