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Albert James Bassett

Male 1882 - 1971  (88 years)


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  • Name Albert James Bassett 
    Born 10 Oct 1882  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID D163E137EDFAD946A7CA90ED8826D6753932 
    Died 11 Jun 1971  Topeka, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Family Notes by Ward Wlliam Bassett (June 2001)
      Albert J. Bassett went to Emporia with his older sister, Hattie, to attend the State Normal School. He was one of the youngest students to graduate in 1904. He received a Latin Degree in 1905. He spent over thirty years in teaching. He taught in several small communities, always going to the next school for a higher wage. Once he took a job as principal of a grade school because he could get a $5.00 a month raise.
      In 1916 Albert quit teaching and went into the grocery business in Dover. By 1918 he had changed to the hardware business. He later was back in the grocery business which he sold in 1923. In 1920 the community of Dover decided to establish a Rural High School. He became its principal and was there for twenty years. His two children graduated from Dover Rural High School while he was the principal.
      In January 1941 Albert changed professions again and became the manager of the Rural Electrification Coop. He was instrumental in getting it organized in the 1930's. He was its manager until 1959 when he retired.
      He died June 11, 1971 at the age of 88 in Topeka, Kansas. He served on the Dover Telephone board for many years. Several of these years he was its secretary. Many times he repaired the switchboard, working in the evening after his school duties were over.

      1930 Federal Census of Dover Township, Shawnee County, Kansas (16 Apr 1930)
      Albert J. Bassett - 47 - M - KS-EN-EN - Head - Teacher HIgh School
      Sara - 38 - F - WA-OH-WL - Wife
      James - 17 - M - KS-KS-TX - Son
      Ward - 8 - M - KS-KS-WA - Son
      (WL - Wales) (Married at 28 & 26)
    Person ID I82  61B Joseph Bassett of Glastonbury, England
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2013 

    Father James Bassett,   b. 25 Jan 1836, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1915, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Ann Sage,   b. 17 Nov 1847, Green Ore, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Nov 1866  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ludie Mahalia Williamson 
    Children 
    +1. James Freeman Bassett,   b. 18/28 Apr 1912, Greenleaf, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 2000, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Morgan 
    Married 1918 
    Children 
     1. Ward William Bassett,   b. 6 Aug 1921, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 2009, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart