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- History of Bond and Montgomery Counties Illinois 1882
Henry Bass, Greenville
Henry BASS, Greenville. In a list of some of the most prominent agriculturists and self-made men of Bond County, the name of Henry BASS, of Greenville City, occupies a prominent place. He was born in Fayette County, Ill., April 22, 1833, and was the sixth child of the family of twelve children of Guilford and May Ann (PROCTOR) BASS, Guilford BASS was a native of North Carolina, and removed from there to Kentucky for a time, thence to Tennessee, thence to Fayette County in 1832, locating northeast of Vandalia about twelve miles. There he remained until his death, in 1845. His wife survived until 1872, when she also departed this life, leaving ten sons and two daughters to mourn her departure. But two of these, William and our subject, are now residents of Bond County. Henry left home at the age of fourteen. He came to Bond County, sought and found employment on a farm, receiving only $7 for a hard month's work, and saved sufficient means to make part payment on his first purchase of 100 acres of Bond County land, in Beaver Creek Precinct. In August, 1856, he made a second purchase of 100 acres, which he still owns, and to which he has since added, owning at one time 1,500 acres. Mr. BASS married Nancy GOODSON, daughter of Spencer GOODSON, a native of Kentucky, a farmer and blacksmith, and came to Illinois when a young man. With the exception of a four years' stay in Missouri, he has been a resident of Illinois, and now of Christian County. Mr. BASS is the sixth child. The have six sons and two daughters: William H., Abbie, George, Edward, Walter, Louis, Leoni and Leonard. Abbie is now Mrs. C. C. SQUIRES, of Beaver Creek Township. Mr. and Mrs. BASS are members of the Baptist Church of Smith Grove. Their home is in
Beaver Creek Precinct, Town 4, Section 20, Guilford and Charles S. are deceased. Guilford died November 14, 1856, and Charles August 31, 1866, at one year and eighteen days old.
1880 Federal Census of Beaver Creek, Bond County, IL (1 Jun 1880)
Henry Bass 47 M IL NC NC Head Farmer
Nancy 42 F IL KY KY Wife Keeping House
George 19 M IL IL IL Son At home
Edward 17 M IL IL IL Son At home
Walter 13 M IL IL IL Son At home
Lewis 11 M IL IL IL Son At home
Leona 9 F IL IL IL Daughter At home
Lenard 7 M IL IL IL Son At home
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