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Harry Wilkins Bassett

Male 1870 - 1937  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name Harry Wilkins Bassett 
    Born Jun 1870  Cross Plains,Ripley,Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    _UID F297D42E111BDA48965B7032F66562C3EC3D 
    Died 22 Apr 1937  prob ,Oklahoma,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Fairlawn Cemetery,Snyder,Kiowa,Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:

      DEATH: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/illinois/b/bassett_thomas.html
      BURIAL: Find-A-Grave.com:
      Harry W. BASSETT, Birth: 1870, Death: 1937 Burial: Fairlawn Cemetery,Snyder,Kiowa County,Oklahoma, USA. Created by: Pat Sproat,Record added: Feb 01, 2008, Find A Grave Memorial# 24304500


      MARRIAGE: [Same person?]
      Ancestry.com: Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
      Harry W Bassett; Spouse Name: Elizabeth M Skelly, Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1900 Marriage County: Marion, Estimated Birth Year: 1869, Age: 31. Source Title 1: Marion County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1896 - 1900 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind Book: 521
      Source Citation: Title: Marion County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1896 - 1900 Inclusive Vol, Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind; Book: 521;.
      Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data:
      Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1900 US Census
      1900 U.S. Census - Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois

      1920 US Census
      Harry W Bassett [Hary W Bassett] Home in 1920: Indianapolis Ward 6, Marion, Indiana Age: 43 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to Head-of-house: Lodger Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Birth Place: Indiana Marital Status: Divorced, Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 1162
      Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Indianapolis Ward 6, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T625_452; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 1162.
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA <http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html>.

      1930 US Census
      Harry W Bassett, 60, Estimated birth year: abt 1870, Birthplace: Indiana, Relation to head-of-house: Head Mother's Name: Jennie Bassett. Race: White
      Jennie Bassett, 78, Estimated birth year: abt 1852 Relation to head-of-house: Mother
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: 1910; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 23; Image: 331.0.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      Ancestry.com files:
      1. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
      Harry Wilkins Bassett; State Filed: Oklahoma, filed: 16 Oct 1928
      Source Information:
      National Archives and Records Administration. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 544 rolls.
      2. Indiana Spanish American War Records
      Harry Surname: Bassett MI: W. Rank: Recruit, Place: Indianapolis,In. Date Start: 13 Jun 1898, Date End: 25 Nov 1898.
      Source Information: McHenry, Kathy, ed. Indiana Spanish American War Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Gore, James K, Gen. Record of Indiana Volunteers in the Spanish-American War. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wm. B. Buford, 1900.
      Description: Listing of over 7800 men who volunteered for military service from Indiana in 1898
      3. U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1940 [Same person?]
      Harry W Bassett, Muster Date: Nov 1907, Enlistment Date: 28 Oct 1907, Rank: Private Station: Marine Barracks, Washington, District of Columbia


      Military service: Served in the Spanish American War as a musician in the 4th Illinois Infantry Band.
    Person ID I4494  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2011 

    Father Thomas A Bassett,   b. 14 Dec 1845, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1914, Snyder, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Jane M Pugsley,   b. Aug 1851, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1938, Ryan, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1869  Cross Plains, Brown Twp, Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    Family ID F762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S141] 1870 US Census, (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S13] 1880 US Census, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S21] 1920 US Census, US Gov, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S120] 1930 US Census, US Gov, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S222] Taylor File, Bradford P. Taylor, (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S219] Bassett Family History, Frank Albin BASSETT, (Private Publication, 1989).