Temperance Ann Sumner

1812 - 1899  (87 years)

• Name	Temperance Ann Sumner
  Birth	16 Sep 1812
  Gender	Female
  _UID	D425C00E011B4E4BAFB0E24ADDABB54488AE
  Death	23 Nov 1899
  Burial	Bethany Cemetery, Bryson, Giles County, Tennessee
  Notes	Giles County, Tennessee, Thursday, 8 April 1880 The Widow?s Mite Mrs. John Bass {relict of the late John Bass, of Giles County, who was a soldier under Gen. Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans} yesterday called on Maj. John L. Brown, superintendent of State Capitol, and tendered to him five dollars as her subscription to the Jackson Statue fund. It was a part of her pension of her late husband. Maj. Brown justly regards this beautiful tribute to the memory of Old Hickory. It was the patriotic widow's mite. Mrs. Bass at present resides in Marshall County. Giles County, Tennessee, Thursday, 30 November 1899 Mrs. John Bass Dead Mrs. John Bass, widow of Major Bass a Veteran of the War of 1812 who formerly lived at Bryson, and was one of the most prominent citizens of that community, died at Duson, La. last week and the body was shipped here for burial. No information accompanied the corpse, and it was not known who it was for several hours after the the body reached the depot. The burial took place at Bryson where other members of the family repose. A more extended notice of this estimable lady and her family to whom Bryson is so much indebted will appear next week. 1850 Federal Census of District #9, Giles County, Tennessee (October 24, 1850) John Bass - 50 - Male - North Carolina - Farmer 20,000 Temperance A. - 37 - Female - Louisiana Mildred E. - 15 - Female - Tennessee Harriet N. - 13 - Female - Tennessee James P. - 10 - Male - Tennessee John B. - 8 - Male - Tennessee Sumner H. - 7 - Male - Tennessee Walter W. - 4 - Male - Tennessee Madora C. - 2 - Female - Tennessee McHenry Sumner - 30 - Male - Tennessee - School Teacher
  Person ID	I37599	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Duke William Sumner,   b. Abt 1778, North Carolina d. 1844, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary (Polly) Drake
  Family ID	F13328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Major John Bedell Bass, Sr.,   b. 4 Mar 1795, Robeson County, North Carolina d. 19 May 1860 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1831	Davidson County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Mary Drake Bass,   b. 8 Dec 1831   d. 12 Mar 1858 (Age 26 years)   2. Mildred Elizabeth Bass,   b. 30 May 1835   d. 10 Apr 1880 (Age 44 years)   3. Harriet N. Bass,   b. 28 Sep 1837   d. 18 May 1904 (Age 66 years)   4. Bass,   b. 19 Oct 1838   d. 19 Oct 1838 (Age 0 years)   5. Captain James Polk Bass,   b. 12 Feb 1840, Giles County, Tennessee d. 30 Dec 1862, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi (Age 22 years) + 6. John Bedell Bass, Jr.,   b. 24 Jan 1842, Giles County, Tennessee d. 6 Jul 1938, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 96 years)   7. Sumner Harney Bass,   b. Abt 1843, Giles County, Tennessee d. 28 Jan 1908, Lampasas County, Texas (Age 65 years) + 8. Walter W. Bass,   b. 2 Jul 1846, Giles County, Tennessee d. 23 Jul 1935, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico (Age 89 years)   9. Madora California Bass,   b. 4 Sep 1848   d. 28 Feb 1863 (Age 14 years)   10. Ophelia Indiana Bass,   b. 19 Sep 1851   d. 12 Jan 1934 (Age 82 years) + 11. Irving Bass  [Father: Foster]  [Mother: Foster]
  Family ID	F13327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2019