Bassett Family Association Database
Harvey Foster Bassett
1820 - Deceased-
Name Harvey Foster Bassett Born 14 Jan 1820 Jefferson County, Indiana Gender Male Died Deceased Buried UNKNOWN Sandy Branch Cemetery, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois Notes - Harvey was born and raised in Jefferson County, Indiana. He married
there and his first six children were born there. After Mary died, he moved to
Jackson county where he married again and there one child was bor
In early 1858, Harvey moved his family to Foster Township, Mari
County, Illinois. There he bought his first land. It was the SE½ of the NE¼
and the N½ of the SE¼ both in Section 22, the first being 40 acres and the
second being 80 acres. And the S½ of the NW¼ of Section 23, which consisted of
80 acres. He paid $2,000 in cash on 22 Apr 1858 and paid the remaining $1,000
on 9 Nov 1860. He bought the land from Richard & Sarah Vickry, who had bought
it from the government. The Vickry's moved to Tarrant County, Texas. This land
had very little improvements and was practically a wilderness. All it had was
a log cabin to live in.
Harvey joined the Union Army and was mustered into service at Salem,
Marion County, Illinois on 18 Sep 1862, at the age of 42. He was in Company I
of the 111th Illinois Infantry. They remained at Camp Marshall, Salem until 31
Oct 1862 when it numbered 930 officers and enlisted me
It is not known how long Harvey was in the war for sure. His so
Algernon S. Bassett, went into the army and took his father's place under his
father's name and therefore there is no record of when Harvey left or when
Algernon went in. Algernon Sidney Bassett, better known as Sid, was in the
army by January of 1865, because his diary comments on the war. Recorded as
being mustered out 7 Jun 1865, but medical records have him being mustered out
in July of 1865.
After the war, Harvey bought more land until he had 320 acres of land
in sections 15, 22, 23, and 27 of Foster Township. He built a nice two-story
"Saltbox" style home on his land just south of the log cabin. It had two
bedrooms upstairs and downstairs it had two bedrooms, a formal parlor and a
dining-kitchen and a cellar. He also had a large barn and several out-
buildings.
Harvey and Sarah worked hard, as all Illinois farmers had to do, but
they prospered and provided well for their children. Harvey had a live-
hired hand named John Wheeler, who had been born in Kentucky and whose mother
was from Ireland and father was from Scotland.
After Harvey's death, Sarah continued to live in the homestead. Her
son Elmer lived there with her and he took over the farm. She applied for a
pension, which she received because she was a widow of a soldier. Sarah lived
to see two of her children die, two of her grandchildren and one great-
grandchild die. But also she lived to see 15 of her grandchildren born and six
great-grandchildren.
Politically, Harvey was a member of the Republican Party. He he
several township offices and took a great interest in politics. The Bassetts
were a highly respected and well-known family, thus carrying on the great name
of Bassett.
1860 Federal Census of Marion County, Illinois
Harvey F. Basset 40 M Indiana Farmer
Sarah 23 F Indiana
Eugene S. 15 M Indiana
Mary C. 11 F Indiana
Sarah A. 9 F Indiana
Arthina B. 3 F Indiana
Erick H. 1 M Illinois
1870 Federal Census of Marion County, Illinois
Harvey Bassett 50 M Illinois
Sarah 35 F Indiana
Sarah 18 F Indiana
Belle 12 F Indiana
1870 Federal Census of Marion County, Illinois
Ancil Bassett 10 M Illinois
Lafayette 9 M Illinois
Charles 1 M Illinois
Sidney 25 M Illinois
Ellen 21 F Illinois
Person ID I05961 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Sep 2011
Father Elisha Bassett, b. 28 Apr 1796, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts , d. 22 Feb 1860, Jefferson County, Indiana (Age 63 years) Relationship Natural Mother Elizabeth Foster, b. 1794, Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio , d. 1847, Jefferson County, Indiana (Age 53 years) Relationship Natural Married 20 Feb 1816 Jefferson County, Indiana Family ID F01334 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Sullivan, b. 18 Jul 1820, d. 1 Apr 1854, Jefferson County, Indiana (Age 33 years) Married 2 Sep 1841 Jefferson County, Indiana Notes - Harvey and Mary were married by Jacob M. Cox.
Children 1. Elizabeth Jane Bassett, b. 18 Sep 1842, d. 19 Sep 1842, Jefferson County, Indiana (Age 0 years) [Natural] 2. Francis Ann Bassett, b. 3 Apr 1844, d. 4 Apr 1844, Jefferson County, Indiana (Age 0 years) [Natural] + 3. Algernon Sidney Bassett, b. 29 Mar 1845, Jefferson County, Indiana , d. 13 Feb 1935, Sarita, Kenedy County, Texas (Age 89 years) [Natural] + 4. Mary Catherine Bassett, b. 5 Feb 1849, Jefferson County, Indiana , d. 17 Oct 1872, Marion County, Illinois (Age 23 years) [Natural] + 5. Sarah Armilda Bassett, b. 8 May 1851, Jefferson County, Indiana , d. 10 Mar 1883, Gainesville, Texas (Age 31 years) [Natural] 6. Permelia Bassett, b. 2 Mar 1854, Jefferson County, Indiana , d. 10 Jun 1877, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois (Age 23 years) [Natural] Family ID F02696 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Sarah Chilton, b. 12 Oct 1835, Indiana , d. 6 May 1907, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois (Age 71 years) Married 14 Aug 1856 Jackson County, Indiana Notes - Harvey and Sarah were married by William Gilluspy, Minister.
Children + 1. Arthena Bell Bassett, b. 16 Oct 1857, Bassett Homestead, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois , d. 1 Dec 1918, Mossville Area, Cooke County, Texas (Age 61 years) [Natural] + 2. Ancil Henry Bassett, b. 22 Aug 1859, Bassett Homestead, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois , d. 1938, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois (Age 78 years) [Natural] + 3. LaFayette Bassett, b. 4 Mar 1861, Bassett Homestead, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois , d. 16 Mar 1937, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois (Age 76 years) [Natural] 4. Angle Bassett, b. 22 Jan 1867, d. 24 Jan 1867, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois (Age 0 years) [Natural] 5. Charles Bassett, b. 18 Dec 1868, d. 20 Feb 1877, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois (Age 8 years) [Natural] + 6. Elmer Bassett, b. 29 Aug 1871, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois , d. 10 Nov 1950, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois (Age 79 years) [Natural] Family ID F02697 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Harvey was born and raised in Jefferson County, Indiana. He married