Jesse Lindsay Bass

1875 - 1960  (85 years)

• Name	Jesse Lindsay Bass
  Birth	22 Mar 1875	Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Apr 1960	Portsmouth, Virginia
  Notes	Norfolk Leader-Dispatch, Norfolk, Virginia, Friday, 19 April 1960 Jesse L. Bass Jesse L. Bass, 85, of Route 2, Portsmouth, died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday in a Portsmouth hospital. A lifelong resident of Norfolk County, he was a farmer and a member of Indiana Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Passnow of Portsmouth, Mrs. Carrie Liles and Mrs. Christian Langston, both of Norfolk; eight sons, Jesse V. Bass, Jusin Bass, L.C. Bass, Lindsey Bass, Earl Bass, Herbert Bass, Ernest A. Bass, all of Portsmouth, and the Rev. Leonard W. bass of Roanoke; 34 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren. The body was taken to Sturtevant Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at Indiana Methodist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the service. 1900 Federal Census of Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia (30 Jun 1900) Jessie L. Bass In 25 M Mar 1875 VA VA VA Head Farmer Cora L. 17 F Sep 1882 VA VA VA Wife Adline In 23 F Jul 1876 VA VA VA Niece School Teacher Elizabeth In 66 F Oct 1833 VA VA VA Mother (Married 0 years, no children) 1910 Federal Census of Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia (28 Apr 1910) Jessie L. Bass 35 M VA VA VA Head Farmer Truck Farm Carrie 28 F VA VA VA Wife Vernon 8 M VA VA VA Son Justin 7 M VA VA VA Son S.E. 6 M VA VA VA Son Lindsay 4 M VA VA VA Son Goldie 3 M VA VA VA Son Earl 7/12 M VA VA VA Son (Married 11 years, 10 children, 6 living) 1940 Federal Census of Norfolk, Virginia (11 Apr 1940) Jesse V. Bass 38 M Head VA Same Shipfitter Helper Navy Yard Alma 24 F Wife NC VA 1940 Federal Census of Norfolk, Virginia (15 May 1940) Jesse L. Bass 65 M Head VA Same Farmer General Farm Carrie L. 57 F Wife VA Same Leonard 21 M Son VA Same Laborer Railroad Shops Carrie L. Powers 23 F Daughter VA Same Elizabeth 7 F Grdau. VA Same Christine A. Bass 18 F Daughter VA Same Nearby 1940 Federal Census of Norfolk, Virginia (15 May 1940) Ernest Bass 26 M Head VA Same Laborer Railroad Depot Frances 18 F Wife VA Same Gerald 3 M Son VA Ernest 9/12 M Son VA
  Person ID	I46516	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	19 May 2026

  
  

  Father	James Michael Bass,   b. About 1827, Virginia d. 27 Apr 1881, Norfolk County, Virginia (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann Bass,   b. 1833   d. 1921 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F16830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cora L. Anderson,   b. 1882
  Children	+ 1. Jessie Vernie Bass,   b. 10 Jul 1901   d. 21 Aug 1962 (Age 61 years)   2. Justen Spencer Bass,   b. 4 Jul 1902   d. 13 Sep 1979, Portsmouth, Virginia (Age 77 years) + 3. Lonza Clarence Bass,   b. 6 Aug 1904   d. 22 Sep 1979 (Age 75 years)   4. Lindsay Lee Bass,   b. 4 Nov 1905, Norfolk, Virginia d. 12 Dec 1979, Portsmouth, Virginia (Age 74 years)   5. Goldie E. Bass,   b. 6 Jan 1907   d. 1956 (Age 48 years) + 6. Chief Earl Lawrence Bass,   b. 27 Aug 1909, Deep Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia d. 12 Oct 1996, Chesapeake City, Virginia (Age 87 years) + 7. Gladys Elizabeth Bass,   b. 9 Apr 1911   d. 22 Jun 205, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina + 8. Albert Bass,   b. 9 Oct 1912   d. 1986 (Age 73 years) + 9. Earnest Augustus Bass,   b. 2 Jun 1914   d. 1983 (Age 68 years) + 10. Carrie Lee Bass,   b. 28 Dec 1915 + 11. Leonard Winford Bass,   b. 3 Sep 1918, Norfolk, Virginia d. 22 May 1998, Roanoke, Virginia (Age 79 years) + 12. Christine Vick Bass,   b. 24 Jun 1921   d. 14 Jul 1996 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F16831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2020