Bassett Family Association Database

William Howell Bassett

Male 1834 - 1918  (83 years)


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  • Name William Howell Bassett 
    Born 17 Oct 1834  Sprott, Perry County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 9074ED32D499814E8AE51FBED841E702AD8D 
    Died 23 Feb 1918  Newton, Newton County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Leaf River Baptist Church, Pineville, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • William Howell Bassett served in "Neton Hornets" Company D, 39th Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States Army.

      1850 Federal Census of Neshoba County, Mississippi (16 Sep 1850)
      Hansford Bassett - 41 - M - South Carolina
      Mary - 20 - F - Mississippi
      William - 15 - M - Alabama
      Alexander - 11 - M - Mississippi
      Elizabeth - 9 - F - Mississippi
      Lysander - 7 - M - Mississippi
      Christopher - 6 - M - Mississippi
      Sarah - 1 - F - Mississippi

      1860 Federal Census of Newton County, Mississippi
      William Bassett - 25 - M - Alabama - Farmer
      Mary - 25 - F - Alabama
      Hansford - 1 - M - Mississippi
      Henry Baley - 6/12- M - Mississippi

      1870 Federal Census of T3, R96, Smith County, Mississippi (14 Aug 1870)
      William H. Bassett - 35 - M - Alabama - Farmer 1010 224
      Mary A. - 35 - F - Alabama - Keeping House
      Hansford R. - 11 - M - Mississippi - Farm laborer
      Loranzie D. - 9 - M - Mississippi
      James M. - 4 - M - Mississippi
      Adindan G. - 2 - M - Mississippi

      1880 Federal Census of District #5, Smith County, Mississippi (21/22 Jun 1880)
      William H. Bassett - 45 - M - AL-SC-AL - Head - Farmer
      Mary A. - 45 - F - AL-SC-SC - Wife - Keeps House
      Hansford R. - 21 - M - MS-AL-AL - Son - Farmer
      Loranzie D. - 19 - M - MS-AL-AL - Son - Farmer
      James M. - 14 - M - MS-AL-AL - Son - Works on farm
      Alexander S. - 12 - M - MS-AL-AL - Son - Works on farm
      Leonadas - 4 - M - MS-AL-AL - Son
      Paul S. - 1 - M - MS-AL-AL - Son

      1910 Federal Census of Beat 3 Northwest, Jasper County, Mississippi (29 Apr 1910)
      William H. Bassett - M - AL-SC-SC - Head
      Mary A. - F - AL-AL-AL - Wife
      (Married 53 years, 9 children, 5 living)
    Person ID I7  63B Hansford Bassett of Mississippi
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2013 

    Father Hansford Bassett,   b. 4 Aug 1809, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1862, New Ireland, Neshoba County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Susanna Harwell,   b. Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1847 
    Married 19 Dec 1833  1 mile east of Sprott, Perry County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Phelps,   b. 22 Jan 1835, Butler County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1911, Pineville, Smith County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1856  Carthage, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Hansford Rufus Bassett,   b. 3 Mar 1859, Union, Newton County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1893, Pineville, Smith County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     2. Henry Bary Bassett,   b. Abt 1860, Union, Newton County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 19 Jun 1862  (Age ~ 2 years)
    +3. Reverend Lorenzo Dow Bassett, Sr.,   b. 22 May 1861, Union, Newton County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1942, Louin, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +4. James Marion (Jimmy) Bassett,   b. 31 Mar 1866, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1941  (Age 75 years)
    +5. Alexander G. (Alex) Bassett,   b. 7 Dec 1867, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1922  (Age 54 years)
     6. Rufus H. Bassett,   b. 21 Mar 1871,   d. 6 Sep 1873, Pineville, Smith County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    +7. Leonadas (Leroy) Henry Bassett,   b. 11 Jul 1875, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1948, Avery, Red River County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     8. Dock A. Bassett,   b. 29 Mar 1878,   d. Pineville, Smith County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Paul S. Bassett,   b. 1879
    +10. Alonzo Tarrel Bassett,   b. 22/23 Dec 1880, Pineville, Smith County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan/Jun 1970, Pineville, Smith County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] EAM - Early Alabama Marriages.