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- History of Buchanan County, Missouri (1881)
W.F. Bassett, editor of the Evening News, is a native of Kentucky, and was born in Harrison County, June 21, 1848, and lived there until thirteen years of age, then removed to Clinton County, Missouri. His education was received in the schools of Kentucky and at Plattsburg. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Pettis County. He returned to Kentucky, and was admitted to the bar in that state, but he had formed a preference for journalism, and in fact, it may be said for the past fifteen years he has had more or less experience with the press. In 1878, he returned to Missouri, and since that time has been connected with the press of St. Joseph, and at the time of purchasing the Evening News, in 1881, was editor of the Gazette. Mr. Bassett is a polished and affable gentleman and a thorough newspaper man. Since his management of the News, he has rendered it one of the most readable and deservedly popular papers in the Northwest.
Missouri State Board of Health Certificate of Death
Weston F. Bassett
Male, White, Single
Born: 1846 in Kentucky
Died: 3 Jan 1912 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
Aged: 65 years
Father: Jeremiah Bassett, born Kentucky
Mother: Tryphena W. Birch, born Kentucky
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
1860 Federal Census of Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri (25 Jul 1860)
J.V. Bassett - 54 - M - Kentucky - Farmer 6000 2500
Tryphena - 50 - F - Virginia
Charles - 21 - M - Kentucky - Lawyer 4000
John - 18 - M - Kentucky - Farmer
Weston F. - 15 - M - Kentucky
1870 Federal Census of Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri (27 Jul 1870)
Jere V. Bassett - 64 - M - Kentucky - Grocer 8000 2000
Tryphena W. - 60 - F - Virginia - Keeping House
Weston F. - 26 - M - Kentucky - Lawyer
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Bassett Family Association Database
1845 - 1912 (66 years)