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Leslie R. Bassett

Male 1901 - 1989  (87 years)


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  • Name Leslie R. Bassett 
    Born 5 Nov 1901  Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 5DFF005B1A850547A191F146CE58379D054E 
    Died 22 Jan 1989  Colorado Springs, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Gazette
      Colorado Springs, Colorado
      January 28, 1989
      Leslie R. Bassett
      Leslie R. Bassett, 86, of Colorado Springs died Sunday in Colorado Springs. He was a retired coal miner. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Swan-Law Funeral home, 501 North Cascade Avenue. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Reverend Jessie E. Vaughn officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Bassett was born November 5, 1902, in Pueblo. He had lived in Colorado Springs since 1958 and was a former resident of Walsenburg. Mr. Bassett is survived by his wife, Myrtle A.; four sons, Robert L. of Los Angeles, Donald A., who is serving with the military at Waipahu, Hawaii, and Terry Lee and Timothy A., both of Colorado Springs; four daughters, Betty Hixon of Calumet Park, Illinois, Clara McDonald of Rochester, New York, and Ella Mae Messick and Doris E. Ivery, both of Colorado Springs; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters and two daughters.

      1910 Federal Census of Pictou, Huerfano County, Colorado (12 May 1910)
      Aden Bassett - B - 43 - M - IL-VA-VA - Head - Miner Coal Miner
      Ella - B - 35 - F - TX-MO-MO - Wife
      Clara - B - 14 - F - TX-IL-MO - Daughter
      Katie - B - 10 - F - CO-IL-MO - Daughter
      Leslie - B - 8 - M - CO-IL-MO - Son
      Emmet - B - 5 - M - CO-IL-MO - Son
      Charles - B - 3 - M - CO-IL-MO - Son
      (Married 16 years, 9 children, 5 living)

      1920 Federal Census of Rouse, Huerfano County, Colorado (14 Feb 1920)
      Adon Bassett - B - 52 - M - IL-IL-IL - Head - Miner Coal Mine
      Ella - B - 43 - F - TX-MO-MO - Wife
      Leslie (twin) - B - 17 - M - CO-IL-TX - Son - Miner Coal Mine
      Kitty (twin) - B - 17 - F - CO-IL-TX - Daughter
      Charles - B - 11 - M - CO-IL-TX - Son

      1930 Federal Census of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado (4 Apr 1930)
      Leslie Bassett - Negro - 27 - M - CO-IL-TX - Head - Laborer Coal Mine
      Myrtle A. - Negro - 17 - F - CO-VA-IL - Wife
      Clara E. - Negro - 1-4/12 - F - CO-CO-CO - Daughter
      Leslie L. - Negro - 4/12 - M - CO-CO-CO - Son
      (Married at 25 and 16)
      (West Third Street) (Living next door to father, Aden Bassett)

      1940 Federal Census of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado (4 Apr 1940)
      Leslie Bassett - Negro - 37 - M - CO - Head - Miner Coal Mine
      Myrtle - Negro - 28 - F - CO - Wife
      Clara - Negro - 11 - F - CO - Daughter
      Leslie - Negro - 10 - M - CO - Son
      Doris - Negro - 9 - F - CO - Daughter
      Myrtle - Negro - 5 - F - CO - Daughter
      Robert Lee - Negro - 3 - M - CO - Son
      Myrtle Swanigan (Wd) - Negro - 65 - F - IL - Mother-in-Law
    Person ID I5  505B Aden Bassett of Colorado
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2015 

    Father Aden Bassett,   b. Abt 1867, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ella,   b. 18 May 1877, Rice, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1956, Pueblo, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Clara E. Bassett,   b. 22 May 1928, Walsenburg, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 2015, Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Leslie L. Bassett,   b. Abt 1929, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age ~ 28 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Living
     6. Donald A. Bassett
     7. Terry Lee Bassett
     8. Timothy A. Bassett
     9. Betty Bassett
     10. Ella Mae Bassett
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2015 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] SSDI.