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Laurence Brooke Bassett

Male 1879 - 1939  (60 years)


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  • Name Laurence Brooke Bassett 
    Born 10 Aug 1878/9  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Aug 1939  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Federal Census of 18th Ward, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH (1 Jan 1920)
      Lawrence B. Bassett 40 M OH NH OH Head President Lithographer
      Daisy M. 40 F PA PA PA Wife
      (Living at 2063 East 88th Street)

      1930 Federal Census of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (25 Apr 1930)
      Lawrence B. Bassett 52 M OH NH OH Head President Lithograph Co.
      Daisy M. 51 F PA PA PA Wife
      (Living at 2233 South Overlook Road) (Married at 30 & 29)

      The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Monday, August 14, 1939
      Laurence B. Bassett (Includes picture)

      Laurence Brooke Bassett, president of the Bassett Co., printers and lithographers, died suddenly Saturday night when he was stricken by a heart attack as he walked up the stairs in his home at 2233 South Overlook Road, Cleveland Heights.
      Death came just two days after he had celebrated his 60th birthday anniversary.
      Mr. Bassett was a member of two pioneer Cleveland families. His father, Charles Osgood Bassett, was a leader in the printing trade here for many years, and his mother, the former Mary Stone Hitchcock, was descended from the city?s early settlers.
      A native of Cleveland, Mr. Bassett attended Case School of Applied Science and was graduated from the Michigan College of Mines, Houghton, Mich.
      He worked several years as a mining engineer before returning to Cleveland as an associate of his father in the Forman-Bassett Co. On the death of his father he became president of the Bassett Lithographing Co. which later became the Bassett Co.
      He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Daisy Millar Bassett; a sister, Mrs. George Friebolin; two nephews, W.W. and Charles B. Mountcastle, and a niece, Mrs. Harold Sayre of Miami, Fla. Funeral services will be private.
    Person ID I19240  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2013 

    Father Charles Osgood Bassett,   b. 3 Mar 1851, Keene, Coshocton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased 
    Mother Mary Stone Hitchcock,   b. 1 Nov 1852, Cleveland, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased 
    Married 3 Mar 1875  Cleveland, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F05660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Daisy M. Unknown,   d. Deceased 
    Family ID F07586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. BFA1897.