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Robert Hairston Bassett

Male 1850 - 1933  (82 years)


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  • Name Robert Hairston Bassett 
    Born 2 Jun 1850  Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 18C7FE6EB4CE2D42963F4945CAB4AE0AD523 
    Died 12 Jan 1933  Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Died note: Obituary of R. H. Bassett
      R. H. Bassett, 82, member of a family long prominent in Randolph and Monroe Counties died at 11:15 o'clock yesterday morning at his home, 216 S. 4th Street. He had been ill the past seven weeks. Mr. Bassett is survived by 3 daughters and a son; a sister, Mrs. H.P. Jennings, Moberly; and a brother Powhatan (Poet) Bassett, Moberly; 6 grandchildren, and 2 great granchildren. Mr. Bassett spent his entire life in Monroe and Randolph Counties, moving here from Monroe, his birthplace, 32 years ago. He was a farmer and a stock trader in Monroe County. He was a member of the Christian Church. The body was removed to the residence of Mrs. Nave, 808 W. Reed Street, where it will remain until the funeral hour. Services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Central Christian Church. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Dr. Crayton S. Brooks and Reverend E. M. Richmond.

      HISTORY OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, MISSOURI
      (By Alexander H. Waller 1920)
      Robert H. Bassett, a retired farmer and stockman now residing at 626 South Clark street, Moberly, Missouri, is a representative of one of the pioneer families of Missouri and a native of this state. He was born one mile east of Middlegrove in Monroe County, June 2, 1850. He is a son of George H. and Columbia R. (Staples) Bassett, pioneer settlers of Monroe County. George H. Bassett was born in Henry County, Virginia, October 18, 1806 and in 1825 came to Missouri and first settled in Randolph County four miles east of Moberly. Later he sold out there and removed to Monroe County where he entered land from the government and from time to time added more acreage to his holdings until he was the owner of 1200 acres which he divided among his children. In 1882, he retired and removed to Middlegrove where he died October 9, 1895. During his active career he was a successful man of extensive business affairs and prior to the Civil War owned a great many slaves. His wife, Columbia Staples, was also a native of Henry County, Virginia, born December 7, 1814. She died in Monroe County in September, 1900.
      Robert H. Bassett was one of a family of 11 children born to his parents and he was the ninth in order of birth. He was reared on his father's farm and received his education in the district schools and in the schools at Middlegrove where he received a good common school education. In early life he taught school for a few years and then engaged in farming and stock raising on land which he received from his father's estate. He improved this place and sold it about 1876 and during succeeding years he owned a number of different farms and carried on stock feeding on an extensive scale and met with success. October 7, 1901 he disposed of his farming and stock business and removed to Moberly where he has since resided.
      Mr. Bassett was married August 27, 1874 to Miss Lena T. Stephens. She is a daughter of Thomas N. and Mary (SIndell) Stephens, early settlers in Monroe County, Missouri. Thomas Stephens was born in Benton County, Kentucky, July 11, 1808. He was an early settler in Monroe County and became a large land owner and well to do. At the time of his death, December 6, 1887, he was the owner of 1300 acres of land. His wife was born in Virginia, August 27, 1817 and died in Monroe County, August 31, 1895. Her parents were also early settlers in Missouri.
      To Robert H. Bassett and wife have been born the following children: Virginia, married Hugh D. Nave of Moberly, Missouri; Homer Bassett, a sketch of whom appears in this volume; Mrs. Jewell Williams of St. Louis; Sadie, married Herbert B. Lamb, Moberly, Missouri; Ida S., deceased, and Joseph H., deceased.
      Mr. Bassett is a member of the Christian church and the Bassett family is one of the representative families of Moberly and Randolph County.

      1850 Federal Census of Monroe County, Missouri
      George H. Bassett - 46 - M - Virginia
      Columbia R. - 34 - F - Virginia
      Samuel S. - 16 - M - Virginia
      Burrel - 15 - M - Virginia
      John J. - 13 - M - Missouri
      W.H. - 12 - M - Missouri
      Thomas E. - 8 - M - Missouri
      Powatan - 3 - M - Missouri
      Tennessee - 2 - F - Missouri
      Robert - 1 - M - Missouri
      Columbia Yager - 13 - F - Missouri
      Pocahontus Bassett - 8 - F - Missouri
      Mariah Bassett - 6 - F - Missouri
      Polly Bassett - 13 - F - Missouri

      1860 Federal Census of Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri
      George H. Bassett - 52 - M - Virginia - Farmer 6400 10,400
      Columbia P. - 40 - F - Virginia
      John J. - 22 - M - Virginia - Farmer
      William H. - 21 - M - Virginia - Farmer
      Thomas E. - 18 - M - Virginia - Farmer
      Powhattan - 12 - M - Virginia
      Jennifer - 11 - F - Virginia
      Robert H. - 10 - M - Virginia
      Alexander - 8 - M - Virginia
      Mary - 4 - F - Virginia

      1870 Federal Census of Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri
      George H. Bassett - 63 - M - Virginia - Farmer
      Columbia - 53 - F - Virginia - Keeping House
      Jonathan - 30 - M - Missouri - Farm Labor
      Thomas E. - 28 - M - Missouri - Farm Labor
      Powhatan - 22 - M - Missouri - Farm Labor
      Robert - 19 - M - Missouri - Farm Labor
      Martin - 17 - M - Missouri - Farm Labor
      Mary V. - 13 - F - Missouri
      America - 40 - F - Virginia
      Julia - 25 - F - Virginia
      Millie - 13 - F - Missouri
      Sandy - 10 - M - Missouri
      Elmira - 7 - F - Missouri
      Martha - 5 - F - Missouri

      1880 Federal Census of Union, Monroe County, Missouri
      G.H. Bassett - 73 - M - VA-VA-VA - Head - Farmer
      Columbie Bassett - 65 - F - MO-VA-VA - Wife - Keeps House
      Poet - 32 - M - MO-VA-VA - Son - Farmer
      R.H. - 30 - M - MO-VA-VA - Son - Farmer
      Lena - 25 - F - MO-KY-KY - DauLaw - Keeps House
      Virgie - 5 - F - MO-MO-MO - GDau
      Homer - 1 - M - MO-MO-MO - GSon
      Alfred Holiday - B - 17 - M - MO-MO-MO - Other - Farm Laborer
    Person ID I558  2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2013 

    Father George Hairston Bassett, Sr.,   b. 18 Oct 1806, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1895, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Columbia Renfro Staples,   b. 7 Dec 1814, Meade County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1900, Madison, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1832 
    Family ID F44  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elena Theresa Stephens,   b. 27 Jan 1855, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1943, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 27 Aug 1874  Middle Grove, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Willie Virginia Bassett,   b. 2 May 1875, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1979, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years)
     2. Ida Staples Bassett,   b. 23 Sep 1876, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1878, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    +3. Robert Homer Bassett,   b. 2 Feb 1879, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Mary Jewell Bassett,   b. 13 Dec 1880, Middle Grove, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1984, Columbia, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years)
    +5. Sadie Bell Bassett,   b. 23 Jun 1889, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1982, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     6. Joe Hazel Bassett,   b. 29 Sep 1894, Monroe County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1895  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart