Bassett Family Association Database
Emma Clyde Bass
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Name Emma Clyde Bass Birth 26 Mar 1879 Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina
Gender Female Death 12 Jul 1945 Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina
Burial Pinecrest Cemetery, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina
Notes - The Goldsboro Headlight, North Carolina, December 28, 1893
A Young Lady Shot
Our Warsaw correspondent reports the accidental shooting of Miss Clyde Bass, the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. Rufus Bass, postmaster there, which occurred Tuesday at Newbury & Barden?s store. Miss Bass was doing some trading, and while examining a piece of goods accidentally touched a gun which was leaning against the counter, causing it to fall and discharge. The entire load took effect in her left foot which which had to be amputated at the ankle. At this writing Miss Bass is in a critical condition.
Person ID I56417 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father John William Rufus Bass, b. 19 Aug 1849, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina
d. 14 Apr 1914, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina
(Age 64 years) Mother Emma Faison Best, b. 7 Nov 1853, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina
d. 18 Jul 1915, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina
(Age 61 years) Family ID F19263 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family George Thompson Deans, b. 1876 d. 1949 (Age 73 years) Children 1. George Thomas Deans, b. 1901 d. 1961 (Age 60 years) 2. Eugene Moore Deans, b. 1905 d. 1989 (Age 84 years) 3. William Anderson Deans, b. 1907 d. 1908 (Age 1 year) 4. Henry Bass Deans, b. 1910 d. 1983 (Age 73 years) 5. Evelyn Deans, b. 1916 d. 2002 (Age 86 years) 6. Dorothy Lewellyn Deans, b. 1923 d. 1997 (Age 74 years) Family ID F2909 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
- The Goldsboro Headlight, North Carolina, December 28, 1893
