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Woodson Bassett

Male 1820 - 1917  (97 years)


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  • Name Woodson Bassett 
    Born 25 Jul 1820  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID CC68580D8285D341B5BEB778E106AB422A51 
    Died 22 Dec 1917 
    Buried Woodson Bassett Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • On July 15, 1846, Woodson was mustered into service of the United States and became a corporal in Company A, Second Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, serving under Captain Nap B. Giddings and Colonel Sterling Price for a term of 12 months. He was discharged at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on April 9, 1847 "by means of sickness (incurred in the course of service)".

      THE HENRY BULLETIN
      Martinsville, Virginia
      Friday, January 4, 1918, page 1, column 3
      Woodson Bassett was born July 25th, 1820 and died December 22, 1917. He was married twice, first to Miss Julia A.F. Prunty, February 14, 1850, second to Miss Mary E. Price January 7, 1858. She died November 12, 1913. He went to Missouri, Monroe County, in the year 1840, and remained seven years. In the meantime he entered the service of the United States on the 15th of July 1846; was a corporal in Company I, 2nd Regiment Missouri Mounted Volunteers. This company was commanded by Captain Nap B. Giddings and Regiment of Colonel Sterling Price. He was discharged at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the 9th of April, 1847, because of sickness incurred in course of service. The first Bassett immigrant to America was an officer in the English Army, coming to this country after the battle of Dunkirk. The Bassett family has been represented in every war in America since that time. Yet as a family they are quiet and peaceable. Uncle Woodson was noted for his quiet, stay-at-home qualities, attending strictly to his own business. He was devoted to his church, attending service regularly until health and strength gave out. He was considered one of the best farmers in the community and here too he held on till health gave ways when his younger son took charge. Dear Uncle Woodson: Life's long and arduous toils ended Sweet by thy rest.

      1830 Federal Census of Henry County, Virginia (Page 185)
      Alexander Bassett 210001-111001
      Listing of Free Afro-Americans and Slave Owners
      Alexander Bassett - 10
      Woodson Bassett - 3

      1880 Federal Census of Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia
      Woodson Bassett - 58 - M - VA-VA-VA - Head - Farmer
      Mary - 48 - F - VA-VA-VA - Wife - Keeping House
      Anna - 19 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter - At Home
      Mrtha - 16 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter - At School
      William - 14 - M - VA-VA-VA - Son - Works on Farm
      Walter - 11 - M - VA-VA-VA - Son - Works on Farm
      Mary - 9 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      Ada - 3 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
    Person ID I515  2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2013 

    Father Alexander Hunter Bassett,   b. 22 Nov 1795, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1880, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary (Polly) Koger,   b. 12 Jun 1793,   d. 28 Apr 1863, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1818 
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Julia A.F. Prunty,   b. 13 Jan 1829,   d. 2 May 1857  (Age 28 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1850 
    Children 
    +1. Pocahantas Virginia Bassett,   b. 5 Apr 1852,   d. 26 Feb 1920  (Age 67 years)
     2. John A. Bassett,   b. 7 Jun 1855,   d. 14 Jun 1857  (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Elizabeth Price,   b. 18 Jan 1832, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1913  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1858 
    Children 
     1. Everett P. Bassett,   b. 23 Jun 1859,   d. 27 Sep 1862  (Age 3 years)
    +2. Anna Eliza Bassett,   b. 11 May 1861, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1944  (Age 83 years)
     3. Martha Celestia (Mattie) Bassett,   b. 17 Nov 1863, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1948  (Age 84 years)
    +4. William Woodson Bassett,   b. 9 Mar 1865/1866, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1944, Southfork Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +5. Walter Jenkins Bassett,   b. 18 Jun 1868, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1930  (Age 62 years)
     6. Mary Jessamine (Mamie) Bassett,   b. 7 Dec 1870, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1956  (Age 85 years)
     7. Eudora Bassett,   b. 24 Jun 1873,   d. 19 Jan 1874  (Age 0 years)
    +8. Ada Elizabeth Bassett,   b. 26 Nov 1878, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1954  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart