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Luke Emerson Bass

Male 1887 - 1971  (84 years)

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  • Name Luke Emerson Bass 
    Birth 11 Jul 1887  Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 1DCBFDF17C209E4D861BBD77034C8D1624A7 
    Death 29 Nov 1971  Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Durham Sun
      North Carolina
      Wednesday, December 1, 1971
      Bass
      Bass - Mr. Luke E. Bass, of 26-B Ridgeway Avenue, died Monday night at the Veterans Administration Hospital. The body has been moved to the Scarborough & Hargett Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.

      Durham Sun
      North Carolina
      Friday, December 3, 1971
      L.E. Bass
      Funeral services for Luke Emerson Bass of 2-B Ridgeway Avenue will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Northeast Baptist Church by the Reverend T.R. Cole. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
      He died Monday at the Veterans Administration Hospital.
      Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Minnie P. Bass; a daughter, Mrs. Julia Harris of Creedmoor; five sons, the Reverend Albernard B. and James Bass, both of Durham, Leroy of Wilmington, Delaware, Sylvester of Brooklyn, New York, and Douglas Bass of Asbury, New Jersey; a brother, Andrew Bass of Asbury; a sister, Mrs. Mary F. Council of Durham County; 24 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      1950 Federal Census of Oak Grove Township, Durham County, NC (22 Apr 1950)
      Luke E. Bass Neg 62 M Head NC Farming Farm
      Millie Neg 52 F Wife NC
      James S. Neg 22 M Son NC Farming Farm
      Lee R. Neg 20 M Son NC Farm Helper Farm
      Sylvester Neg 18 M Son NC Farm Helper Farm
      Julie F. Neg 15 F Daughter NC
      Douglas W. Neg 11 M Son NC
    Person ID I56205  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2019 

    Father Sidney Bass,   b. Abt 1852, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1936, Cedar Fork, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary Dixon,   b. Abt 1865   d. 1934 (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F19209  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Patterson,   b. Abt 1897   d. 1978 (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Reverend Albernard B. Bass,   b. 20 Nov 1920   d. 4 May 2017 (Age 96 years)
     2. Luke Edward Bass,   b. Abt 1922   d. 1924 (Age 2 years)
     3. James S. Bass,   b. 1928, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Leroy Bass,   b. 1930, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Sylvester Bass,   b. 29 Mar 1932, Durham, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 2025 (Age 93 years)
     6. Julie F. Bass,   b. 1935, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Douglas W. Bass,   b. 1939, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Mary Bass   d. 1965
    Family ID F19210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2025