Moral Bass

1866 - 1940  (75 years)

• Name	Moral Bass
  Born	1866	Choctaw County, Mississippi
  Gender	Male
  Died	After 1940	Choctaw, Lincoln County, Arkansas
  Notes	From Ancestry.com Bass ? Family History Moral Bass, born a slave during the beginning of the Civil War. He later was freed at the age of 12 yrs old when President Lincoln abolished slavery. Moral found success several years later when he became a farmer and owned many acres of land. His success was not as common during those days because many ex-slaves were sharecroppers. Moral met and married his first wife, Molly Trotter. To this union were born nine children and many years together. Later, Moral met and married Lizzie Porter. She and Moral raised five children and became the grandparents of a host of grandchildren. She was often referred to as Grandma Lizzie. Grandma Lizzie was a very loving and devoted wife. Moral?s children grew to love, wed and had families of their own. Two of Moral?s children, Samuel and Sally Bass met and married two members of the Ladd family, Coran and Ham Ladd. From this reunion evolved the creation of double cousins.
  Person ID	I1	Bass381 Moral Bass of Choctaw County, Mississippi
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2022

  
  

  Family	Molly Trotter,   b. 1870,   d. 190
  Children	1. Charles Bass,   b. 1892   2. Sallie Trotter Bass,   b. 1894 + 3. Samuel Bass,   b. 15 Sep 1894, Bonita, Louisiana ,   d. Feb 1978, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan  (Age 83 years)   4. Victoria Bass,   b. 1896   5. Jessie Bass,   b. 1896
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart