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Frank Bass

Male 1858 - 1946  (88 years)


Personal Information

  • Name Frank Bass 
    Born 1858  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID DEB2B8ACFDBCB244AFE9EAC6AA383CB9C214 
    Died 1946  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Independence Cemetery, Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He is a grandson of Thomas Bass, but don't yet have information on his father so putting him here for now.


      Kentucky Post
      Covington, Kentucky
      Tuesday, December 16, 1941
      Couple Celebrates 60th Anniversary
      Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bass of Kenton, Kentucky, 82 and 79 years old, respectively, Tuesday were observing their 60th wedding anniversary. Both are lifelong resident of Kenton.
      They have five children, Mrs. Vina Pettit, of Kenton; Mrs. Lena Riggs, Covington; Mrs. Margaret Armstrong, Falmouth; Herbert Bass, Newport, and Clifford Bass, Campbell County; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

      Kentucky Post
      Covington, Kentucky
      Monday, February 4, 1946
      Frank Bass
      Services for Frank Bass retired farmer, will be held at the Allison Rose funeral home, Covington, at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in the Independence Cemetery.
      Mr. Bass, who was 78, died late Saturday at the home of his son, Herbert Bass, 1105 Burnet Avenue, Newport. He lived most of his life in Kenton County.
      He leaves another son, Clifford Bass, Alexandria, and three daughters, Mrs. Lena Riggs, Covington; Mrs. Margaret Armstrong, Falmouth, and Mrs. Vina Pettit, Kenton Station; 20 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

      1880 Federal Census of Kenton County, Kentucky (June 11, 1880)
      Thomas J. Bass - 75 - Male - VA-VA-VA - Farmer
      Mary - 73 - Female - VA-VA-VA - Keeping House
      James - 35 - Male - VA-VA-VA - Works on Farm
      Ann - 28 - Female - KY-KY-KY - Daughter-in-Law
      George - 10 - Male - KY-VA-KY - Grandson
      Pearl (William) - 8 - Male - KY-VA-KY - Grandson
      Mary - 5 - Female - KY-VA-KY - Granddaughter
      James - 2 - Male - KY-VA-KY - Grandson
      Marion - 6/12 - Male - KY-VA-KY - Grandson
      Frank - 22 - Male - KY-VA-KY - Works on Farm

      1900 Federal Census of Davidson, Kenton County, Kentucky (26 Jun 1900)
      Frank Bass 40 M Dec 1859 KY KY VA Head Leaf Tobacco Handler
      Sarah 36 F Oct 1863 KY PA KY Wife
      Melvina 17 F Aug 1882 KY KY KY Daughter
      Lorena 12 F Dec 1887 KY KY KY Daughter
      Maggie 4 F Aug 1895 KY KY KY Daughter
      Herbert 1 M Oct 1898 KY KY KY Son
      (Married 19 years, 7 children, 4 liviing)

      1920 Federal Census of Davidson, Kenton County, Kentucky (2 Jan 1920)
      Frank Bass 60 M KY KY VA Head Laborer General Farm
      Sarah Ann 56 F KY PA KY Wife
      Herbert F. 21 M KY KY KY Son Laborer General Farm
      John C. 17 M KY KY KY Son Laborer Section RR


      1910 Federal Census of Davidson Precinct, Kenton County, Kentucky
      Frank Bass - 50 - Male - KY-KY-KY - Farmer
      Sally - 46 - Female - KY-PA-KY - Keeping House
      Lorene - 22 - Female - KY-KY-KY - Daughter
      Maggie - 15 - Female - KY-KY-KY - Daughter
      Herbert - 11 - Male - KY-KY-KY - Son
      Clifford - 8 - Male - KY-KY-KY - Son
    Person ID I20  Bass106 Thomas Bass of Kentucky
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2023 

    Father Thomas Jefferson Bass,   b. Abt 1805, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1881  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Mary Rideout,   b. Abt 1807, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, Monroe, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Married 23 Jan 1827  Brunswick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sally,   b. Abt 1864, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1945, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married Abt 1881  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Melvina (Vina) Bass
    +2. Lorene (Lena) Bass,   b. Abt 1888, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1960, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)
     3. Margaret (Maggie) (Mary) Bass,   b. Abt 1895, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Herbert Franklin Bass,   b. 4 Oct 1898, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Clifford Bass,   b. Abt 1902, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart