Bassett Family Association Database
Pernella Eklund
1847 - 1886 (38 years)-
Name Pernella Eklund Nickname Nellie Born 27 Oct 1847 Goteburg, Sweden Gender Female _UID 43910646FB519E4C8A049F17E509D0FA528A Died 4 Aug 1886 Silbey, , Illinois Notes - Second wife of 3B3233123. Josiah Clark Bassett. He went by the hame of Joseph Bassett. Josiah C. married (2) Pernella (Nellie) Eklund on 18 May 1874 (FCM). Nellie was born 27 Oct 1847 in Goteburg, Sweden. She died 4 Aug 1886 in Sibley, Illinois.
She had a son named Julius H. Saline from a previous marriage. He was rechristened James Bassett. He was born 28 Mar 1870 in Sweden or Illinois. He died 14 Mar 1945 in Redding, California.
Nellie died during the birth of her daughter Faithe Bassett. Soon after all of the children were put in foster care, with William, the only one being officially adopted.
(FCM - Ford County Marriages)
Person ID I7906 3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut Last Modified 5 Mar 2013
Family Josiah Clark Bassett, b. 7 Jun 1841, Jamestown, , Kentucky , d. 4 Aug 1893, Huron, , South Dakota (Age 52 years) Children 1. Pernella (Nellie) Bassett, b. 18 Aug 1874, Paxton, Ford, Illinois , d. 14 Mar 1929, San Bernadino, , California (Age 54 years) 2. Albert Bassett, b. 31 Oct 1876, d. 30 Oct 1885 (Age 8 years) 3. Josiah Clark Bassett, Jr, b. 7 Jun 1878, Gibson City, , Illinois , d. Aug 1959, Redding, , California (Age 81 years) 4. Charles Bassett, b. 18 Mar 1880, Gibson City, , Illinois , d. 25 May 1906, Libertyville, Lake, Illinois (Age 26 years) 5. Harry Bassett, b. 31 May 1882, Silbey, , Illinois + 6. William Bassett, b. 31 May 1884, d. 12 Mar 1939 (Age 54 years) 7. Faithe Bassett, b. 4 Aug 1886, Silbey, , Illinois , d. 27 Aug 1903, Kankakee, , Illinois (Age 17 years) Last Modified 27 May 2015 Family ID F2832 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Second wife of 3B3233123. Josiah Clark Bassett. He went by the hame of Joseph Bassett. Josiah C. married (2) Pernella (Nellie) Eklund on 18 May 1874 (FCM). Nellie was born 27 Oct 1847 in Goteburg, Sweden. She died 4 Aug 1886 in Sibley, Illinois.