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- 1920 Federal Census of Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, Ohio (3 Jan 1930)
Nahma Bassett 58 M SY SY SY Head Manager Fruit Store (1895)
Madie 26 F SY SY SY Wife
Abraham 12 M OH SY SY Son
Elise 9 F OH SY SY Daughter
Missy 1 5/12 F OH SY SY Daughter
Joseph 9/12 M OH SY SY Son
(Water Street)
1930 Federal Census of Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, Ohio (15 Apr 1930)
Mary Bassett 36 F SY SY SY Head Manager Grocery Store
Abbel E. 23 M OH SY SY Stepson Typist Publicity
Mary 11 F OH SY SY Daughter
Joseph 10 M OH SY SY Son
Katherine 8 11/12 F OH SY SY Daughter
Evelyn 7 2/12 F OH SY SY Daughter
Richard 4 6/12 M OH SY SY Son
(Living on Locust Street)
Bassett's Market
Feeding Northwest Ohio Since 1898
Nahmy Bassett opened his first small market in Oak Harbor, Ohio in 1898. His specialties included tobacco, candy, fruit, nuts, and above all, friendly and courteous service. Nahmy died in 1930 leaving the business to his wife Mary Bassett, who lived in a two-bedroom apartment above the store. Mary and her oldest son Abe took over operations of the store.
Despite having seven young children to raise, Mary worked 12-16 hours a day running the supermarket. She and Abe operated the store together until 1957, when her son Dick bought her share and became partners with his brother Abe. The two continued in Nahmy's tradition of friendly and courteous service and soon became the largest of six competing supermarkets in Oak Harbor. In 1964 they built a new 7,500 SF store, and over the years enlarged it nine times until it ulitmately reached 33,000 SF.
Abe retired in 1970, and Mike Bassett joined his father in 1974 after graduating from Ohio State University. In 1986, the two opened a second store in Port Clinton, Ohio. Dick retired in 1987 and still continues to consult with the company. To this day he can still be found in the stores, restocking shelves and greeting customers.
In 1997, Mike Bassett sold the original Oak Harbor location and simultaneously started construction on a new 65,000 SF facility to replace the existing Port Clinton store. The store offers comprehensive services including a coffee bar, fresh seafood and sushi, a state liquor store, a full-service pharmacy, an attached full-service hardware store, and one of the largest selections of wine in the state.
In 2002, Mike purchased a second grocery store in Bellevue, Ohio. At 36,000 SF, the Bellevue operation offers the same variety and quality products of Port Clinton on a slightly smaller scale.
Bassett's Market aggressively moved west in 2005, adding two grocery and pharmacy operations in Perrysburg and Sylvania, Ohio. Both stores bring the Bassett's Market traditional philosophy of quality, value, and personal service to a larger, more urban audience.
Now well into its third generation, Bassett's Market is recognized as one of the most progressive independent supermarket operators in the state of Ohio.
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