James David Bassett, Sr.

1892 - 1970  (78 years)

• Name	James David Bassett
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	9 Jan 1892	Elmira, Ray County, Missouri   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	415FA773F457164EA6B02CE0FA74BF7068FB
  Died	Jul 1970	Weld County, Colorado
  Notes	1900 Federal Census of Polk Township, Ray County, Missouri (4 Jun 1900) William H. Bassett - 39 - M - Jun 1861 - TN-TN-KY - Head - Farmer Alice - 35 - F - Mar 1865 - MO-OH-VA - Wife Bertha - 11 - F - Dec 1888 - MO-TN-MO - Daughter - At School Walter - 10 - M - Apr 1890 - MO-TN-MO - Son - At School James D. - 8 - M - Jan 1892 - MO-TN-MO - Son - At School Robert C. - 6 - M - Sep 1893 - MO-TN-MO - Son (Married 10 years, 4 children, 4 living) 1930 Federal Census of Milliken, Weld County, Colorado (18 Apr 1930) James D. Bassett - 38 - M - MO-KY-MO - Head - Contractor Building Ethel C. - 40 - F - OK-MO-MO - Wife Pauline R. - 14 - F - MO-MO-OK - Daughter J.D. Jr. - 10 - M - CO-MO-OK - Son Verna A. - 6 - F - CO-MO-OK - Daughter Paul W. - 4-11/12 - M - CO-MO-OK - Son (Living on Josephine Avenue) Greeley Tribune Tuesday, July 7, 1970 James Bassett Services Set For Thursday James David Bassett, 1515 7th Avenue, died Tuesday morning at Weld County General Hospital where he had been a patient for three days, following two years of illness. Bassett was born January 9, 1892, in Ray County, Missouri. He married Ethel C. Cummings, April 22, 1914, at Polo, Missouri. In 1916 they moved to Milliken, then to Greeley in 1939. He worked for Hensel Phelps Constructions Co. for 15 years. He retired in 1960. He was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church and a past commander of Pioneer Post No. 2121 of the VFW and a member of Carpenters Local 418 for 26 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ethel C. Bassett; two sons, Paul W. Bassett of Greeley and James D. Bassett Jr. of Idaho Falls, Idaho; two daughters, Mrs. Reta Pauline Milton, Susanville, California, and Mrs. Verna Alene Walters of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Brown, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Adamson Memorial Chapel with interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends who wish may give to the organ fund of the First United Presbyterian Church in care of Adamson Mortuary.
  Person ID	I1422	2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	William Henry Harrison Bassett,   b. 24 Jan 1861, Kentucky ,   d. 10 May 1945  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Alice Virginia Bisbee,   b. 1 Dec 1865, Ray County, Missouri ,   d. 22 Jan 1921  (Age 55 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1888	David Bisbee's, Ray County, Missouri
  Family ID	F279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Carma Cummings,   b. Abt 1890, Missouri
  Married	22 Apr 1914	Polo, Ray County, Missouri
  Children	+ 1. Reta Pauline Bassett,   b. 8 Dec 1915, Polo, Ray County, Missouri ,   d. 20 Jan 2011, Truckee, California  (Age 95 years) + 2. Living + 3. Paul William Bassett,   b. 25 Apr 192(?), Millikin, Weld County, Colorado ,   d. 30 Jun 1998 + 4. Verna Alene Bassett,   b. 25 May 1923, Millikin, Weld County, Colorado ,   d. 8 Apr 2012  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] WWI - World War I Draft Registration.