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Floyd Alexander Bassett

Male 1892 - 1975  (83 years)


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  • Name Floyd Alexander Bassett 
    Born 11 Mar 1892  Pickford, Chippewa Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 032B8AB364B899429711530FFE1CBB5B9CC5 
    Died 17 May 1975  Kalamazoo, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 20 May 1975  Mt. Ever Rest Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Floyd Alexander Bassett – born 11 Mar 1892 (WWI) in Michigan.

      1920 Federal Census of Rudyard, Chippewa County, Michigan (9 Mar 1920)
      Floyd Basset 27 M MI CN CN Head Blacksmith Working Out
      Tressa 23 F MI MI MI Wife
      Dean A. 1 6/12 M MI MI MI Son
      & 1 Boarder

      1930 Federal Census of Gary, Lake County, Indiana (14 Apr 1930)
      Floyd Bassett 38 M MI CN CN Head Inspector Steel Mill
      Tressa 33 F MI CN CN Wife
      Dean 11 M MI MI MI Son
      & 1 Roomer
      (Living at 524 Jefferson Street) (Married at 21 & 20)

      Kalamazoo Gazette, Monday, 19 May 1975
      Floyd A. Bassett

      Mr. Floyd A. Bassett 11216 E. Shore Dr., Crooked Lake, Delton - Age 83, passed away Saturday evening at the Barry County Medical Care Facility where he had been a patient for the past four and half years. Mr. Bassett was born March 11, 1892 in Pickford, Michigan, the son of William and Florence Wilson Bassett. He was formerly of Gary, Indiana and owned and operated the Bassett Resort at Crooked Lake from 1947 to 1959 when he was forced to retire due to ill health. He was married to Tressa Smith in Sault Ste. Marie, December 27, 1916. Surviving besides the wife is one son, Dean Bassett of Crooked Lake Delton, one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Foster, Pontiac. Friends are being received at the Williams Funeral Home, Delton, where services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. David Brown officiating. Interment, Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Kalamazoo.
    Person ID I45  285B William Bassett of Okehampton, Devonshire, England
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2013 

    Father William Henry Bassett,   b. Mar 1855, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Florence 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Tressa Smith 
    Married 27 Dec 1916  Sault St. Marie, Chippewa Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dean Aldren Bassett,   b. 8 Sep 1918,   d. 12 Feb 1993, Ruskin, Hillsborough Co., Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart