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Edwin Woodson Bassett, Sr.

Male 1884 - 1961  (~ 76 years)


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  • Name Edwin Woodson Bassett 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born Jul 1884  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID B056AFD3177EB54D8AEB479CA943975A5400 
    Died May 1961  Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Herald Statesman
      Yonkers, New York
      Wednesday, January 23, 1935
      United States District Court, Southern District of New York. In the Matter of Edwin W. Bassett, Bankrupt No. 57571.
      NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above named Edwin W. Bassett, of Dobbs Ferry, New York, has applied for a discharge from all his debts. Creditors and parties interested are ordered to attend before this Court in Post Office Building, Manhattan, New York City, on February 27, 1935, at 10:30 a.m., there to show cause why discharge should not be granted.
      Frederick W. Stelle, Referee in Bankruptcy, 22 Croton Avenue, Ossining, New York.

      Herald Statesman
      Yonkers, New York
      Wednesday, May 17, 1961
      Edwin W. Bassett, Railroad Employee
      Edwin W. Bassett, 76, of 330 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, a retired employe of the New York Central Railroad and a former resident of Dobbs Ferry, died yesterday at his home after a short illness.
      Mr. Bassett was a member of an old Westchester family and belonged to Solmon Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons.
      Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Nash, formerly of Yonkers; four sons, Edwin W. Jr., of Tarrytown, Henry F. of Briarcliff, Robert V. and Matthew V. of Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.; a daughter, Mrs. John W. McNichols of Dobbs Ferry, and 11 grandchildren.

      1900 Federal Census of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York (7 Jan 1900)
      Mathew Bassett - 38 - M - Mar 1862 - NY-NY-NY - Head - Restaurant
      Mary - 34 - F - Oct 1865 - NY-NY-NY - Wife
      Edwin W. - 15 - M - Jul 1884 - NY-NY-NY - Son - At school
      Florence - 13 - F - Jun 1886 - NY-NY-NY - Niece - At school
      (Married 17 years, 1 child)
      (Living at 24 Orchard Street) (Brother William living at 23 Orchard Street)

      1910 Federal Census of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York (21 Apr 1910)
      Matthew Bassett - 47 - M - NY-NY-NY - Head - Retail Merchant Liquors and Wines
      Mary E. - 41 - F - NY-NY-NY - Wife
      Edward W. - 26 - M - NY-NY-NY - Son
      (Married 27 years, 1 child, 1 living)
      (Living at 20 John Street)

      1930 Federal Census of Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York (22 Apr 1930)
      Edwin Bassett - 45 - M - NY-NY-NY - Head - Accountant
      Mary N. - 36 - F - NY-NY-NY - Wife
      John - 9 - M - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Edwin Jr. - 8 - M - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Kathryn - 6 - F - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Henry - 4 - M - NY-NY-NY - Son
      (Married at 35 and 25)
      (Living at 37 Grove Street)

      1940 Federal Census of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York (11 Apr 1940)
      Edwin W. Bassett - 56 - M - Head - Tarrytown, New York - Accountant P.W.A.
      Mary - 45 - F - Wife - Tarrytown, New York
      Robert - 19 - M - Son - Tarrytown, New York - Attendant Gas Station
      Edwin Jr. - 18 - M - Son - Tarrytown, New York - Clerk Book Industry
      Kathryn - 16 - F - Daughter - Tarrytown, New York
      Henry - 14 - M - Son - Tarrytown, New York
      Matthew - 4 - M - Son - New York
      (Living at 121 Main Street)
    Person ID I48  511B Isaac Bassett of New York
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2015 

    Father Matthew Bassett,   b. Abt 1862, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1947  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Mother Mary (May),   b. Oct 1865, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1933  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Nash Evans,   b. 20 Mar 1891, Yonkers, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1975, Dobbs Ferry, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Edwin Woodson (Teddy) Bassett, Jr.,   b. 23 Sep 1921, Yonkers, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1976, Dobbs Ferry, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     3. Living
    +4. Henry (Hank) Evans Bassett, Sr.,   b. Abt 1926, Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 2007, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
    +5. Matthew V. Bassett, Sr.,   b. 13 Nov 1935, Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 2010, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2015 
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart