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- Brown Township And Mooresville
George W. Bass
George W. Bass is a native of Johnson County, Ind., and was born June 20, 1842. His parents, Josiah H. and Elizabeth (Robinson) Bass, natives of Kentucky, had seven children, of which George W. was the sixth, and with three older brothers. His youth was spent upon the farm, and his education acquired at Greenwood High School in his native county. In the summer of 1862, he enrolled at Springfield, Mo., in Company I, First Missouri Calvary, and served to the close of the war. The first year of his service was spent scouting in Southwestern Missouri and Northeastern Texas; and he also participated in the battle of Prairie Grove and the Van Buren (Arkansas) raid. He was at the siege of Vicksburg as Orderly to Ge. Herron, and afterward saw service at the following places in their order; Yazoo, Miss., Baton Rouge, Carrollton, Morganza Bend, and New Orleans, La. From Brownsville Tex., he returned to Baton Rouge, where he had charge of the division mail for some time, when he was ordered to his regiment, then at Little Rock, Ark., from which place he was honorably discharged from the service. After leaving the army, he clred awhile in a dry goods house, a drug store, and finally, in the year 1874, settled down in the drug business at New Augusta, Ind., where he remained four years. In 1878, he removed to Mooresville, where he has since been engaged in the drug business. On November 8, 1871, he was married at Greenwood, Ind., to Mary E., daughter of W.A. Woods, Esq. By this marriage he had had born to him three children ? Frank R., Charlie W. and Nellie B. The mother of these children, died March 30, 1880, and October 27, 1881, Mr. Bass was married in Morgan County to Martha T. (Turley) Bray. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Bass belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Knights of Honor, of which latter lodge he is present Financial Reporter. He owns a small farm in Johnson County, and his residence in Mooresville, as also the business property in which he carries a lucrative drug trade.
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George Bass, 82, Veteran & Retired Druggist Dies
Mooresville, Ind., February 11 - George W Bass, age 82, died at his home on West High Street Saturday after a brief illness. He was born near Greenwood, June 20, 1842. He enlisted August 1, 1862, in Company A 1st Missouri Cavalry volunteers of the civil war, and was honorably discharged in 1865. His record as a soldier was of unusual merit.
Mr Bass came to Mooresville in 1878 and entered the drug business. For thirty five years he was proprietor of the corner drug store. He retired from business in 1913. Mr Bass had been identified with the best interest of the community during his 46 yrs of residence here. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
He is survived by his widow and two sons, Charles and Frank Bass, of Martinsville, by a former marriage. The funeral services will be held at 10 am Tuesday at the Methodist Episcopal Church and the burial will be at Greenwood.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1842 - 1924 (81 years)