Bassett Family Association Database
Isaac (Ike) (Harry) Harrison Bassett
1919 - 1997 (78 years)-
Name Isaac (Ike) (Harry) Harrison Bassett Birth 21 Sep 1919 Kansas 
Gender Male _UID 7DECC210C0A2B3438BEB8C385698AC6CD368 Death 3 Oct 1997 Sacramento, California Notes - Isaac (Ike) Harrison Bassett was a thoroughbred jockey, winning the Longacres Mile in 1944. His younger brother, Arlin, was a jockey as well, and more famous in the sport than Ike. Among other races, he won the Bay Meadows Handicap in 1944. Their brother, Kenneth Wilton Bassett, was a jockey's agent at the Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California.
Isaac was a promoter and the original manager of the Front Street replica in Dodge City, Kansas. Ike married twice more.
1930 Federal Census of Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas (14 Apr 1930)
I. Harry Bassett - 41 - M - AR-US-US - Head - ? Clerk Santa Fe Railroad
Bessie - 32 - F - OK-US-US - Wife
Kenneth W. - 15 - M - OK-AR-OK - Son
Vera M. - 13 - F - KS-AR-OK - Daughter
Harry Jr. - 10 - M - KS-AR-OK - Son
Arlin L. - 7 - M - KS-AR-OK - Son
(Living on Avenue F)
(Married at 24 & 18)
Person ID I2219 2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia Last Modified 23 Aug 2013
Father Isaac Harry Bassett, Jr., b. 21 Oct 1888, Arkansas d. 2 Oct 1973, Maysville, Arkansas (Age 84 years) Mother Bessie Faye Medley, b. 14 Sep 1895, Oklahoma d. 31 May 1969 (Age 73 years) Marriage Sep 1913 Family ID F452 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Dorris Bernice Klays d. 29 Oct 1999, Sacramento, California Divorce Yes, date unknown Children 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living 5. Living Family ID F755 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Isaac (Ike) Harrison Bassett was a thoroughbred jockey, winning the Longacres Mile in 1944. His younger brother, Arlin, was a jockey as well, and more famous in the sport than Ike. Among other races, he won the Bay Meadows Handicap in 1944. Their brother, Kenneth Wilton Bassett, was a jockey's agent at the Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California.