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James Wesley Bassett

Male 1860 - 1935  (75 years)


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  • Name James Wesley Bassett 
    Born 22 Mar 1860  Blakes, Mathews County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID F6B2C307DE4A874EA94B0B0E4646B0B56D49 
    Died Apr 1935  Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Virginia-Pilot, Norfolk, Thursday, May 2, 1935
      State Funerals
      John W. Bassett

      Mathews, May 1. ? John Wesley Bassett, 75, died Monday at his home near Blakes, this county, after a long illness. Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at Mathews Chapel, Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted by the Rev. Clarence England. Interment was in Chapel Cemetery, with services by I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 235; Jr. O.U.A. M. Lodge No. 82, and Omaha Tribe Red Men No. 92. He was also a member of Mathews Chapel. Mr. Bassett is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jessie B. Bassett; four sons, John Bassett, of Gwynn; Stanley Bassett, of Blakes; Everett Bassett, of Blakes; Paul Bassett, of Boston, and three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Ewell, of Hamilton, N.C.; Mrs. Thomas Pinault, of Marblehead, Mass., and Mrs. Elwood Buchanan, of Mathews, and three sisters, Mrs. Littie Foster, Mrs. Sallie Foster and Mrs. Betty Foster, of Blakes.


      1860 Federal Census of Mathews County, Virginia (10 Sep 1860)
      John A. Bassett - 33 - M - Mathews, Virginia - Farmer 600 400
      Sarah Bassett - 30 - F - Mathews, Virginia
      Martha E. Bassett - 9 - F - Mathews, Virginia
      John T. Bassett - 8 - M - Mathews, Virginia
      Charles G. Bassett - 6 - M - Mathews, Virginia
      Susan C. Bassett - 4 - F - Mathews, Virginia
      Salania M. Bassett - 1 - F - Mathews, Virginia
      James W. Bassett - 2/12 - M - Mathews, Virginia

      1870 Federal Census of Piankatank Township, Mathews County, Virginia (22 Jul 1870)
      John A. Bassett - 44 - M - Virginia - Lawyer 1600 150
      Sarah - 40 - F - Virginia - Keeping House
      Charles - 16 - M - Virginia - At Home
      Susan - 14 - F - Virginia - At Home
      Selina M. - 12 - F - Virginia - At Home
      James W. - 10 - M - Virginia - At School
      Sallie - 8 - F - Virginia
      Edward - 6 - M - Virginia
      Bettie B. - 4 - F - Virginia
      Littia - 9/12 - F - Virginia

      1880 Federal Census of Mathews County, Virginia (23 Jun 1880)
      John Bassett - 54 - M - VA-VA-VA - Head - Works in saw mill
      Sarah - 50 - F - VA-VA-VA - Wife - Keeping House
      Salania - 21 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter - At home
      James W. - 20 - M - VA-VA-VA - Son - Works in saw mill
      Sarah - 17 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter - At home
      Martin - 15 - M - VA-VA-VA - Son - Works on farm
      Betty - 13 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      Lydia - 10 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter

      1900 Federal Census of Piankitank, Mathews County, Virginia (1 Jun 1900)
      Jas. W. Bassett - 40- M - Mar 1860 - VA-VA-VA - Head - Sawyer at Saw Mill
      Annie L. - 26 - F - Jul 1873 - VA-VA-VA- Wife
      Rowlin W. - 8 - M - Nov 1891 - VA-VA-VA - Son - At School
      John R. - 5 - M - Jan 1895 - VA-VA-VA - Son - At School
      Stanley R. - 3 - M - Apr 1897 - VA-VA-VA - Son
      Eunice W. - 1 - F - Oct 1898 - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      (Married 9 years, 5 children, 4 living)

      1920 Federal Census of Piankitank, Mathews County, Virginia (12 Feb 1920)
      James W. Bassett - 57 - M - VA-VA-VA - Head - Operator Saw Mill
      Annie L. - 45 - F - VA-VA-VA - Wife
      John R. - 25 - M - VA-VA-VA - Son
      Stanley R. - 23 - M - VA-VA-VA - Son
      Ruth - 18 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      Everett W. - 17- M - VA-VA-VA - Son
      Paul W. - 11 - M - VA-VA-VA - Son
      Bernice A. - 7 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      Hazel C. - 4-3/12 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      Eunice Hudgins - 20 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      Haillie Hudgins - 26 - M - VA-VA-VA - SonL - Sailor Merchant

      1930 Federal Census of Piankatank, Mathews County, VA (14 Apr 1930)
      J. Westly Bassett 70 M VA VA VA Head Sawer Sawl Mill
      Jessie B. 54 F CN EN EN Wife
      (Married at 31 & 50)
    Person ID I48  77B Richard Bassett of Mathews County, Virginia
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2019 

    Father John A. Bassett,   b. Sep 1826, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1908, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah Bassett,   b. 11 Mar 1830, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 69 years) 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Logan Shackleford,   b. 29 Jul 1874, Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1924, Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 13 Dec 1890  Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rowlin W. Bassett,   b. Nov 1891, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Hazel Bassett,   b. 12 Jul 1892
    +3. John Raymond Bassett, Sr.,   b. 1 Jan 1895, Blakes, Mathews County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1978, Gwynn, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Stanley R. Bassett,   b. Apr 1897, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Eunice W. Bassett,   b. Oct 1898, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1930, Mathews County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years)
     6. Ruth Bassett,   b. Abt 1902, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Living
    +8. Paul W. Bassett, Sr.,   b. 30 Nov 1908, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1994, Gloucester County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     9. Bernice A. Bassett,   b. 19 Oct 1912, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 2003, Sandstone, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +10. Hazel Claire Bassett,   b. Abt 1916, Mathews County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1996, Mathews County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart