Margaret Jane Adams

Abt 1845 -

• Name	Margaret Jane Adams
  Birth	Abt 1845
  Gender	Female
  _UID	A4914D7AF7CB3E4F96C680F99FA4815F4367
  Notes	Nelson's death certificate says that his parents were both born in Canada. The 1880 census of Buchanan County, Missouri lists his father as being born in Canada. Nelson served as an ordinary seaman from 12 Jan 1856 to 7 Oct 1857 in San Francisco, California, discharged from the USS Independence. He served from Dec 1861 to Mar 1862 in Co. F, 1st Michigan Lancers as a private. He served 7 Mar 1865 to 22 Sep 1865 in Co. D, 8 Michigan Cavalry as a private. On his enlistment papers he was listed with blue eyes, black hair, light complexion, 5 foot 3 inches tall. In July and August 1865 he was in confinement awaiting trial. His trial was 28 Aug 1865 and he was court martailed for violating Article 7 (Mutiny), found guilty, imprisoned for 30 days with loss of pay and allowances. In about 1877, Nelson worked on the Kansas City Rail Road. About 1880 he broke his ankle while building for Milton Tootle on 4th between Felix and Francis Sts., St. Joseph, Missouri. He lived in Michigan until 1872, in Missouri until 1883, in Kansas until 1888, in Arkansas until 1905, in Tempe, Arizona until moving to California in 1909 and in California until his death in 1916. 1880 Federal Census of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Nelson Bassett 46 M NY CN UN Head Carpenter Margaret 35 F MO KY PA Wife Housekeeper Adey 10 F MO NY MO Daughter At school Nelson 5 M MO NY MO Son George 2 M MO NY MO Son Charley 2 M MO NY MO Son Joseph Smith 21 M IR IR IR Other R.R. Laborer John O'Connor 41 M IR IR IR Other R.R. Laborer 1900 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (4 Jun 1900) Nelson Bassett 67 M Mar 1833 NY NY NY Head Carpenter Margaret 54 F Jun 1845 MO KY PA Wife Pearl 16 F Apr 1884 MO NY MO Daughter ?? Laundry Reuben E. 13 M Nov 1886 MO NY MO Son Laundry labor (Married 25 years, 11 children, 7 living) (Living on Campbell Street) 1910 Federal Census of Malibu Township, Los Angeles County, CA (28 Apr 1910) Nelson Bassett 73 M Inmate (Pacific Branch National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers)
  Person ID	I17	40B Nelson Bassett of Genesee County, New York
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Henry D. Adams
  Mother	Phoebe (Hathaway) Adams
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nelson Bassett,   b. 15 Mar 1834, Genesee Co., New York d. 29 May 1916, Bellflower, Los Angeles Co., California (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	12 Mar 1874	St. Joseph Co., Missouri
  Children	+ 1. Henry Nelson Bassett,   b. 15 Dec 1874, Buchanon Co., Missouri d. 2 Jun 1958, Decoto, Alameda Co., California (Age 83 years) + 2. George Neal Bassett,   b. 31 Aug 1878, Missouri d. 29 Jun 1957, Redding, Shasta Co., California (Age 78 years)   3. Charles Sylvester Bassett,   b. 31 Aug 1878, Missouri d. 16 Aug 1945, Los Angeles Co., California (Age 66 years)   4. Laura Myrtie Bassett,   b. 19 Feb 1881   5. Pearl May Bassett,   b. 8 Apr 1884 + 6. Reuben Elmer Bassett,   b. Nov 1886   7. Phebe A. Bassett
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hugh Logan
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart