Francis Marion Bass

1843 - 1916  (73 years)

• Name	Francis Marion Bass
  Birth	8 Feb 1843	Fayette County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Nov 1916	Fairview ,Newton County, Missouri
  Notes	The History of Newton County, Missouri, 1888 Francis Marion Bass Francis Marion Bass, a resident of Section 7, Franklin Township, was bor in Fayette County, Ill., February 8, 1843, and is the son of Gilford and Polly Ann (Proctor) Bass, both natives of North Carolina. The ancestry of the fathers side were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. Francis Marion Bass was reared to manhood in Illinois, and in that State chose his wife in the person of Miss Mary Hill, a daughter of Henry Hill. Mrs. Bass died and was buried in Newtonia Cemetery, leaving one child, Emma, who became the wife of Chris. Grimes. Mr. Bass then engaged in agriculturual pursuits, and some years later married his second wife, Miss Jennie Gaw, the daughter of Purlina Gaw. This second union resulted in the birth of five children, one son and four daughters, viz.: Estella, Elbert, Nellie, Anna May and Hortense. Mr. Bass is a charter member of the Home Farmers? Alliance, and he and his famioly8 worship at the Missionary Baptist Church.
  Person ID	I35012	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Guilford Bass,   b. 1797
  Mother	Mary Polly Proctor,   b. 1800   d. 1872 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F12529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Hill,   b. 1849   d. 1871 (Age 22 years)
  Children	1. Emma S. Bass,   b. 1868   d. 1897 (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F17939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Jane Gaw,   b. 1857   d. 1918 (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Laura Estella Bass,   b. 1876   d. 1962 (Age 86 years) + 2. William Albert Bass,   b. 6 May 1880, Fairview, Barry County, Missouri d. 1 Jan 1927, Exeter, Barry County, Missouri (Age 46 years)   3. Nellie Bass,   b. 1881   d. 1894 (Age 13 years)   4. Annie M. Bass,   b. 1884   5. Hortense Zonie Bass,   b. 1886   d. 1946 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F17940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2021