Geneva Jane Layton

1876 - 1959  (83 years)

• Name	Geneva Jane Layton
  Birth	9 May 1876	Sampson County, North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  _UID	A7B33B8537B54B44AA2CF6426A31B3D5C69D
  Death	15 Jul 1959	Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
  Burial	Layton Family Cemetery, Sampson County, North Carolina
  Notes	1920 Federal Census of Mingo, Sampson County, North Carolina (February 17, 1920) James M. Bass - 43 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Head - Farmer General Farm Genneva - 44 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Wife Kala - 19 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter Carlie - 15 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son Floyd - 13 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son Vila - 9 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter Melvana - 7 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter Elwood - 5 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son 1930 Federal Census of Durham, Durham County, North Carolina (April 11, 1930) Geneva J. Bass (Widow) - 54 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Head - Sales Lady Ready to Wear Pearl C. - 29 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter - Switchboard Operator Hospital Carlie Lee - 25 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son - House Painter Floyd A. - 23 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son Vila Mae - 19 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter - Catch Cigaretts American Tobacco Company Martin E. - 15 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son Robert W. - 5 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son Durham Sun North Carolina Thursday, July 16, 1959 Mrs. Geneva Bass Funeral services for Mrs. Geneva Jane Layton Bass, 84, widow of the late James Martin Bass, will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at the Durham Memorial Baptist Church. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the services. The Reverend W.H. Poole, pastor, will conduct the rites. Interment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Robert Hildress, Wallace Lawson, Harvy Holt, Willie Ferguson, Pete Williams and J.W. Warren. The T.E.L. Class of the Durham Memorial Baptist Church will serve as Guard of Honor. She died at Watts Hospital yesterday at 4:05 p.m. following a long illness. She was a member of the Durham Memorial Baptist Church. Surviving are six children, Miss Pearl Bass of Chapel Hill, with whom she made her home, and Mrs. J.L. Chappell, Mrs. H.L. Nash, Carl L. Bass, Floyd Bass and M. Elwood Bass, all of Durham; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren,; and a number of nieces and nephews.
  Person ID	I44341	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	William Layton
  Mother	Beady Godwin
  Family ID	F15969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Martin Bass,   b. 24 Jul 1876, Mingo, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 24 Aug 1920, Mingo, Sampson County, North Carolina (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1900	Sampson County, North Carolina
  Children	1. Cayoler Pearl Bass,   b. 25 Aug 1900, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 2 Jun 1992, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina (Age 91 years) + 2. Carl Lee Bass, Sr.,   b. 25 Apr 1904, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 28 Jun 1980, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina (Age 76 years)   3. Floyd Harold Bass,   b. 16 Nov 1907, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 16 Aug 1987, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina (Age 79 years)   4. Vila Mae Bass,   b. 17 Mar 1910, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 6 Feb 1999, Durham County, North Carolina (Age 88 years)   5. Leda Malvine Bass,   b. 22 Apr 1912, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 15 Aug 2000, Durham County, North Carolina (Age 88 years) + 6. Martin Elwood Bass,   b. 20 Jan 1915, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 15 Jul 1987, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina (Age 72 years)   7. Living
  Family ID	F15876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2020