Bassett Family Association Database
John Newton Bassett
1825 - 1885 (60 years)1. John Newton Bassett was born on 9 Mar 1825 in Troup, Georgia, USA; died on 9 Nov 1885 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; was buried in 1885 in City Cemetery, Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas. John married Lucy Jane Stoker on 25 Dec 1849 in Troup County, Georgia. Lucy (daughter of Arnold Stoker and Rebecca Jones) was born on 7 Oct 1832 in Harris County, Georgia; died on 14 Nov 1901 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA; was buried in 1901 in City Cemetery, Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Corrason Virginia Bassett was born on 12 Dec 1852 in Chambers County, Alabama; died on 3 Sep 1939 in Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States; was buried in 1939 in Lafayette Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas.
- 3. Rebecca Leander Bassett was born in 1854 in Chambers County, Alabama; died in 1934 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas.
- 4. Agatha B. (Rilla) Bassett was born on 17 Apr 1857 in Chambers County, Alabama; died on 30 Nov 1879 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas; was buried in 1879 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas.
- 5. John Wesley Bassett was born on 7 Apr 1862 in Upshur, Texas; died on 11 Nov 1904 in Cason, Morris County, Texas; was buried in 1904 in Cason, Morris County, Texas.
- 6. Jane (Jennie) Bassett was born in 1866 in Harrison County, Texas; died in in Tomball, Harrison County, Texas; was buried in Tomball, Harrison County, Texas.
- 7. Rufus Floyd Bassett was born on 18 Aug 1869 in Upshur County, Texas; died on 20 Mar 1897 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; was buried in Gilmer City Cemetery, Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas.
- 8. Thomas Richard Bassett was born on 29 Sep 1873 in Upshur County, Texas; died on 19 Apr 1934; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.
- 9. Precia Pearl Bassett was born on Aug 31, 1879 in Upshur County, Texas; died on Mar 26, 1969 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; was buried in 1895 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas.
Generation: 2
2. Corrason Virginia Bassett (1.John1) was born on 12 Dec 1852 in Chambers County, Alabama; died on 3 Sep 1939 in Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States; was buried in 1939 in Lafayette Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas. Corrason married Thomas Jefferson Ridley about 1870. Thomas was born in 1830 in Georgia; died in 1881 in Upshur County, Texas; was buried in 1881 in Lafayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Upshur County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Annah A Ridley was born in 1870 in Upshur County, Texas, United States.
- 11. Rebecca C Ridley was born in Jan 1871 in Upshur County, Texas, United States.
- 12. Precia Ridley was born in 1874 in Upshur County, Texas.
- 13. Mattie Ridley was born in 1878 in Upshur County, Texas, USA.
Corrason married Walter Jones Sorrells on 12 Mar 1884 in Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, USA. Walter was born on 26 Feb 1846 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA; died on 16 Nov 1906 in Kaufman, Texas, USA; was buried in 1906 in Lafayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Upshur County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Oliver Leo Sorrells was born on 11 Apr 1885 in Lafayette, Texas, USA; died on 15 Jan 1955 in Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA.
- 15. Agusta Octo Sorrells was born on 27 Aug 1889 in Lafayette, Texas, USA; died in 1985 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 16. Ollie Evelyn Sorrells was born on 8 Aug 1892 in Lafayette, Texas, USA; died on 7 Nov 1963 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
3. Rebecca Leander Bassett (1.John1) was born in 1854 in Chambers County, Alabama; died in 1934 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. Rebecca married William Carroll Holloway about 1875. William (son of James P. Holloway) was born on 14 Sep 1844; died on 5 Jan 1898 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Carrie Elizabeth Holloway was born on 2 Mar 1877 in Texas; died on 16 Sep 1879.
- 18. Bassett Holloway was born on 9 Feb 1890 in Texas; died on 30 Oct 1890.
- 19. Carlton Holloway was born on 26 Mar 1892 in Texas; died on 30 Mar 1913.
- 20. Alton Holloway was born in in Texas.
- 21. Walter Holloway was born in in Texas.
- 22. William Holloway was born in in Texas.
- 23. Stella Mae Holloway was born in in Texas.
- 24. Juddie Holloway
- 25. Annie Lea Holloway
Rebecca married Mr. Pepper after 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Agatha B. (Rilla) Bassett (1.John1) was born on 17 Apr 1857 in Chambers County, Alabama; died on 30 Nov 1879 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas; was buried in 1879 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. Agatha married Benjamin Richard Bennett in 1872. Benjamin (son of Richard Bennett and Cassandra Elizabeth Shepherd) was born in 1847 in Georgia; died in 1875 in Upshur County, Texas; was buried in 1875 in Lafayette, Upshur County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Richard Benjamin Bennett was born on 8 Apr 1873 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; died on 13 Jan 1959.
Agatha married Mr. Magrill after 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. John Wesley Bassett (1.John1) was born on 7 Apr 1862 in Upshur, Texas; died on 11 Nov 1904 in Cason, Morris County, Texas; was buried in 1904 in Cason, Morris County, Texas. John married Ida L. Henderson in 1893. Ida was born on 2 Feb 1874 in Titus, Texas; died on 4 Feb 1934 in Cason, Morris County, Texas; was buried in 1934 in Cason, Morris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Ira Jay Bassett was born on 22 Nov 1896 in Cason, Morris, Texas; died on 14 Dec 1962 in Cason, Morris, Texas; was buried in 1962; 1985 in Daingerfield, Morris County, Texas.
- 28. Simp Bassett was born on 19 May 1898 in Snow Hill, Titus, Texas, USA; died on 19 Feb 1899 in Snow Hill, Titus, Texas, USA; was buried in 1898 in Morris County, Texas.
- 29. Daisy Jean Bassett was born on December 21 1899 in Texas; died on 17 Jul 1994 in Pittsburg, Camp, Texas; was buried in 1994; 1966 in Cason, Morris County, Texas.
- 30. Guy Oris Bassett was born on 15 Aug 1902 in Snow Hill, Titus, Texas, USA; died on 22 Aug 1906 in Snow Hill, Titus, Texas, USA.
- 31. Guy Otis Bassett was born on 2 Feb 1904 in Cason, Morris County, Texas; died on 22 Apr 1906 in Cason, Morris County, Texas; was buried in 1906 in Cason, Morris County, Texas.
- 32. Louie John Bassett was born on 2 Feb 1904 in Cason, Morris, Texas, USA; died on 14 Oct 1950 in Daingerfield, Morris, Texas, USA; was buried in 1952 in Morris County, Texas.
6. Jane (Jennie) Bassett (1.John1) was born in 1866 in Harrison County, Texas; died in in Tomball, Harrison County, Texas; was buried in Tomball, Harrison County, Texas. Family/Spouse: Jefferson Davis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Buster Davis
- 34. Winnie Davis
- 35. Dovie Davis
7. Rufus Floyd Bassett (1.John1) was born on 18 Aug 1869 in Upshur County, Texas; died on 20 Mar 1897 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; was buried in Gilmer City Cemetery, Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas. Family/Spouse: Miss Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Vernon Carlton Bassett was born on 3 Sep 1893 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; died on 4 Feb 1963 in University Park, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
8. Thomas Richard Bassett (1.John1) was born on 29 Sep 1873 in Upshur County, Texas; died on 19 Apr 1934; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas. Family/Spouse: Georgia Alice Wilkes. Georgia was born in 1881; died in 1973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 37. Andy Floyd Bassett was born in 1900; died in 1900.
- 38. Lura Bassett was born in 1902; died in 2001.
- 39. Richard Osler Bassett was born on 18 Aug 1903; died on 1 Nov 1931; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.
- 40. Georgie Pearl Bassett was born in 1906; died in 1908.
- 41. Mary Eugenia Bassett was born in 1910; died in 1911.
9. Precia Pearl Bassett (1.John1) was born on Aug 31, 1879 in Upshur County, Texas; died on Mar 26, 1969 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; was buried in 1895 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas. Precia married William Leslie Vivian on Dec 15, 1898 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas. William (son of J. L. Vivian and Sallie E. Aaron) was born on Apr 25, 1876 in Upshur County, Texas; died on Dec 27, 1949 in Upshur County, Texas; was buried in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 42. Harley Leslie Vivian was born on Aug 30, 1899 in Upshur, Texas; died on Mar 02, 1951 in Upshur, Texas.
- 43. Reece C Vivian was born on Mar 19, 1902 in Upshur, Texas; died on Mar 12, 1978 in Upshur, Texas.
- 44. Bernard Bassett Vivian was born on Nov 12, 1905 in Upshur, Texas; died on Sep 09, 1969 in Upshur, Texas.
- 45. William Roland Vivian was born on Feb 23, 1909 in Upshur, Texas; died on Jan 17, 1957 in Upshur, Texas.
- 46. Troy D Vivian was born on Nov 19, 1914 in Upshur, Texas; died on Nov 17, 1949 in El Paso, Texas.
Generation: 3
10. Annah A Ridley (2.Corrason2, 1.John1) was born in 1870 in Upshur County, Texas, United States. Family/Spouse: Mr. Stevens. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Rebecca C Ridley (2.Corrason2, 1.John1) was born in Jan 1871 in Upshur County, Texas, United States. Family/Spouse: Con Stevens. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Precia Ridley (2.Corrason2, 1.John1) was born in 1874 in Upshur County, Texas. Family/Spouse: Dack Walker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Mattie Ridley (2.Corrason2, 1.John1) was born in 1878 in Upshur County, Texas, USA. Family/Spouse: Mr. McWhorter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: James Humphries. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. Oliver Leo Sorrells (2.Corrason2, 1.John1) was born on 11 Apr 1885 in Lafayette, Texas, USA; died on 15 Jan 1955 in Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, USA. 15. Agusta Octo Sorrells (2.Corrason2, 1.John1) was born on 27 Aug 1889 in Lafayette, Texas, USA; died in 1985 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Family/Spouse: Mr. Wilks. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Ollie Evelyn Sorrells (2.Corrason2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Aug 1892 in Lafayette, Texas, USA; died on 7 Nov 1963 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. Family/Spouse: Mr. Finney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Carrie Elizabeth Holloway (3.Rebecca2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Mar 1877 in Texas; died on 16 Sep 1879. 18. Bassett Holloway (3.Rebecca2, 1.John1) was born on 9 Feb 1890 in Texas; died on 30 Oct 1890. 19. Carlton Holloway (3.Rebecca2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Mar 1892 in Texas; died on 30 Mar 1913. 20. Alton Holloway (3.Rebecca2, 1.John1) was born in in Texas. 21. Walter Holloway (3.Rebecca2, 1.John1) was born in in Texas. 22. William Holloway (3.Rebecca2, 1.John1) was born in in Texas. 23. Stella Mae Holloway (3.Rebecca2, 1.John1) was born in in Texas. Family/Spouse: Mr. Espy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
24. Juddie Holloway (3.Rebecca2, 1.John1) Family/Spouse: Mr. Denton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Annie Lea Holloway (3.Rebecca2, 1.John1) Family/Spouse: Mr. Latham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
26. Richard Benjamin Bennett (4.Agatha2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Apr 1873 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; died on 13 Jan 1959. Richard married Ivor Nora Johnson on 25 Dec 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
27. Ira Jay Bassett (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Nov 1896 in Cason, Morris, Texas; died on 14 Dec 1962 in Cason, Morris, Texas; was buried in 1962; 1985 in Daingerfield, Morris County, Texas. Ira married Imah Victoria Freeman on 23 Apr 1921 in Cason, Morris, Texas. Imah was born on 29 Nov 1897 in Monticello, Titus, Texas; died on 1 Mar 1985 in Burleson, Johnson, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 47. Ira John Bassett was born in 1922 in Morris County, Texas ; died on 9 Jan 1945 in Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.
- 48. Richard Walton Bassett was born on 26 Mar 1927 in Cason, Morris County, Texas; died on 25 Jun 2015.
28. Simp Bassett (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 19 May 1898 in Snow Hill, Titus, Texas, USA; died on 19 Feb 1899 in Snow Hill, Titus, Texas, USA; was buried in 1898 in Morris County, Texas. 29. Daisy Jean Bassett (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on December 21 1899 in Texas; died on 17 Jul 1994 in Pittsburg, Camp, Texas; was buried in 1994; 1966 in Cason, Morris County, Texas. Daisy married Jefferson Davis Montgomery in bfr 1920. Jefferson was born in 1894; died in 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 49. Living
- 50. Jefferson Davis Montgomery was born in 1922; died on 15 May 1944 in New Guinea; was buried in 1944 in Cason, Morris County, Texas.
- 51. Living
- 52. Living
30. Guy Oris Bassett (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Aug 1902 in Snow Hill, Titus, Texas, USA; died on 22 Aug 1906 in Snow Hill, Titus, Texas, USA. 31. Guy Otis Bassett (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Feb 1904 in Cason, Morris County, Texas; died on 22 Apr 1906 in Cason, Morris County, Texas; was buried in 1906 in Cason, Morris County, Texas. 32. Louie John Bassett (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Feb 1904 in Cason, Morris, Texas, USA; died on 14 Oct 1950 in Daingerfield, Morris, Texas, USA; was buried in 1952 in Morris County, Texas. Louie married Emma Birdsong Southerland in bfr 1926. Emma was born on 19 Dec 1904; died in June 2005 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA; was buried in 2005 in Morris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 53. Living
33. Buster Davis (6.Jane2, 1.John1) 34. Winnie Davis (6.Jane2, 1.John1) Family/Spouse: Mr. King. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
35. Dovie Davis (6.Jane2, 1.John1) 36. Vernon Carlton Bassett (7.Rufus2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Sep 1893 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; died on 4 Feb 1963 in University Park, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. Vernon married Helen Crawford about 1915. Helen was born on 29 May 1895 in Stahl, Adair County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
37. Andy Floyd Bassett (8.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born in 1900; died in 1900. 38. Lura Bassett (8.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born in 1902; died in 2001. Family/Spouse: Charles Lide. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
39. Richard Osler Bassett (8.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born on 18 Aug 1903; died on 1 Nov 1931; was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas. 40. Georgie Pearl Bassett (8.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born in 1906; died in 1908. 41. Mary Eugenia Bassett (8.Thomas2, 1.John1) was born in 1910; died in 1911. 42. Harley Leslie Vivian (9.Precia2, 1.John1) was born on Aug 30, 1899 in Upshur, Texas; died on Mar 02, 1951 in Upshur, Texas. Family/Spouse: Evelyn Mussy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
43. Reece C Vivian (9.Precia2, 1.John1) was born on Mar 19, 1902 in Upshur, Texas; died on Mar 12, 1978 in Upshur, Texas. Family/Spouse: Lulu Lee Clark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
44. Bernard Bassett Vivian (9.Precia2, 1.John1) was born on Nov 12, 1905 in Upshur, Texas; died on Sep 09, 1969 in Upshur, Texas. Family/Spouse: Marvel Stolle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
45. William Roland Vivian (9.Precia2, 1.John1) was born on Feb 23, 1909 in Upshur, Texas; died on Jan 17, 1957 in Upshur, Texas. 46. Troy D Vivian (9.Precia2, 1.John1) was born on Nov 19, 1914 in Upshur, Texas; died on Nov 17, 1949 in El Paso, Texas.
Generation: 4
47. Ira John Bassett (27.Ira3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1922 in Morris County, Texas ; died on 9 Jan 1945 in Herrlisheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. 48. Richard Walton Bassett (27.Ira3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Mar 1927 in Cason, Morris County, Texas; died on 25 Jun 2015. Richard married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
49. Living (29.Daisy3, 5.John2, 1.John1) 50. Jefferson Davis Montgomery (29.Daisy3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1922; died on 15 May 1944 in New Guinea; was buried in 1944 in Cason, Morris County, Texas. 51. Living (29.Daisy3, 5.John2, 1.John1) 52. Living (29.Daisy3, 5.John2, 1.John1) 53. Living (32.Louie3, 5.John2, 1.John1) Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]