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Harry Bassett

Male 1867 - 1924  (57 years)

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  • Name Harry Bassett 
    Birth 10 Sep 1867  Albion, Edwards County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 4773A6300FF6A440A63649167A99481827C8 
    Death 16 Dec 1924 
    Cause: Auto Accident 
    Burial Graceland Cemetery, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Cora Gill Bassett died in childbirth and Stanley Bassett was raised by his grandmother, Emma Dean Gill. From Idaho Harry moved to San Francisco, California in 1915. On a visit back to Albion, Illinois on 14 Dec 1924, Harry was injured in an auto accident and died two days later on 16 Dec 1924.

      1870 Federal Census of Edwards County, Illinois
      George Bassett - 28 - M - Illinois - Brick Maker 1,000 125
      Jane - 25 - F - England - Keeping House
      Lizzie - 4 - F - Illinois
      Harry - 2 - M - Illinois
      Charles - 8/12 - M - Illinois - Born in October
      Susan Stanley - 19 - F - England
      George Baker - 25 - M - England

      1880 Federal Census of Edwards County, Illinois
      George Bassett - 38 - M - IL-EN-EN - Head - B/M
      Jane - 36 - F - IL-EN-EN - Wife
      Lizzie - 14 - F - IL-IL-IL - Daughter
      Harry - 12 - M - IL-IL-IL - Son
      Charles - 10 - M - IL-IL-IL - Son
      Gertrude - 5 - F - IL-IL-IL - Daughter
      Mark - 2/12 - M - IL-IL-IL - Son - Born in April
      Elizabeth Stanley (Wd) - 66 - F - EN-EN-EN - Inlaw

      Death Notice for Mrs. Jane Bassett
      Albion Journal-Register
      22 Jan 1931
      Mrs. Jane Bassett, a lifelong resident of Albion who would have been 87 years old next Decoration Day, passed away at her home on South Fifth Street Monday morning at 5:30 after a week's illness. Her death followed the passing of her only sister, the late Mrs. Susan Bassett who died just six weeks ago. Deceased was the last one of a family of seven children who with their parents, the late Thomas and Elizabeth Stanley, came to Albion in 1852.
      Mr. and Mrs. Bassett became the parents of six children, five of whom survive. They are: Mrs. Edward Crome of Albion; Charles Bassett of Saginaw, Michigan; Mrs. H.P. Baker, San Francisco, California; Mark S. Bassett of Watsonville, California and Lloyd W. Bassett of Albion. Harry, a son, preceded his mother in death on December 16, 1924.
      Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon by the pastor Rev. J.H. Davidson at two o'clock. Interment was made in the Albion Cemetery.
    Person ID I64  23B Bassetts of Bodiam, Sussex and Albion, Illinois
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2012 

    Father George Bassett,   b. 23 Jun 1842, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Jane Stanley,   b. Abt 1844   d. Jan 1931, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1865  Albion, Edwards County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cora E. Gill,   b. 16 Mar 1873, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1913, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 26 Apr 1893  Albion, Edwards County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Stanley Gill Bassett,   b. 26 Jun 1913, Boise, Ada County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1987, Evansville, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart