John Francis (Frank) Bassett

1872 - 1944  (71 years)

• Name	John Francis (Frank) Bassett
  Born	30 Oct 1872	Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DA1308E68B051E4A93B4038E5DA72A8D6602
  Died	7 Sep 1944	Topeka, Kansas
  Notes	1880 Federal Census of Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois John R. Bassett - 58 - M - KY-NJ-VA - Head - Farmer Cynthia A. - 44 - F - KY-KY-KY - Wife - House Keeper Willie T. - 22 - M - IL-KY-KY - Son - Farmer Lizzie - 19 - F - IL-KY-KY - Daughter - At home Louis - 16 - M - IL-KY-KY - Son - At home Henry C. - 14 - M - IL-KY-KY - Son - At home Martha - 12 - F - IL-KY-KY - Daughter - At home Ralph E. - 6 - M - IL-KY-KY - Son - At home Arthur - 2 - M - IL-KY-KY - Son - At home Frank - 9 - M - IL-KY-KY - Son - At home 1920 Federal Census of 3rd Ward, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (3 Jan 1920) Frank Bassett - 48 - M - IL-KY-KY - Head - Proprietor Hardware Store Daisy - 43 - F - KS-VA-OH - Wife John Ray - 6 - M - KS-IL-KS - Son (Living at 1431 Harrison Street) Excerpt from Autobiography of Isaac Newton Bassett My brother John R. studied law in Kentucky and commenced the practice of law there in 1854 or 55 at Clarksburg the county, seat at that time of Lewis Co. KY. My Father who then had no children with him moved to Clarksburg and Brother John lived with them. John R. was married to Cynthia A. Stricklett at Clarksburg in the fall, Dec 21st of 1856 and in the spring of 1857 he came to Keithsburg, Ill where I was located practicing law and entered into a co-partnership with me and remained until 1869. In the meantime he served on term as Co. judge of Mercer Co. He then bought a farm near Aledo, Ill and moved to that and remained there until the spring of 1883 serving 5 years during that time as County Judge. He then moved to Burlingame Kansas and is now on a farm 8 miles from there. He has children living, to wit: William who is married and lives at Topeka, Kansas and is car-inspector in the shops of the A.T. and S.F.R.R. Co; Elizabeth [added later: "Green," perhaps her married name] who is unmarried, is a teacher and is now at the Rosebud Indian Agency, South Dakota. Mattie, who is married to Alex Stahl and lives near her father; Lewis who lives with his father; Henry Clay who is conductor on the Santa Fe Railroad. Other children, Effie, Frank and Arthur, Ralph, (Effie and Ralph are dead).
  Person ID	I238	8B John Bassett of Hunterdon County, New Jersey
  Last Modified	24 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Judge John Ray Bassett,   b. 2 Aug 1821, Vanceburg, Kentucky ,   d. 26 Sep 1913, Burlingame, Kansas  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Cynthia Ann Stricklett,   b. 1 Feb 1836, Black Oak Bottom, Kentucky ,   d. 1 Dec 1923, Burlingame, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1856
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daisy Olinger
  Married	24 Oct 1912
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart