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Guerdon Neil Bassett

Male 1896 - 1960  (63 years)


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  • Name Guerdon Neil Bassett 
    Born 4 Mar 1896  Leroy Township, Bremer County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Feb 1960 
    Buried Balck Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Guerdon served in the Ordnance Department of the U.S. Army during
      World War I. He graduated in 1917 from the Mankato Commercial College a
      attended the University of Minnesota School of Business. He worked in the
      office of G. Sommers and Co., wholesaler and general merchandisers of S
      Paul, Minnesota, for 19 years. The last 12 of these years he was the head of
      the Accounts Payable Department. When the firm liquidated in March 1942, he
      entered government service as an auditor, first in the War Department and then
      in the General Accounting Offcie.

      1930 Federal Census of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
      Guerdon N. Bassett 34 M IA ME US Head Accountant Dry Goods
      Josephine 36 F MN IA IA Wife
      Neil 1 6/12 M MN IA MN Son
      (Living on Abbott Ave)
    Person ID I12425  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2018 

    Father Hartwell Bassett,   b. 24 Nov 1859, Moscow, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1941, Minneapolis, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother LaJune Fay,   b. 27 Mar 1865, Menter, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1940, Groveland (Lake Minnetonka), Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1887  St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F03252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephine R. Risser,   b. 10 Apr 1894,   d. 18 Jul 1960  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 31 May 1924  Minnetonka Township, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Neil Risser Bassett,   b. 16 May 1928, Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1990, Providence Hospital, Alaska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F05107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart