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- BIRTH: Birth date from:
1) From 1880 family letter, held by Ronald Bassett.
2) 1829 Bible: "son William Bassett was bornd October the 8th 1808 - and his wif Nancy Bassett was bornd May the 10th 1814--"
DEATH: Family records held by submitter
BIOGRAPHY:
1880 US Census
Nancy BASSETT, 66, Mother in law, Est birth year: <1814> place: Ohio. Occupation: Lives With Daughter. Widowed White, Female. Head of household: Joshua WYANT. Father's birthplace: OH, Mother's birthplace: PA.
Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Mt. Vernon, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T9_351; LDS Family History Film: 1254351; Page: 198B; page 2B Enumeration District: 264; Image: 0399. (lives with daughter, Elmeda Wyant)
1895 Iowa State Census Hancy Bassett (Nancy) Age: 80 Race: W Birthplace: Ohio Linn Co, Mt Vernon; Franklin
BIOGRAPHY:
The Genealogy and History of the Shreve Family, Page 125 & 126
47. i. NANCY SHREVE, the eldest child of Jonathan Shreve and Elizabeth Myers, was b. in Ripley Co., Ind., May 10th, 1814; m. William Bassett in Ripley Co., Ind., June 18th, 1829. She resides in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Mrs. Bassett was married at her father's home to her husband, a young farmer, by the Rev. Macintosh, Baptist minister of Middle Fork Church. At once commenced house keeping in a one and one-half story hewed log house of four rooms, about one mile from her father's, living there about fifteen years. They sold this farm and bought 280 acres of land near by, mostly covered with a dense growth of timber and underbrush, where they moved and lived in enjoyment for about twelve years, when again they sold their property, moved to Cross Plains, Ind., where Mr. Bassett formed a co-partnership with his son-in-law, Jacob Lacock, they buying a carding and fueling mill in connection with a grist and saw mill, with 50 acres of land. They were dissatisfied with business life and again sold their property, seeking a home in the then thinly settled county of Linn, Iowa. In this county, with their family, in 1855,
They located on a farm adjoining Linn Grove. They again sold their property and moved to Mount Vernon, a small country town. At this time they purchased a farm one and one-half miles north of the place to which they moved. Here Mr. Bassett died, and she operated the farm for five years. She then sold it and moved to Mount Vernon, Iowa, where she now resides, having purchased property there.
[Ninth Generation]. Children:
59. i. Elizabeth Bassett; b. Cross Plains, Ind., Mar. 9, 1832;
m. Jacob Lacock, Cross Plains, Ind., 1848; d. Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
60. ii. Thomas Bassett; b. Cross Plains, Ind., Sept. 11, 1834;
m. Elizabeth Glidden, Cross Plains, Ind., July, 1855; l. Cedar Rapids, Ia.
61. iii. Margaret Anne Bassett; b. Cross Plains, Ind., Jan. 22,
1837; m. Wm. Perkins, near Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1856; d. Feb. 3, 1857.
62. iv. Mary (Polly) Bassett; b. Cross Plains, Ind., Jan. 16,
1839; m. Wm. St. Clair, Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1863(4); l. Bloomfield, Ia.
63. v. John McQuida Bassett; b. Cross Plains, Ind., Dec. 30,
1841; d. Cross Plains, Ind., Oct. 8, 1843.
64. vi. Susanna Z. Bassett; b. Cross Plains, Ind., Apr. 28,
1844; m. Albert Eiglehardt, near Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1866; l. Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
65. vii. Caroline Bassett; b. Cross Plains, Ind., Nov. 18, 1847;
d. Cross Plains, Ind., Aug. 19, 1850.
66. viii. Elmeda Bassett; b. Cross Plains, Ind., Apr. 15, 1849;
m. Joshua Wyant, Mt. Vernon, Ia., 1866; d. May 10, 1895.
67. ix. William Bassett; b. Cross Plains, Ind., Mar. 29, 1851;
m. Priscilla Puffer, 1873; l. Bloomfield, Ia.
The Genealogy and History of the Shreve Family by Allen, L. P., 1901
Nancy Shreve, the eldest child of Jonathan Shreve and Elizabeth Myers, was b. in Ripley Co., Indiana 10 May 1814; m. William Bassett in Ripley Co., Indiana, 18 Jun 1829. She resides in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
Mrs. Bassett was married at her father's home to her husband, a young farmer, by the Rev. Macintosh, Baptist minister of Middle Fork Church. At once commenced house keeping in a one and one-half story hewed log house of four rooms, about one mile from her father's, living therre about 15 years. They sold this farm and bought 280 acres of land near by, mostly covered with a dense growth of timber and underbrush, where they moved and lived in enjoyment for about 12 years, when again they sold their property, moved to Cross Plains, Indiana, where Mr. Bassett formed a co-partnership with his son-in-law, Jacob Lacock, they buying a carding and fueling mill in connection with a grist and saw mill, with 50 acres of land. They were dissatisfied with business life and again sold their property, seeking a home in the then thinly settled county of Linn, Iowa. In this county, with their family, in 1855, they located on a farm adjoining Linn Grove. They again sold their property and moved to Mount Vernon, a small country town. At this time they purchased a farm one and one-half miles north of the place to which they moved. Here Mr. Bassett died, and she operated the farm for 5 years. She then sold it and moved to Mount Vernon, Iowa, where she now resides, having purchased property there.
1850 Census Brown, Ripley, Indiana
William Bassett 41, born Kentucky, farmer, estate $3000
Nancy Bassett 36, born Ohio
Thomas Bassett 15, born Ohio, farmer
Margaret A. Bassett 13, born Indiana
Polly Bassett 11, born Indiana
Savannah Bassett 6, born Indiana
Almeda Bassett 1, born Indiana
Jonah Shreve 22, born Indiana, farmer
Lewis Shramp 30, born Germany, cabinet maker
1856 Iowa State Census, Marion, Linn County
Wm. Bassett 41, born Kentucky, farmer, 30 acres,
Nancy Bassett 35, born Indiana
Marge Bassett 7, born Indiana
Leticia Bassett 5, born Indiana
Stephen Bassett 3, born Indiana
1860 Census Linn, Linn, Iowa
William Bassett 51, born Kentucky, farmer, estate $5600/$1185
Nancy Bassett 45, born Ohio
Mary Bassett 21, born Indiana
Susannah Bassett 15, born Indiana
Elmida Bassett 13, born Indiana
William Bassett 10, born Indiana
Christian Corter 23, born Germany, estate $0/$250
William Perkins 35, born Virginia, prairie breaker, estate $2500/$225
William Perkins 3, born Iowa
-Next door is Nancy's brother James Shreve
1870 Census Franklin, Linn, Iowa
William Bassett 61, born Kentucky, farmer, estate $10,000/$900
Nancy Bassett 56, born Ohio
William Bassett 19, born Indiana, works on farm
Willie Perkins 13, born Iowa, works on farm
Elizabeth Belser 13, born Pennsylvania, servant, cannot write
Marriage Records of Linn County, Iowa
William Bassett Priscilla Puffer 15 Apr 1873
History of Linn County, Iowa 1878
Directory of Linn County, Marion Twp.
Wm. H. Bassett, farmer Sec 33
W. H. Bassett, farmer Sec 33
1880 Census District 270, Marion, Linn, Iowa
Wm. Bassett 64, born Kentucky/Kentucky/Kentucky
Nancy Bassett wife 58, born Indiana/Kentucky/Kentucky
Stephen Bassett son 27, born Indiana
James Bassett son 23, born Indiana
1900 Census District 75, Franklin, Linn, Iowa
N. Shrscord (?) Bassett head, born May 1814, 86, born Ohio/Ohio/Ohio, owns mortgaged house, children 9/7, widow, f
Grace A. Perkins gr-grdaut, born Dec 1880, 19, born Penn/Penn/NJ
Sarah Heller lodger, born Feb 1827, 73, born Penn/Penn/NJ, children 10/7, widowed
(possible) Iowa WPA Graves Registration Survey
Wm. Bassett, age 68y 6m 3d, died 11 Apr 1877, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Linn Twp., Linn County.
Right age, but he appears in 1880 census with family.
Marion Twp, Linn County, Iowa Cemeteries
Oak Shade Cemetery
Lutitia F. Bassett, daut W. H. & Nancy d 12 Jan 1869
Mary E. Bassett daut W. H. & Nancy d 24 Nov 1864
(elsewhere in cemetery)
Wm. E. Bassett 1851-1868
Linwood Twp, Linn County, Iowa Cemeteries
Elizabeth M. Bassett 10 Sep 1838 1 nov 1897 + "mother st"
ss Thomas 11 Sep 1834 - 2 Jul 1899 + "father st"
(son buried adjacent)
Other LDS AFN: KL1L-4G9
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Bassett Family Association Database
1814 - 1905 (90 years)
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