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George Washington Bassett

Male 1825 - 1870  (45 years)


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  • Name George Washington Bassett 
    Born 1825  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID B3CA78E2A9943441A2EB219C988B328DB5EA 
    Died May 1870  Jackson County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Federal Census of Marianna, Jackson County, Florida (1 Jul 1860)
      Geo. W. Bassett 35 M Georgia Carpenter 500
      Nancy A. 28 F Florida
      Geo. W. 12 M Georgia
      Mary J. 6 F Florida
      Henry J. 3 M Florida

      1870 Federal Census of Marianna, Jackson County, Florida (11 Jul 1870)
      Delida Bassett 33 F Georgia At home 80 50
      John S. 4 M Florida
      Henry J. 12 M Florida

      1880 Federal Census of Election Pct #7, Jackson County, Florida (2 Jun 1880)
      Dilla A. Bassett 43 F GA GA GA Head Keeping House
      John S. 13 M FL GA GA Son Works in farm
      William J. Gay 19 M FL GA GA Son Works in farm

      Georgia Journal and Messenger, Macon, Georgia
      November 15, 1848 Vol XXVI No. 33

      HORRID MURDER. An old, and inoffensive man by the name of Isaac Sowell, was inhumanly killed in this city on Saturday evening last, by George Bassett, on account of some slight difference in regard to the recent election. Bassett fled immediately and has not yet been arrested.

      Volume 1, "The Georgia Black Book: Morbid, Macabre & Sometimes Disgusting Records of Genealogical Value" by Robert Scott David Jr., Page 153:

      288-289. In Macon, Bibb County, on the evening of the 11th inst. George Bassett murdered Isaac Sewall. Issued 13 November 1848. Bassett is about 25 years old, stout built, 5 feet 10 inches, blue eyes, and dark hair.
    Person ID I156  48B Francis Bassett of South Carolina
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2013 

    Father John Bassett, Jr.,   b. 1785, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary 
    Family ID F68  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
    +1. George Washington Bassett, Jr.,   b. Feb 1848, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1929, Gretna, Gadsden County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
    Family ID F187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy A. Stephens 
    Married 24 Mar 1852  Jackson County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary J. Bassett,   b. 1854, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Henry Jasper Bassett,   b. Apr 1857, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1905, Walton County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years)
    Family ID F188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 DilaAnn Gay 
    Married 7 Sep 1863  Jackson County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. John Solomon Bassett,   b. 1866, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart