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Arlin Lester Bassett

Male 1922 - 1983  (60 years)


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  • Name Arlin Lester Bassett 
    Born 30 Jul 1922  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 5699CAC79CF8DC4F88F265578EC2CFD66AB6 
    Died 10 Apr 1983  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Arlin Lester Bassett died in 1983 in California after being hit by an automobile.

      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.

      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 I2220  2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2013 

    Father Isaac Harry Bassett, Jr.,   b. 21 Oct 1888, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1973, Maysville, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Bessie Faye Medley,   b. 14 Sep 1895, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1969  (Age 73 years) 
    Married Sep 1913 
    Family ID F452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leslie Blackwelder 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F754  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] CDI - California Death Index.