Bassett Family Association Database

Thomas Erskine Bassett, Sr.

Male 1834 - 1884  (49 years)


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  • Name Thomas Erskine Bassett 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 17 Feb 1834  Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 38D7D896487CD64DB2D80A00727751E91BB8 
    Died 6 Jan 1884  Home of Colonel James H. Birch Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Plattsburg, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Federal Census of District No. 2, Harrison County, Kentucky
      Jeremiah O. Bassett - 44
      Tryphena - 39
      Thomas E. - 16
      Mary B. - 14
      Charles C. - 11
      John A. - 7
      Weston F. - 5

      1870 Federal Census of Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri (26 Jul 1870)
      Thomas E. Bassett - 36 - M - Kentucky - Lawyer 25,000 5,000
      Nina - 32 - F - Norway - Keeping House
      Emil - 5 - M - Missouri
      Erskine - 3 - M - Missouri
      Wellsley - 1 - M - Missouri
      James - 4/12 - M - Missouri (born Feb)

      1880 Federal Census of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
      Thos. A. Bassett - 46 - M - KY-KY-KY - Head - R.R. Office Clk
      Carrie - 47 - F - MD-DC-MD - Wife - Keeping House
      Emile H. - 15 - M - MO-KY-MD - Son - Collector Store
      Thos E. - 13 - M - MO-KY-MD - Son - Studying At Home
    Person ID I550  8B John Bassett of Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2012 

    Father Jeremiah Vardaman Bassett,   b. 1796, Bassett's Ridge, Robertson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1886, Plattsburg, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Tryphena Wellesley Birch,   b. 18 Jun 1810, Wytheville, Montgomery County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1895, Plattsburg, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1824 or 1828  Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nina Hirsch 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Emile H. Bassett,   b. Abt 1865, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Thomas Erskine Bassett, Jr.,   b. Jan 1867, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1903, Denver, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years)
     3. Wellsley Bassett,   b. 1869, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. James Elias Bassett, Sr.,   b. 9 Feb 1869, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1950, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Carrie 
    Family ID F193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart