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- HISTORY OF MONROE AND SHELBY COUNTIES, MISSOURI (1884)
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Middle Grove)
Tennessee Matthew Bassett was born on his father's farm on section 9, in township 54 and range 12, in Monroe county, on the 1st day of December, 1848. His parents were long old and respected residents of this county. Tennessee M. was reared on the farm and educated at the common schools, supplemented with a course at Younger's Academy, where he studied the higher English branches and latin. Afterwards he went to Jefferson City and began the study of medicine, and while there also learned the drug business. Abandoning the idea of becoming a physician, he decided to give his attention wholly to the drug business, and accordingly, after ample experience at Jefferson City, returned to Monroe county and opened a drug store at Middle Grove, which he carried on with success for about four years. He then sold out to advantage, but resumed business in 1877, a year later, and continued it for some 12 months, and until he was burned out, a misfortune that was a serious reverse to him. He now engaged as a clerk in a store at Moberly, and clerked in that city for a short time, or until he took charge of a dry goods store at Holliday, where he was engaged in selling goods until 1879. Mr. Bassett then engaged in farming on section 9, township 53, range 11, in this county, and is handling fine short-horn stock, both of which he has since continued to follow. He has had good success as an agriculturist and is steadily coming to the front as a prominent farmer of the county. Mr. Bassett has a place of 245 acres, and excellent grain and stock farm, which he keeps in good condition and conducts in an enterprising and business-like manner. On the 29th of October, 1879, Mr. Bassett was married to Miss Mary B. Giddings, a daughter of W.B. Giddings, mentioned in the sketch of Thomas M. Giddings, and also of W.B. Giddings and Evan S. Anderson, on other pages of the work. Mrs. Bassett was educated at Renslaw Academy in Ralls county, where she took a general English course and also studied French. She is a lady of superior education and highly-refined snesibilities, dedicated in thought and word and most estimable both in her family and as a neighbor and friend. They have one child, Rob Roy, aged three years, names for the great French teacher of Belles-lettres, M. De Roy Roy.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1857 - 1940 (83 years)