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Sterling Hicks Bass

Male 1876 - 1939  (62 years)


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  • Name Sterling Hicks Bass 
    Born 18 Dec 1876  Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Oct 1939  Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Dry Hill Cemetery, Dry Hill, Lauderdale County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Pulaski Citizen, Tennesse, 18 October 1939
      S.H. Bass

      S. H. Bass of Mumford, Tenn. died Sunday night, October 8, 1939.
      Mr. Bass was a member of the Giles County family of that name. His father was Pat Bass, and his mother was an Abernathy, also a member of a large Giles County family. She was a sister of the late E. H. Abernathy, County Surveyor, who lived on the Brick Church Pike.


      Who?s Whos in Tennessee, Memphis, 1911
      Sterling Hicks Bass

      Banker and attorney at law; born Halls, Tenn., Dec. 18, 1876; English descent; son of P.H. and Fredonia F. (Abernathy) Bass; father?s occupation farming; paternal grandparents Stephen and Eliza (Cook) Bass; maternal grandparents Sterling and Martha (Owen) Abernathy; educated in public schools of Tenn., and Webb School, Bellbuckle, Tenn., graduating from latter May, 1898; was a school teacher in early life; married twice, first Bessie Wooten Dec. 18, 1902, second Mayme Beachboard July 10, 1905; Democrat; Mayor of Munford, Tenn. 1905-09; Sec. of Tipton Co. (Tenn.) Democratic Executive Committee; member of M.E. Church, South; Cashier of Munford Savings Bank & Trust Co., Munford,
    Person ID I49025  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2023 

    Father Patrick Henry Bass,   b. 19 Jan 1845, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1910, Halls, Lauderdale County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Fredonia Frances Abernathy,   b. 1846,   d. 1933  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F17437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Elizabeth Beachboard,   b. 1875,   d. 1913  (Age 38 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Sterling Hicks Bass, Jr.,   b. 17 Oct 1906, Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1989, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +2. David Jones Bass,   b. 13 Jan 1910, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1962, Hayti, Pemiscot County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     3. Mary Elizabeth Bass,   b. 7 Mar 1911,   d. 9 Mar 1996  (Age 85 years)
    +4. Benjaman Gray Bass,   b. 4 Apr 1913, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1990, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F17493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lillian Faull Thornburg,   b. 1890,   d. 1933  (Age 43 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Henry Branson Bass,   b. 31 Mar 1915, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1986, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Nathan Faull Bass,   b. 20 Mar 1918, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1945, LeBourget, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     3. Paul Colston Bass,   b. 27 Jul 1921, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1958, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F17497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart