Dr. Southall Bass

1874 - 1926  (51 years)

• Name	Southall Bass
  Title	Dr.
  Birth	25 Aug 1874	Portsmouth, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jan 1926	Norfolk, Virginia
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia
  Notes	Virginia-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Wednesday, October 18, 1905 Southall Bass, colored, passed an examination yesterday before the board of pharmacy in Richmond and is now a full fledged druggist. He graduated at the Shaw university in North Carolina. History of the American Negro and his institutions, Volume 5 Southall Bass Dr. Southall Bass, who conducts a prosperous drug business at 1248 Church Street, Norfolk, is a native of Portsmouth, where he was born August 25, 1874. His parents were Southall and Mary (Elliott) Bass. His paternal grandparents were William and Jammima Bass and on the mother?s side the grandparetns were Joe S. and Mary Elliott. There is a strain of Indian blood coming down from both sides. Young Bass attended the Portsmouth Public School and passed from there to the Norfolk High School, where he did his preparatory work. he was an energetic youth and worked hard for the money with which to pay his school expenses. He learned the barner?s trade and worked in a barber shop for quite a while and during spare time learned pharmacy. When ready for the regular course he matriculated at Leonard School fo Pharmacy in Raleigh, where he graduated with the Ph. G. Degree in 1901. After that, he was employed as a pharmacist till 1910, when he went into business at Portsmouth for himself. Later, he moved to the Norfolk side, where he opened the Bass Drugg Store on Church Street. He resided in Norfolk. Dr. Bass conducts an up-to-date place and has built up an attractive trade which is steadily growing with the years. On December 19, 1907, he was married to Miss Ruth N. Smith, a daughter of Edward and Jennie Smith, of Columbia, S.C. Mrs. Bass was educated at Benedict College and was before her marriage an accomplished teacher. They have three children, Mary H., Ruth L., and Southall Bass, Jr. Dr. Bass is active member of the A.M.E. Church and is also a member of the Skull and Bones Club of Portsmouth. He is also a member of the Norfolk Aolian Club and was at one time organist of this church.
  Person ID	I2683	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Southall Bass,   b. 1829, Virginia d. 1895 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary O. Branch,   b. 1838   d. May 1907 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F1021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Nannie Smith,   b. Feb 1885, South Carolina
  Marriage	19 Dec 1907
  Children	+ 1. Mary H. Bass,   b. 1910, Virginia   2. Ruth Lucille Bass,   b. 1910   d. 1927 (Age 17 years) + 3. Southall Bass, III,   b. 1913   d. 1991 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2022