John William Rufus Bass

1849 - 1914  (64 years)

• Name	John William Rufus Bass
  Birth	19 Aug 1849	Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Apr 1914	Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina
  Burial	Pinecrest Cemetery, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina
  Notes	Find-a-Grave obituary Mr. J.W.R. Bass Dead Well Known and Esteemed Resident of Warsaw Passes Away Many Wilmington friends were shocked and saddened yesterday to learn of the death of Mr. J. W. R. Bass, one of the best known and most highly esteemed residents of Warsaw, N.C., who passed away yesterday morning at 10:30 o?clock after a period of ill health from a complication of diseases for a year or more. Mr. Bass was well known in Wilmington and news of his death will come to many with extreme regret and with sincere sympathy for loved ones who are so deeply bowed down in sorrow. Mr. Bass was born August 19th, 1849, and was, therefore, 65 years old. He had lived at Warsaw for a long number of years and had been postmaster there under the Cleveland administration. In later life he had represented the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co., last as special agent. A member of the Baptist church and a citizen who ever stood for the right and for the best interests of his community, his death will be a great loss to Duplin county. Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, two sons, Mrs. H.M. Bass, of New York, and Dr. C.D. Bass, of Charlotte, and four daughters, Mrs. J.R. Barden, of Warsaw; Mr. G.T. Deans, of Goldsboro; Mrs. E.P. Schulken, of Wilmington, and Mrs. W.H. Atkinson, of Brunswick, Ga. Wilmington relatives left last night for Warsaw to attend the funeral, definite arrangements for which had not been made yesterday.
  Person ID	I49935	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Silas Rufus Bass,   b. 1820, North Carolina d. 23 Jan 1891, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Charity Carroll,   b. 1820   d. 1884 (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F17685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Faison Best,   b. 7 Nov 1853, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina d. 18 Jul 1915, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Margaret L. Bass,   b. 3 Dec 1873, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina d. 31 Mar 1911, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina (Age 37 years) + 2. Charity Elizabeth Bass,   b. 10 Sep 1875, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina d. 3 Apr 1923, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina (Age 47 years) + 3. Emma Clyde Bass,   b. 26 Mar 1879, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina d. 12 Jul 1945, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina (Age 66 years) + 4. Irene Boswell Bass,   b. 28 Sep 1880, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina d. 14 Nov 1958, Butner, Granville County, North Carolina (Age 78 years)   5. Sallie C. Bass,   b. 1882   d. 1950 (Age 68 years) + 6. Henry Morrissey Bass,   b. 24 Jun 1886, North Carolina d. 1942 (Age 55 years)   7. Dr. Charles DeLacy Bass,   b. 1 Mar 1888, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina d. 30 Mar 1919, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F19263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2022