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- 1920 Federal Census of Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia (5 Jan 1920)
Abraham J. Bassett 33 M SY SY SY Head Owner & Mgr Cigar Factory?
Rahija 28 F SY SY SY Wife
Gladys 4 F WV SY SY Daughter
Selma 3 F WV SY SY Daughter
Ethel 2 F WV SY SY Daughter
Sam Bassett 31 M SY SY SY Brother
Mike 24 M SY SY SY Roomer
(Living at 211 Third Avenue) (Immigrated in 1906 & 1911)
(From World War I Registration Card, Abraham Joseph Bassett, born 28 Apr 188
Memories of Rahija, Remembrances of Rahija Saad Bassett, May 26, 1891 - June 19, 1983) On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of her birth. Written by her children and grandchildren, nephews and nieces, cousins and friends. And Rahija's story told in her words, edited by Abe J. Bassett, Fort Wayne, Indiana).
(Mama Rahija Jamra Saad was born to Numnum Jamra and Asseef Saad on May 26, 1891 in what is now Kfeir, Lebanon, but was then a part of Syria and the Ottoman Empire. Numnum and Asseef, the village butcher, had five children, two boys and three girls, and in order they were Maheba (b. 1881, married George Kerbawy), Sam (b. 1884, married Muntaha), Jasper (b. 1887, married Clara Sword), Rahija (married Abraham Joseph Bassett), and Della (b. 1895, married Nasseph McCarus.
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