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- 1880 Federal Census of 6th Ward, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Perris Bassett 44 M NY NY NY Head Laborer
Nancy 40 F NY NY NY Wife Keeps House
Imogene 4 F IL NY NY Daughter
Alonzo 2 M IL NY NY Son
Georgiana Peirce 15 F IL NY NY Stepdaughter House work
May Pierce 13 F IL NY NY Stepdaughter House work
Lillian Pierce 6 F MO NY NY Stepdaughter
1900 Federal Census of Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois (11 Jun 1900)
Perris Bassett 64 May 1836 M NY NY NY Head Teamster
Nancy 60 May 1840 F NY NY NY Wife
Lora 15 Aug 1884 F IL NY NY Daughter Mends dresses
Ray 13 Dec 1886 M IL NY NY Son At School
(Married 25 years, 5 children, 4 living)
(Living at 1309 Parmalee Street)
1910 Federal Census of Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois (28 Apr 1910)
Nancy Bassett (Wd) 64 F NY NY NY Head Own income
& 1 lodger
(Living at 1309 Parmale St) (13 Children, 10 living)
1920 Federal Census of Rockford, Winnebago County, IL (6 Jan 1920)
Nancy Bassett (Wd) 79 F NY NY NY Head
John A. Rice (Div) 35 M IL IL IL Boarder Glassblower Glass Factory
Marian 16 M IL IL IL Boarder
Charles Johnson 33 M SW SW SW Head Confectioner Bottling works
Laura Lee 35 F IL NY NY Wife
Charles Robert 5 M IL SW SW Son
Herbert Ray Bassett 33 M IL NY NY Head Cook
Hazel 18 F NV IL IL Wife
Gerald Lee 6/12 M NV IL NY Son
(Living at 1309 Parmalee St.) (SW-Sweden)
Rockford Morning Star, October 27, 1920
Frank C. Pierce Called By Death
Had Been Respected Resident of Rockford For Over Forty Years
Frank C. Pierce, resident of Rockford for over forty years and for seventeen years a teamster for the Rockford Lumber & Fuel company, passed away yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the state hospital at Elgin, where he had been a patient since Feb. 11 last.
Deceased was born in Missouri on Sept. 18, 1869, and married Miss Olive Fox of Monroe Center at Rockford on Aug. 7, 1884. He was a member of Camp 49 of the Modern Woodmen of American and was held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends.
Besides the widow, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Fulmer Morgan, of Rockford, and two grandchildren, Russell and Winnett Morgan. He also leaves his mother, Mrs. Nancy Bassett of 1309 Parmalee street, six sisters, Mrs. Georgia Thompson, of Peoria, Ill, and Mrs. May Fox, Mrs. Elmer Benson, Mrs. Laura Johnson, Mrs. Imogene Bunker and Mrs. Lillie Atwood, all of this city, and two brothers, Alonzo and Ray Bassett, also of Rockford. Funeral arrangements were not completed last night.
Rockford Republic, December 1, 1926
Dies After Attending Funeral Of Relative
With the death of Mrs. Nancy Bassett, 86 years old, Tuesday afternoon, shortly after she had returned to her home, 1309 Parmele st., from the funeral of her son-in-law, Edward H. Atwood, and eventful, brave life was ended.
"Grandma" Bassett will be mourned not only by her own family but by the young people of her neighborhood, who have been her dear friends and who never tired of her stories of overland treks and adventures of by-gone days.
She had planned to have her picture taken on Tuesday, in a five-generation group, with her daughter, Mrs. George Vincent, aged 64: her granddaughter, Mrs. Louis Brennan, 44; her great-granddaughter, Mrs. Rayner Nelson, 21; and her great-great-grandson, little Gordon Rayner Nelson, who is just four weeks old. It amused Mrs. Bassett that she, life her daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter, would be wearing her hair bobbed and curled, before the camera.
Native Of New York.
Nancy Sears was born in Duchess county, New York, May 15, 1840. She moved in her childhood to Pennsylvania, and after the death of her parents, she came to Illinois when she was 14. At 18 she was married at Spring, Ill, to James Pierce.
Eight children were born to the union. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce and their family traveled overland to Missouri, where they had difficulty keeping their fine horses from the horse thieves who roamed through the country west of the Mississippi and Mr. Pierce died on Feb. 17, 1874. Alone, with her six children, the mother returned to Illinois.
On Dec. 2, 1874, she married Perris Bassett, and to this union five children were born. Mr. Bassett died on March 31, 1919.
Active in Enworth Church.
Mrs. Bassett was an active member of the Epworth M.E. church. In spite of her advancing years, she was lively and able to care for herself. She delighted to tell her stories of the tragedies and the little comedies of pioneer days in the middle west, and she always had an interested audience.
Mrs. Bassett is survived by eight children, Mrs. Lillian Atwood, 326 Irving ave.; Mrs. Mary Fox, 239 N. Chicago ave.; Mrs. Georgia Thompson, Peoria; Mrs. Ella Vincent; 326 Irving ave.; Mrs. Imogene Bunker, Elkton, Md.; A.W. Bassett, 308 N. Day ave.; Mrs. Laura Johnson, 1309 Parmele st., and Ray H. Bassett, of California.
She also leaves 29 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Fannie Murphy, 809 N. Court st.; and a brother, Hiram J. Sears, 308 Howard ave.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, with a service for relatives only at 2pm. At the Johnson home, 1309 Parmele st., and a service at 2:30 p.m. at Epworth M.E. church. If arrangements can be made, the Rev. C.M. Jaycox, former pastor of Epworth church, will officiate, assisted by the present pastor, the Rev. Paul Fricke. Burial will be in Cedar Bluff cemetery.
Rockford Republic, January 18, 1927
Bassett Estate To Her Children
Will of Nancy Bassett Bequests Her
$2,500 Estate to Her Five Children
All of the five children of Mrs. Nancy Bassett, deceased, will participate in her estate of $2,5000 under her will which has been filed I the probate court of this county. The will was made July 14, 1922. Nels J. Billstrom is nominated in the will as executor.
The will provides that Mrs. Chester Fox, a daughter of the deceased, is to heir $200. The remainder of the estate is to be divided among these children: Mrs. Charles Johnson, Rockford; Herbert Ray Bassett, Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Edward H. Atwood, Rockford, and Mrs. Charles Bunker, Elkton, Md.
It is provided in the will that markers shall be placed at the graves of Mrs. Nancy Bassett and her husband, Perris Bassett, who died in 1919.
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