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- Richmond Times Dispatch
Virginia
Wednesday, May 9, 1956
Mrs. Jessie Harris Bassette
BASSETTE - Mrs. Jessie Harris Bassette, formerly of Jarrett, Virginia, departed her life Sunday, May 9, at St. Phillips Hospital. She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Mary Bey, Mrs. Jessie Mizell, Mrs. Susie Maynard, Mrs. Wilma Miller all of Brooyklyn, New York, Mrs. Dorthea Parker of Philadelphia, Mrs. Constance Lewis of this city; three sons, Mr. William Bassette of Philadelphia, Mr. Caesar Bassette and Mr. Andrew Bassette both of this city; three daughters-in-law, six sons-in-law; 13 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Body will lie in state at Fifth Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia, Thursday from 10 a.m. until funeral which will be held at 1:30 p.m. Interment in Albright Church Cemetery, Amelia County, Virginia. Rey R.S. Anderson officiating assisted by Dr. H.W. McNair, V.Y. Scott, Funeral Director.
1940 Federal Census of Henry, Sussex County, Virginia (23 April 1940)
William Bassett - Negro - 53 - Male - Head - VA-VA-VA - Farmer Farm
Bessie - Negro - 48 - Female - Wife - VA-VA-VA
Dorotha - Negro - 18 - Female - Daughter - VA-VA-VA
Wilma - Negro - 14 - Female - Daughter - VA-VA-VA
William - Negro - 11 - Male - Son - VA-VA-VA
Cesar - Negro - 9 - Male - Son - VA-VA-VA
Andrew - Negro - 5 - Male - Son - VA-VA-VA
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Bassett Family Association Database
- 1956