George Franklin Bassett

1840 - 1912  (72 years)

• Name	George Franklin Bassett
  Birth	17 May 1840	Bath, Steuben County, New York
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6BBAB03B3A041746B699D60FF689C8395FDF
  Death	18 Aug 1912	Orting, Pierce County, Washington
  Notes	George Franklin Bassett died unmarried. He enlisted in Company F, 152nd Indiana Regiment on February 4, 1865 in LaGrange County, Indiana and was discharged on August 30, 1865 in Charlestown, West Virginia. Washington Death Certificate George Franklin Bassett Date: August 18, 1912 in Orting, Pierce County, Washington Age: 72 years, 3 months, 1 day Parents: James Martin Bassett and Almira D. Warren Letter from Alva R. Bassett, written November 8, 2002 My grandparent was Byron Bassett who was born in 1847 and died in 1923 in Orting, Washington. He was a blacksmith in Coudersport, Pennsylvania and moved to Chehalis, Washinton in 1893. He married Lorenza Leach. The family homesteaded near Onalaska, Washington and later opened a blacksmith shop at Napavine, Washington. George Byron Bassett, a son, went to Vancouver Island, Canada where he married an Indian lady. He built a sawmill and lived at Aleut Bay at the north end of Vancouver, Island, British Columbia. They had several children. My father, Leroy Bassett, had an uncle, George F. Bassett, who came West several years before the Byron Bassett, who came west in 1893. He drove a stagecoach in the Southwest, U.S.A. While traveling in Southeastern Nevada, we visited the Lehman Caves National Monument. As we reached the exit of the caves we passed through a large white room where in the early days people wrote their names on the walls using their Carbide lanterns to write in large letters "George Bassett - 1888". Also, near Ely, Nevada there is a small lake named "Bassett Lake". I have a couple of family heirlooms which were passed on to me from my father, Leroy Orvel Bassett, who told me they had belonged to his Uncle George F. Bassett. They are a sword and a scabbord. The name George F. Bassett is engraved on the blade. I also have an old family pistol. My father and my Uncle Frank Bassett told me that their Uncle George Bassett had carried it when he drove stagecoach. The sword must have been used in a Lodge since the initials K.P. are engraved on the handle. I also have a family portrait which has George and Cassie Bassett Family. There are four children in the picture - 3 boys and 1 girl. I do not have their names or address. This is all the information I have. It is a pleasure to have heard from you! I wish you luck in completing your family tree! Yours Truly, Alva Bassett. Raymond, Washington. 1850 Federal Census of Victor, Ontario County, New York (5 Sep 1850) James M. Bassett - 32 - M - New York - Carpenter Elmira - 29 - F - New York George - 10 - M - New York Sarah - 9 - F - New York Byron - 3- M - New York Flora J. - 1 - F - New York Elizabeth Warren - 56 - F - Connecticut Jane Warren - 23 - F - New York 1860 Federal Census of Sweden Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania (20 Aug 1860) James M. Bassett - 40 - M - New York - Carpenter and Joiner 800 300 Almira - 38 - F - New York George - 21 - M - New York - Carpenter and Joiner Sarah - 19 - F - New York Byron - 13 - M - New York Jane - 11 - F - New York Almira - 9 - F - New York William - 7 - M - Pennsylvania Henry - 4 - M - Pennsylvania Charles - 1 - M - Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I19	38B James Bassett of Vermont & New York
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Martin Bassett,   b. 11 Mar 1816, Bath, Steuben County, New York d. 3/12 Dec 1901, Chrystal, Potter County, Pennsylvania (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Almira M. Warren,   b. 7 Jul 1819, New York d. 10 Jun 1898 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1836
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart