James Russell Bassett

1845 -

• Name	James Russell Bassett
  Born	1845	Georgia
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CE6BA820CF13C2448C03BBFBCD56AE545316
  Buried	Ebenezer Church Cemetery, Bibb County, Georgia
  Notes	48B314.6. James Russell Bassett, son of John William Bassett James Russell Bassett, son of John William and Martha Ann (Corley) Bassett, was born in 1844/5 in Georgia. He married (1) Martha "Mattie" Virginia Hamlin. She was born in 1846. He married (2) Sarah Lenora Watson. They are both buried in Ebenezer Church Cemetery in Bibb County, Georgia. J.R. Bassett was a private in Company G, 62nd Regiment Georgia Volunteer Cavalry; later shows as J.R. Bassett, private, Company G, 8th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Cavalry. He enlisted 1 Jan 1864 at Busbyville by Capt. P. Gray for a period of 3 years. He was captured near Greenville, North Carolina on 18 Feb 1865 and was sent to Military Prison at Camp Hamilton in Virginia. He was released 23 Jun 1865 at Point Lookout, Maryland. His POW record shows he had fair complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes and was 5'5 1/4" tall. His pension application states that he was supported by his brother and children and lived in Bibb County, Georgia at the time he applied and owned nothing. 1880 Federal Census of Russelville, Monroe County, Georgia (10 Jun 1880) James R. Bassett 35 M GA GA GA Head Farmer Virginia 35 F GA GA GA Wife Keeping house Martha 11 F GA GA GA Daughter William 5 M GA GA GA Son Jasper 3 M GA GA GA Son John 1 M GA GA GA Son
  Person ID	I440	48B Francis Bassett of South Carolina
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Rev. John William Bassett,   b. 24 Apr 1818, South Carolina ,   d. 18 Nov 1898, Houston County, Georgia  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Martha Ann Corley,   b. 1818, South Carolina ,   d. 21 Feb 1892  (Age 74 years)
  Married	21 May 1835	Bibb County, Georgia
  Family ID	F71	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha "Mattie' Virginia Hamlin,   b. 1846
  Children	+ 1. Martha Ann Rebecca Bassett,   b. 1 Oct 1873,   d. 3 Nov 1960  (Age 87 years) + 2. William Bowden "Bud" Bassett, Sr.,   b. 7 Mar 1875,   d. 25 Feb 1956  (Age 80 years)   3. Jasper Dekalb Bassett,   b. 28 Aug 1877 + 4. John Wesley Bassett,   b. 25 Feb 1879
  Family ID	F179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Lenora Watson,   bur. Ebenezer Church Cemetery, Bibb County, Georgia
  Children	+ 1. James Floyd Bassett,   b. 14 Aug 1905,   d. 5 May 1972, Stillmore, Emanuel Co., Georgia  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart