Bassett Family Association Database
John Thomas Bass, Sr.
1. John Thomas Bass, Sr. was born in Mar 1856 in North Carolina; died on 7 May 1937. John married Zilphia E. Davis on 25 Sep 1877 in Wayne County, North Carolina. Zilphia was born about 1860; died in 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. John R. Bass
was born about 1879 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died before 1920 in North Carolina. - 3. Erry (Evy) E. Bass
was born about 1882. - 4. Bettie Bass
was born about 1887 in North Carolina; died on 31 Aug 1962 in Wilson County, North Carolina. - 5. Joshua Joseph Bass
was born on 29 Dec 1890 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 14 Sep 1964 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina.
John married Alice Bass on 19 Jun 1895 in Wayne County, North Carolina. Alice was born about 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Walter Bass, Sr.
was born about 1896. - 7. John Thomas Bass, Jr.
was born about 1900; died in 1912.
- 2. John R. Bass
Generation: 2
2. John R. Bass
(1.John1) was born about 1879 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died before 1920 in North Carolina. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Erry (Evy) E. Bass
(1.John1) was born about 1882. 4. Bettie Bass
(1.John1) was born about 1887 in North Carolina; died on 31 Aug 1962 in Wilson County, North Carolina. Family/Spouse: Otis Milton Davis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Joshua Joseph Bass
(1.John1) was born on 29 Dec 1890 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 14 Sep 1964 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. Joshua married Verdie L. Amerson on 25 Nov 1911 in Wayne County, North Carolina. Verdie (daughter of Hilliard Amerson and Emily Smith) was born on 26 Jun 1892; died on 11 Nov 1965; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Lee Franklin Bass
was born on 8 Dec 1912 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 1 Jul 1980 in Wilson County, North Carolina; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. - 9. Milford Luther Bass
was born on 29 Jan 1915 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 29 Mar 1991 in Wayne County, North Carolina; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. - 10. Hubert Stephen Bass
was born on 8 Feb 1918 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 10 Oct 1981 in Wilson County, North Carolina; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. - 11. Living
- 12. Verdie Myrtle Bass
was born on 7 Dec 1924; died on 10 Jan 1929; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. - 13. Erskine Woodley Bass
was born on 21 Aug 1931 in Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 7 Sep 2005 in Stantonsburg, Wilson County, North Carolina; was buried in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg, Wilson County, North Carolina.
- 8. Lee Franklin Bass
6. Walter Bass, Sr.
(1.John1) was born about 1896. Walter married Alice Sauls on 4 Oct 1916 in Wayne County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Irwin Bass, Sr.
was born on 16 Oct 1917 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 25 Apr 1987 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. - 15. Beulah Bass
was born in Sep 1920 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 26 Dec 1986 in Wilson County, North Carolina. - 16. Sudie Mae Bass
was born on 29 Jul 1922 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 16 Sep 2003 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. - 17. Elvah Madeline Bass
was born on 26 Jul 1927 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 27 Jan 1998 in New Castle County, Delaware. - 18. Walter Bass, Jr.
was born about 1936 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 12 Jul 1936 in Wayne County, North Carolina.
- 14. Irwin Bass, Sr.
7. John Thomas Bass, Jr.
(1.John1) was born about 1900; died in 1912.
Generation: 3
8. Lee Franklin Bass
(5.Joshua2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Dec 1912 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 1 Jul 1980 in Wilson County, North Carolina; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. Lee married Mary Ruth Ethridge on 27 May 1955 in Emporia, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Milford Luther Bass
(5.Joshua2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Jan 1915 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 29 Mar 1991 in Wayne County, North Carolina; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. Milford married Annie Leah Howell on 14 Feb 1948 in Wayne County, North Carolina. Annie was born in 1925 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina; died in 10 Nov. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Bonnie Hugh Bass
was born on 26 Nov 1941 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 31 Mar 2014 in Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina.
- 19. Bonnie Hugh Bass
10. Hubert Stephen Bass
(5.Joshua2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Feb 1918 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 10 Oct 1981 in Wilson County, North Carolina; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. Hubert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Joseph Harrison Bass
was born on 16 Jan 1938 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 25 Dec 1993; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina.
- 20. Joseph Harrison Bass
11. Living
(5.Joshua2, 1.John1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Verdie Myrtle Bass
(5.Joshua2, 1.John1) was born on 7 Dec 1924; died on 10 Jan 1929; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. 13. Erskine Woodley Bass
(5.Joshua2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Aug 1931 in Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 7 Sep 2005 in Stantonsburg, Wilson County, North Carolina; was buried in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg, Wilson County, North Carolina. Erskine married Mittie Evelyn Baker on 4 Oct 1952 in Wilson County, North Carolina. Mittie was born about 1934; died in 1955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Living
Erskine married Gloria Ann Webb on 14 Apr 1960 in Wilson County, North Carolina. Gloria was born on 2 Mar 1937; died on 24 Apr 2019; was buried in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg, Wilson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Living
14. Irwin Bass, Sr.
(6.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Oct 1917 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 25 Apr 1987 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Family/Spouse: Jessie Ethel Semerteen. Jessie was born on 16 Nov 1918 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; died on 5 Jun 1995 in New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Ellen Louise Bass
was born in Eureka, North Carolina; died on 6 Feb 2025. - 25. Dorothy Jean Bass
- 26. Carolyn Lee Bass
- 27. Irwin Bass, Jr.
was born on 2 Mar 1945 in Delaware; died on 28 Jul 2026. - 28. Walter Thomas Bass
was born on 14 Jan 1947 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; died on 14 Mar 1947 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.
- 24. Ellen Louise Bass
15. Beulah Bass
(6.Walter2, 1.John1) was born in Sep 1920 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 26 Dec 1986 in Wilson County, North Carolina. Family/Spouse: Davis Cooper Batts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Sudie Mae Bass
(6.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Jul 1922 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 16 Sep 2003 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Family/Spouse: Driver. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Elvah Madeline Bass
(6.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Jul 1927 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 27 Jan 1998 in New Castle County, Delaware. Family/Spouse: William Jackson Durnall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
18. Walter Bass, Jr.
(6.Walter2, 1.John1) was born about 1936 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 12 Jul 1936 in Wayne County, North Carolina.
Generation: 4
19. Bonnie Hugh Bass
(9.Milford3, 5.Joshua2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Nov 1941 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 31 Mar 2014 in Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Joseph Richard Bass
was born on 18 Sep 1954 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 16 Jan 2013 in Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina.
- 29. Joseph Richard Bass
20. Joseph Harrison Bass
(10.Hubert3, 5.Joshua2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Jan 1938 in Wayne County, North Carolina; died on 25 Dec 1993; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. Joseph married Shelby Jean Eatmon on 17 Aug 1962 in Richmond, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Living
(13.Erskine3, 5.Joshua2, 1.John1)22. Living
(13.Erskine3, 5.Joshua2, 1.John1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Adam Bass
- 31. Meghan Bass
- 30. Adam Bass
23. Living
(13.Erskine3, 5.Joshua2, 1.John1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Austin Boone
- 33. Allison Boone
- 34. Alana Boone
- 35. Brian Chandler Boone
- 32. Austin Boone
24. Ellen Louise Bass
(14.Irwin3, 6.Walter2, 1.John1) was born in Eureka, North Carolina; died on 6 Feb 2025. 25. Dorothy Jean Bass
(14.Irwin3, 6.Walter2, 1.John1)26. Carolyn Lee Bass
(14.Irwin3, 6.Walter2, 1.John1)27. Irwin Bass, Jr.
(14.Irwin3, 6.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Mar 1945 in Delaware; died on 28 Jul 2026. 28. Walter Thomas Bass
(14.Irwin3, 6.Walter2, 1.John1) was born on 14 Jan 1947 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; died on 14 Mar 1947 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.
