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Ruffin Bass

Male 1835 -


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  • Name Ruffin Bass 
    Born About 1835  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Notes 



    • 1880 Federal Census of Mangum, Orange County, NC (28 Jun 1880)
      Ruffin Bass B 45 M NC NC NC Head Well Digger
      Emma B 21 F NC NC NC Wife Keeping House
      Archy B 2 M NC NC NC Son
      Not named B 2/12 M NC NC NC Son
      Ida Parrish B 12 F NC NC NC Boarder Servant

      1900 Federal Census of Mangum, Durham County, NC (Jun 1900)
      Ruffin Bass B 75 M Aug 1824 NC NC NC Head Farmer
      Emma B 46 F Feb 1854 NC NC NC Wife
      Philip B 20 M Jan 1880 NC NC NC Son Farm Laborer
      Elijah B 15 M Jan 1885 NC NC NC Son Farm Laborer
      Ike B 12 M Dec 1887 NC NC NC Son Farm Laborer
      Kattie B 16 F Mar 1884 NC NC NC Daughter
      Carrie B 10 F Dec 1889 NC NC NC Daughter
      Obie B 5 M Mar 1895 NC NC NC Son
      & 3 Boarders
      (Married 30 years, 16 children, 9 living)

      Isaac Bass below is a son of Ruffin and Emma Bass.

      Durham Morning Herald, North Carolina, Wednesday, October 29, 1958
      Isaac Bass

      Funeral services for Isaac Bass, 67, of Rougemont, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Red Mountain Baptist Church. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the services and interment will follow in the church cemetery.
      Mr. Bass died suddenly Monday.
      Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lucy Bass; two brothers, Obie Bass of Philadelphia, Pa., and Elizah Bass of Rougemont; and a sister, Mrs. Ara Moore of Durham.
    Person ID I46406  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2020 

    Father Nutall Bass,   b. 1810 
    Mother Sally Day 
    Married 21 Nov 1836  Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F16797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Lipscomb 
    Married 27 Sep 1873  Orange County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2020 
    Family ID F16800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart