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Dempsey W. Bassett

Male 1876 - 1954  (78 years)


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  • Name Dempsey W. Bassett 
    Born 10 Feb 1876  Muskingum County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 23BBBC7A876588468143B675F99803A9FAD5 
    Died 8 May 1954  Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried South Lawn Cemetery, Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio, Monday, 10 May 1954
      Rites Today for D.W. Bassett
      Funeral services for Dempsey W. Bassett, 78, of Coshocton, will be conducted from the Dawson funeral home there at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon with Rev. W.E. Powell officiating. Burial will be in South Lawn cemetery in Coshocton.
      Mr. Bassett, former Tuscarawas township justice of the peace for thirty years died at his home Saturday.
      Mr. Bassett, who retired as justice of peace 10 years ago, was born Feb. 10, 1876, at Plainfield, a son of John and Ellen Shaffer Bassett.
      At one time he taught in Muskingum and Coshocton county rural schools.
      Mr. Bassett went to Coshocton from Muskingum county in 1913.
      He was married to Ada Hahn on Dec. 26, 1904. He was a member of the Masonic lodge here, the Aladdin Temple, Columbus, and the United Brethren church.
      Surviving are the widow, two sons, William Bassett of Coshocton and Burney Bassett of Canton; a daughter, Mrs. Parker Imhaff, Canton; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Washauer, Columbus, and Mrs. Ray Loos, Cambridge; two brothers, Clarence of Oxford, Fla, and Charles of Brewster; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

      1880 Federal Census of Plainfield, Coshocton County, Ohio (5 Jun 1880)
      John B. Bassette - 38 - M - OH-NY-NY - Father - Sawyer
      Martha E. - 30 - F- OH-NY-PA - Wife - Keeping House
      Clarence E. - 10 - M - OH-OH-OH - Son
      Clifford S. - 8- M - OH-OH-OH
      William L. - 6 - M - OH-OH-OH
      Dempsey W. - 4 - M - OH-OH-OH
      Cory M. - 1 - F - OH-OH-OH

      1900 Federal Census of Linton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio (2 Jun 1900)
      Jno. Bassett - 57 - M - Dec 1842 - OH-OH-OH - Head - Lumberman
      Martha E. - 50 - F - Apr 1850 - OH-NY-NY - Wife
      Shafer C. - 28 - M - Sep 1871 - OH-OH-OH - Son - Lumberman
      Dempsey W. - 24 - M - Feb 1876 - OH-OH-OH - Son - Teacher
      Charles T. - 16 - M - May 1884 - OH-OH-OH - Son - At School
      Mary O. - 7 - F - Jul 1892 - OH-OH-OH - Daughter
      (Married 32 years, 8 children, 7 living)

      1910 Federal Census of Highland Township, Muskingum County, Ohio (30 Apr 1910)
      Dempsey W. Bassett - 34 - M - OH-OH-OH - Head - Teacher Common Schools
      N. Ada - 25 - F - OH-OH-OH - Wife
      M. Pauline - 4 - F - OH-OH-OH - Daughter
      Burnie B. - 2- M - OH-OH-OH - Son
      (Married 5 years, 2 children, 2 living)

      1920 Federal Census of Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio (8 Jan 1920)
      D.W. Bassett - 43 - M - OH-OH-OH - Head - Traveling Representative Newspaper
      Ada N. - 34 - F - OH-OH-OH - Wife
      Pauline M. - 14 - F - OH-OH-OH - Daughter
      Burney B. - 11 - M - OH-OH-OH - Son
      Billy L. - 9/12 - M - OH-OH-OH - Son
      (Living at 935 Oak Avenue)

      1930 Federal Census of Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio (12 Apr 1930)
      D.W. Bassett - 53 - M - OH-OH-OH - Head - Justice of Peace City
      Ada - 45 - F - OH-OH-OH - Wife
      Burnie - 22 - M - OH-OH-OH - Son - Engineer Power Co.
      Billy - 11 - M - OH-OH-OH - Son
      (Living at 130 Oak Avenue)
      (Married at 28 & 20)
    Person ID I256  19B Michael Bassett of New York
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2012 

    Father John D. Bassett,   b. 1844, Plainfield, Coschocton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914, Plainfield, Coschocton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Martha Shaffer,   b. Apr 1850, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Plainfield, Coschocton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 8 Nov 1868  Plainfield, Coschocton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ada Nellie Hahn,   b. 28 Dec 1884, Otsego, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1968, Canton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 26 Jan 1901  Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    +3. William Leroy Bassett,   b. 23 Mar 1919, Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1998  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F98  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart