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- 1870 Federal Census of Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio (6 Jun 1870)
John W. Bassett - 23 - M - Ohio - Farmer 1500 500
Martha M. - 27 - F - Ohio - Keeping house
William C. - 1 - M - Ohio
Living next door
1870 Federal Census of Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio (6 Jun 1870)
James Underhill - 48- M - New Hampshire - Farmer 6000 1400
Ann - 49 - F - England - Keeping house
George - 18 - M - New Hampshire - At home
Elisabeth - 10 - F - Ohio
Mary J. Bassett - 20 - F - Ohio - Housekeeping
Alfred Bearey - 64 - M - England - Farm Laborer
1880 Federal Census of Richfield, Summit County, Ohio
John W. Bassett - 32 - M - OH-EN-EN - Head - Farmer
Martha A. - 37 - F - OH-OH-OH - Wife - Keeping House
Willie C. - 11- M - OH-OH-OH - Son
Lillie M. - 8 - F - OH-OH-OH - Daughter
John W. - 3 - M - OH-OH-OH - Son
THE OTOE UNION, Unadilla, April 30, 1915, Page 1, col. 3
OBITUARY
Martha Ann Silver was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, Dec, 5, 1842, and died in Unadilla, Nebraska, April 21, 1915. She was married to J.W. Bassett, Jan. 17, 1867. To this union was born five children: William C., Lillie May, J.W. Jr., May Ethel, and Minnie Belle. Three of these have preceded her to that haven of rest in the better world. She is survived by her husband and two children. J.W. Bassett. Jr. and May Ethel Sasseen.
Mrs. Bassett united with the Methodist church in her girlhood and continued a faithful and consistent member until death translated her to the church triumphant above. Mrs. Bassett was a faithful and loving wife and mother, always ready to help in every good cause. One of her last acts of kindness was to remember the suffering Belgians. She leaves a host of friends who will miss her as her life was woven into the community, her life having been active in every good word and work. She came with her husband to Nebraska 33 years ago and settled on a farm just east of Unadilla, living there for 21 years and moving to Unadilla at that time where she passed unto rest.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Sunday at 11 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, assisted by Rev. Reel of the Christian church and her remains laid to rest in the Unadilla cemetery. Peace to her ashes.
Undated newspaper from Otoe County, Nebraska
JOHN W. BASSETT, SR., 91, UNADILLA, IS DEAD
Funeral services for Long-Time Resident will be Saturday.
UNADILLA - Special to The News Press - John W. Bassett, Sr., 91, retired farmer and resident of the Unadilla vicinity for 57 years, died Wednesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oscar Sasseen, in Unadilla. He had been ill the past three weeks and death was caused by a paralytic stroke.
Funeral services will be Saturday at the Methodist church in Unadilla, internment in Unadilla cemetery, Rev. C.A. Norman of Beatrice Methodist church, a former Unadilla preacher, will officiate.
Mr. Bassett was born Dec. 10, 1847, in Cleveland, Ohio, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bassett. His father died when John was two years old and Mrs. Bassett and her son moved to her parents home at Northfield, Ohio. She married again when he was seven years old and the family moved to Bedford, Ohio. Here Mr. Bassett finished his education at the Bedford High School.
He married Martha Silver at Bedford in 1866 and the couple moved to a farm at Richfield, where they lived for 12 years. They moved to Nebraska with their four children in 1882 to farm three-quarters of a mile east of Unadilla. After 21 years on the place, they moved to town to the G.B. White place. Mrs. Bassett died April 21, 1915, in Unadilla.
Mr. Bassett was a charter member of the Methodist church here, which he helped found in 1883. He took an active part in community affairs and was an ambitious temperance worker. He helped to organize and served as secretary of the Farmers Elevator for 15 years before it was sold to Farmers Co-Operative.
He is survived by a son, John Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Sasseen, both of Unadilla, and 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Deceased children are Nannie Dill, who died at the age of 5, Lillie May, 34, and William C., 43.
Mr. Bassett kept a diary for the past 70 years, running through Lincoln's assassination, his early manhood in Ohio, the immigration to the West before Unadilla was incorporated and including the latest history of the town and world events. He remained in fine health until his recent illness and until his health broke slightly three years ago, took daily walks of two or three miles. He still made his daily trips to town for the mail, however, and visited his farm, now occupied by his grandson, J. Ivan, regularly.
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1842 - 1915 (72 years)