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Ancestry.com, April 18, 1879
Death of Mrs. E.P. Bassett
Mrs. Cornelia Sophia Bassett died at the family residence in Toledo, Ohio, at two o?clock Thursday morning, April 17, 1879, of congestion of the heart and lungs, aged 52 years, 11 months and 20 days.
Mrs. Bassett was born in Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio, April 27, 1826; was a sister of Mrs. Horace B. Camp, of Cleveland, and daughter of the late Abraham and Sarah Olmstead, who came from Millford, Conn. and settled in Rootstown, in May, 1822. August 16, 1848, she was married to Edward P. Bassett, who studied law with Judge Day, and was admitted to the bar in Ravenna, at the October Term, 1845. Mrs. Bassett was the mother of five children, viz: Francis D., born May 29, 1845, died July 27, the same years; Edward Aa, born March 27, 1848; Louis E., born November 10, 1851; Charles O. Born July 16, 1856; Cornelia Sarah, born December 5, 1868.
Mrs. Bassett leaves a devoted husband, four children and three grandchildren to mourn their irreparable loss. From the time of their marriage to 1847, Mr. and Mrs. Bassett resided in Ravenna. Since then their home has been in Toledo. Mrs. Bassett in many respects, was a model woman; she possessed in a conspicuous degree native strength and clearness of mind, dignified and attractive in person, easy and engaging in manners, intelligent in conservation, a central attraction in the social circle where she moved, and a charm in the household where she presided. She was domestic in her nature, and to her home was the most endearing place on earth. Like the pure and noble Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi, if called upon to display her brightest jewels, she could present her children, nursed and instructed by her own hands. She was decided in her convictions and energetic in practicing them. Modest in adopting her own methods of usefulness, she had a happy faculty in winning the esteem and confidence of all. her memory will long linger in sweet perfume in the community where she lived. She has gone, but the story of her life as daughter, sister, wife, mother, friends, presents a beautiful picture, which will neither fade or be forgotten.
The funeral obsequies took place at the family residence on the 19th inst. Her remains have been embalmed and will be deposited in a vault until arrangements are made for their removal to Rootstown, the final resting place among her kindred. COM. April 18, 1879
1850 Federal Census of 3rd Ward, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio (7 Aug 1850)
Edward P. Bassett - 31 - M - New York Lawyer
Cornelia S. - 24 - F- Ohio
Edward A. - 2 - M - Ohio
1860 Federal Census of 3rd Ward, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio (18 Jun 1860)
E.P. Bassett - 40 - M - New York - Attorney 20,000 2,000
Cornelia S. - 32 - F - Ohio
Edward A. - 12 - M - Ohio
Louis O. - 8 - M - Ohio
Charles - 4 - M - Ohio
& 5 others not related
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Bassett Family Association Database
1826 - 1879 (52 years)