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- Fort Wayne Daily News, Indiana, Wednesday, 10 December 1913
Lucas Bassett
Lucas Bass, an early settler of Milford township, having lived in that locality over fifty years, died at his home near South Milford Monday morning as the result of a stoke of apoplexy. Mr. Bassett was born in Vermont seventy-three years ago. He was stricken with apoplexy last Thursday while driving a team of horses, assisting his son-in-law, James Myers, in moving his household goods. Mr. Myers noticed the horses wandering along the roadside, and, not seeing Mr. bassett on the wagon, he stopped them and found the aged man lying helpless in the wagon. He was taken to the Jacob Wert home, and medical assistance was summoned. The Chappell ambulance was called Friday to remove him to his own home, where he died Monday morning. Surviving besides his wife are three daughters ? Mrs. William Randall, Stroh; Mrs. Ella Shipe, Battle Creek, and Mrs. James Myers, South Milford ? and three sons ? George, Frank and Orlando, all of South Milford. The funeral will be held Thursday from the Methodist church, the Rev. L.W. Kemper officiating.
In a letter from Mildred Todd, it mentions the breakup of Lucas and Christina and that court records in LaGrange County, Indiana have more information about this. She married (2) Mr. Westby and both she and a baby died in child birth.
1870 Federal Census of Milford Township, LaGrange County, Indiana (5 Jul 1870)
Lucas Bassett 29 M Michigan Farmer
Christina 20 F Ohio Keeping House
Orlando 2 M Indiana
Auford? 4/12 F Indiana
1880 Federal Census of Milford Township, LaGrange County, Indiana (10 Jun 1880)
George Bassett M 74 VT -- -- Head Farmer
Samantha F 73 VT -- -- Wife Keeping House
Luke M 39 NY VT VT Head Farmer
Catharine F 29 OH -- -- Wife Keeping House
Orlando M 13 IN NY OH Son Farm Laborer
Della F 10 IN NY OH Daughter At home
Franklin M 7 IN NY OH Son
Emma F 5 IN NY OH Daughter
George M 4 IN NY OH Son
Catharine D2/12IN NY OH Daughter
1882 History of LaGrange County, Indiana
Lucas Bassett was born September 1, 1840, to George W. and Samantha Bassett, York State. Parents are natives of Vermont; his father was born in 1805, August 6, and mother September 16, 1806. They were married September 28, 1826, and moved to Brockport, N.Y., in the fall of 1833; then came to this county with the family, settling four miles east of La Grange; thence to this township, and located on the present farm. The father and his son, Lucas, purchased eighty acres, which they have cleared and improved with two good houses, bank barn, and toher buildings. Lucas started out poor, and now has property worth over $7,000. He was married to Christena Wycuff, who was born in Pennsylvania, July 22, 1850. She bore him the following children: Orland, Cora Adell, Franklin, Emma J., George and Christena C. Mrs. Bassett was a daughter of Jesse and Kathane Wycuff, and of German descent. Her parents moved to Ashland County, Ohio, where they resided until the father's death, in 1862. The mother then came to Noble County, where she died in 1869. Mr. Bassett has served as Pathmaster two terms. He is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for Buchanan.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Indiana, Tuesday, 9 December 1913
Lagrange County Pioneer Dies At South Milford
SOUTH MILFORD, Ind., Dec. 8.-Lucas Bassett, aged 73 years, 3 months and 7 days, died at his farm home, near here, at 4:20 this morning, after a brief illness. A stroke of apoplexy last Thursday resulted in his death today. Mr. Bassett was a Lagrange county pioneer, coming here from New York state with his parents sixty years ago, settling first about four miles east of Lagrange. He had lived in this township more than half a century, and by his exemplary life leaves a host of friends to mourn his death. He is known all over Lagrange county as one of its very best citizens. Surviving immediately members of his family are his widow, there sons, Orlando, of Brushy Prairie; Frank and George, of South Milford, and three daughters, Mrs. Adell Randol, of Stroh; Mrs. Mabel Myers, of South Milford, and Mrs. Lottie Shipe, of Battle Creek, Mich. The funeral will be held Thursday at 1 o?clock at the M. E. church, South Milford, with burial at the South Milford cemetery.
Cemetery Inscription at South Milford Cemetery
South Milford, LaGrange County, Indiana
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| Lucas Bassett |
| 1840-1913 |
| Mary Acton |
| His wife |
| 1841-1926 |
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Bassett Family Association Database
1840 - 1913 (73 years)