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Jeremiah Vardaman Bassett

Male 1796 - 1886  (90 years)


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  • Name Jeremiah Vardaman Bassett 
    Born 1796  Bassett's Ridge, Robertson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID F05300E3FA2B5247A7AEB827B1221D9CA4B5 
    Died 26 Sep 1886  Plattsburg, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Plattsburg, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Alternate birth date given for Jeremiah Vardaman Bassett is 6 Dec 1805.

      Jeremiah Vardaman Bassett was a farmer, saddler, the Justice of the Peace in Plattsburg, Missouri, and active in politics as a Whig.

      For more information on descendants of this family, see "The Birch Family History", by Bernerd L. O'Neil.

      1850 Federal Census of District No. 2, Harrison County, Kentucky
      Jeremiah O. Bassett - 44
      Tryphena - 39
      Thomas E. - 16
      Mary B. - 14
      Charles C. - 11
      John A. - 7
      Weston F. - 5

      1860 Federal Census of Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri (25 Jul 1860)
      J.V. Bassett - 54 - M - Kentucky - Farmer 6000 2500
      Tryphena - 50 - F - Virginia
      Charles - 21 - M - Kentucky - Lawyer 4000
      John - 18 - M - Kentucky - Farmer
      Weston F. - 15 - M - Kentucky

      1870 Federal Census of Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri (27 Jul 1870)
      Jere V. Bassett - 64 - M - Kentucky - Grocer 8000 2000
      Tryphena W. - 60 - F - Virginia - Keeping House
      Weston F. - 26 - M - Kentucky - Lawyer
      & 2 Bullens
    Person ID I71  8B John Bassett of Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    Last Modified 29 May 2012 

    Father Amos Bassett,   b. Abt 1760, West Creek, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1832, Cynthania, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Mother Susan Stout,   b. Abt 1769,   d. 1844  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 1789 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Tryphena Wellesley Birch,   b. 18 Jun 1810, Wytheville, Montgomery County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1895, Plattsburg, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1824 or 1828  Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James Hervey Bassett, Sr.,   b. 31 Dec 1828, Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1913, Leitchfield, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +2. Benjamin Franklin Bassett,   b. 27 Mar 1830, Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1906, Colorado Springs, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. John Carrol Bassett,   b. 1832
    +4. Thomas Erskine Bassett, Sr.,   b. 17 Feb 1834, Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1884, Home of Colonel James H. Birch Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     5. Mary Birch Bassett,   b. 26 Jun 1836, Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1910, Plattsburg, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +6. Charles Carroll Bassett,   b. 11 Oct 1838, Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. John Alexander Bassett,   b. 1843, Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1862, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     8. Weston Favel Bassett,   b. 21 Jun 1845, Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1912, St. Joseph. Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart