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- 1850 Federal Census of Lewis County, Kentucky
Alexander Bassett - 29 - Farmer - 500 - Kentucky
Lean - 33 - Kentucky
Mary M. - 2 - Kentucky
John T. - 2/12 - Kentucky
Sarah F. - 8 - Kentucky
Rebecca Meredith - 68 - Maryland
1860 Federal Census of Lewis County, Kentucky
Alexander Bassett - 40 - M - Kentucky - Farmer 1000 360
Leah A. - 43 - F - Kentucky
Mary M. - 12 - F - Kentucky
John T. - 10 - M - Kentucky
Rebecca H. - 8 - F - Kentucky
Vienna G. - 7 - F - Kentucky
Juliett - 5 - F - Kentucky
1870 Federal Census of Crossing of Kinniconick, Lewis County, Kentucky (15 Aug 1870)
Alexander Bassett - 50 - M - Kentucky - Farmer 2000 500
Lea Ann - 51 - F - Kentucky - Keeping House
John T. - 20 - M - Kentucky - Laborer
Rebecca - 18 - F - Kentucky - Housework
Vienna - 17 - F - Kentucky - Housework
Juliett - 15 - F - Kentucky - Housework
Mary Clark - 22 - F - Kentucky - Housework
Lea Ann - 3 - F - Kentucky
Excerpt from the Autobiography of Isaac Newton Bassett
Uncle John's first wife died early. I never saw her. She had four children, three of whom drowned at the same time in the little stream of Montgomery, while quite young. Alexander, the 4th, lived to manhood, was married and bought part of this Father's place where he lived until about 1886. His wife died before him. She was Leah Meredith, a sister of his father's second wife. He left one son and two daughters. He was about six years my senior, was about 6 ft tall, well built, and of fine appearance. Was a most excellent man but wanting in energy. Although he inherited considerable property from his grandfather Waring's estate, and from an Uncle Waring, and from his father's estate, he failed in his financial career and had to borrow money from time to time from his cousin Joseph Waring, the step-son of his Uncle Amos. This indebtedness was more than his farm was worth which passed into the hands of Joseph Waring upon Alexander's death, but Joseph was very kind to him so long as he lived and would not foreclose his mortgage until after his death. Cousin Alexander was a schoolmate of mine. He would visit my father's family, often staying over night. He would smoke a cob pipe and the boy, my brothers and I, would take great pleasure in filling it with tobacco for him to smoke, putting in a little powder at the bottom, to explode it while smoking. It was great fun for us and he never appeared the least vexed over it. I loved him almost as a brother, better than I loved any other cousin. He and his father under the old days of the 40's were Democrats - the only Democrats in the family. All the rest being Whigs, but they, were staunch Union Men and were most loyal during the Civil War and Alexander became a Republican then and remained so till his death. Peace to his bones.
My Uncle John remarried a widower for quite a number of years, but was married in 1833 to Elizabeth Meredith by her he had four children, John, Susan, Mary and Sarah. They were all of an indolent turn of character. The girls married trifling worthless men and I know nothing about where they are. John was a wild fellow. The last I heard of him, he was in the South.
My uncle John was a fleshy man, about 5 ft 11 inches in height, well framed, and of a florid or ruddy complexion. He was of a rather blustering manner, but of an excellent heart and kindly dispostion. Mentally he was strong and was quite a conversationalist. He liked to talk on the political questions and we have had many a lively bout, but he was always a great friend of mine and of my brothers. He was a Methodist and was honest, truthful and upright. This second wife died in 1844 and he died about 1867.
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